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Frontier Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Grandview · Ohio
Zebra mussels (latest report 2006) reported in Ohio River 2.9 km from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · 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
- 2
- Docks
- 2
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Trailer parking
- 70 spaces
- Car parking
- 13
- Restrooms
- Vault toilet
- Season
- All Year
- Managed by
- Wayne National Forest
- Website
- fs.usda.gov
- Coordinates
- 39.46711, -81.11600
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Huntington District; the one nearest this launch is of March 15, 2023). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 146.9 on Ohio River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Willow Island Pool Ohio River · 0.1 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of March 15, 2023 by the Huntington District. Soundings on the sheet from 0.3 to 47.6 ft; the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. 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.
On Ohio River
River in Ohio. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Frontier Boat Launch · 1.4 mi · Ohio River
- Leith Run Recreation Area - Wayne National Forest · 2.4 mi · Ohio River
- Middle Island Creek - Sugar Creek · 3.6 mi · Middle Island Creek
- New Matamoras Village Ramp · 4.8 mi · Ohio River
- Middle Island Creek - Buffalo Run · 5.3 mi · Middle Island Creek
- St. Mary's Marina Boat Ramp · 7.0 mi · Ohio River
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 840022 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail) record 840022 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) and Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.