Frenchman Boat Ramp

Frenchman Boat Ramp is a public boat ramp on Lake Davis near Lake Davis, California, run by the USDA Forest Service.

**Lake Davis, the water this launch is on.** Aerial view of Lake Davis, July 2022 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2022 and 2025.

state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 20, 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
Managed by: USDA Forest Service
Coordinates: 39.88289, -120.47688

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Conditions

Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service

On Lake Davis

Reservoir in California. All launches on Lake Davis.

Community

Where people who use Lake Davis talk about it.

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Nearby launches

Honker Boat Ramp · 0.6 mi · Lake Davis
Lake Davis Recreation Area (Honker Cove Ramp) · 0.8 mi · Lake Davis
Lake Davis Recreation Area (Mallard Cove Ramp) · 1.7 mi · Lake Davis
Lake Davis Recreation Area (Old Camp Five Ramp) · 1.7 mi · Lake Davis
Camp 5 · 1.9 mi · Dan Blough Creek
Lake Davis Recreation Area (Lightning Tree Ramp) · 3.7 mi · Lake Davis

Sources

USDA Forest Service boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 5101.004101 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, USDA Forest Service submittal)

Why it is listed as public: listed by USDA Forest Service boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.