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El Capitan Reservoir Boat Launching Facility
Boat ramp · on El Capitan Reservoir · near Lakeside · California
California Department of Fish and Wildlife lists this water as infested with quagga mussels. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife · 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
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Managed by
- City
- Website
- sandiego.gov
- Coordinates
- 32.87443, -116.79478
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at the EL CAPITAN RES NR LAKESIDE CA gauge · USGS, 1.0 mi away on El Capitan Reservoir
Lake level
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USGS gauge EL CAPITAN RES NR LAKESIDE CA, 1.0 mi from this launch on El Capitan Reservoir: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On El Capitan Reservoir
Reservoir in California. All launches on El Capitan Reservoir.
Community
Where people who use El Capitan Reservoir talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Lake Jennings Boat Launch · 5.6 mi · Lake Jennings
- Lake San Vicente Boat Launch Facility · 8.3 mi · San Vicente Reservoir
- Santee Lakes Regional Park · 12.3 mi · Santee Lake #1
- Lake Cuyamaca Boat Launch · 14.9 mi · Lake Cuyamaca
- Murray Reservoir Boat Launch Facility · 15.6 mi · Lake Murray Reservoir
- Lake Poway Recreation Area · 15.6 mi · Lake Poway
Sources
- California Boating Facilities (Division of Boating and Waterways survey, CDFW Fishing Guide) record 226 · None stated (CDFW ArcGIS item 97f0b67503e74f52b8f3d8a338357583); credit CDFW and DBW
- OpenStreetMap n9576040024 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.