Ohio / William H. Harsha Lake /

East Fork State Park - North Shore

Boat ramp · on William H. Harsha Lake · near Bethel · Ohio

Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2016, 2021 and 2022.

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
Motors
No horsepower limit
Ramp lanes
1
Ramp surface
concrete
Managed by
ODNR Division of Parks & Recreation
Website
parks.ohiodnr.gov
Coordinates
39.03380, -84.13143

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Depth contours in feet from Ohio DNR. Not for navigation.

Conditions

Lake level

Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.

Full pool is 733.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).

Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (William H. Harsha Lake), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.

On William H. Harsha Lake

Reservoir in Ohio. All launches on William H. Harsha Lake.

Community

Where people who use William H. Harsha Lake talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.