California / Bodega Bay /

Doran Regional Park

Boat ramp · on Bodega Bay · near Bodega Bay · California

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
4 USD
Ramp lanes
1
Docks
1
Ramp surface
concrete
Trailer parking
10 spaces
Restrooms
Yes
Tidal
Yes
Website
sonoma-county.org
Coordinates
38.31032, -123.05388

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (San Francisco District; the one nearest this launch is of July 31, 2026). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone PZZ540, Coastal Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes California out to 10 nm. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Bodega Harbor entrance station, 0.1 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.

Tide predictions, Mon Oct 19 to Sun Oct 25
Mon Oct 19 Low 12:26 am 0.8 ft · High 7:49 am 4.3 ft · Low 1:15 pm 3.3 ft · High 5:57 pm 4.5 ft
Tue Oct 20 Low 1:19 am 0.7 ft · High 8:19 am 4.5 ft · Low 2:06 pm 2.8 ft · High 7:06 pm 4.5 ft
Wed Oct 21 Low 2:04 am 0.7 ft · High 8:45 am 4.8 ft · Low 2:48 pm 2.2 ft · High 8:08 pm 4.6 ft
Thu Oct 22 Low 2:42 am 0.8 ft · High 9:09 am 5.1 ft · Low 3:25 pm 1.6 ft · High 9:05 pm 4.6 ft
Fri Oct 23 Low 3:18 am 1.0 ft · High 9:34 am 5.4 ft · Low 4:02 pm 1.0 ft · High 9:59 pm 4.7 ft
Sat Oct 24 Low 3:53 am 1.4 ft · High 10:01 am 5.7 ft · Low 4:39 pm 0.3 ft · High 10:53 pm 4.8 ft
Sun Oct 25 Low 4:28 am 1.7 ft · High 10:29 am 6.0 ft · Low 5:18 pm -0.2 ft · High 11:47 pm 4.8 ft

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Bodega Bay
    Condition survey of July 31, 2026 by the San Francisco District. Least depth in the channel (Bodega Bay): 3.9 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 12 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)

US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.

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Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by California Boating Facilities (Division of Boating and Waterways survey, CDFW Fishing Guide). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.