Dexter State Park
Boat ramp · on Dexter Reservoir · near Dexter · Oregon
Oregon Health Authority has a harmful algae precaution for this water (July 20, 2026). Precaution issued due to visible bloom (see photo below). Avoid contact with discoloured water or scum, and keep pets and children out of it.
Oregon Health Authority · checked October 18, 2026
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2026.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 2026
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Ramp surface
- concrete
- Managed by
- Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
- Website
- oregon.gov
- Coordinates
- 43.91620, -122.81162
Boating rules
- SNW within 200 feet of State Park boat ramp · a zone at or next to this launch rule
From the boating rules map of Oregon State Marine Board (rules zones joined to our waters and launches; not endorsed by OSMB), read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at the DEXTER LAKE AT DEXTER, OR gauge · USGS, 0.6 mi away on Dexter Reservoir
Lake level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge DEXTER LAKE AT DEXTER, OR, 0.6 mi from this launch on Dexter Reservoir: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Dexter Reservoir
Reservoir in Oregon. All launches on Dexter Reservoir.
Community
Where people who use Dexter Reservoir talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Dexter Hand Launch · 0.6 mi · Middle Fork Willamette River
- Middle Fork Boat Launch · 0.6 mi · Middle Fork Willamette River
- Lowell Park · 0.8 mi · Dexter Reservoir
- Elijah Bristow Hand Launch · 2.1 mi · Middle Fork Willamette River
- Pengra Access · 2.8 mi · Middle Fork Willamette River
- Meridian Park · 3.0 mi · Lookout Point Lake
Sources
- Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites record f207fc64-41a3-4907-bb18-3ee37b155b34 · OSMB terms: cite OSMB as the source, describe modifications, no implied endorsement (ArcGIS item 63176689a50541b8863b530b29f9ea36)
- OpenStreetMap w1131807471 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w1131807470 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.