Idaho / Lake Walcott /
Gifford Springs
Boat ramp · on Lake Walcott · near Cassia County · Idaho
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has a cyanobacteria health alert for this water (updated September 4, 2026). Avoid contact with discoloured water or scum, and keep pets and children out of it.
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare · checked October 18, 2026
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2026.
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
- Restrooms
- Portable toilet
- Managed by
- Idaho Department of Fish and Game
- Coordinates
- 42.62898, -113.21056
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Lake Walcott, Minidoka Dam, and Minidoka Powerplant · Reclamation
Lake level: Lake Walcott
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Level from Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation Information Sharing Environment (RISE) (Lake Walcott, Minidoka Dam, and Minidoka Powerplant), daily; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Lake Walcott
Reservoir in Idaho. All launches on Lake Walcott.
Community
Where people who use Lake Walcott talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Lake Walcott State Park Boat Ramp · 13.8 mi · Lake Walcott
- Bureau of Reclamation Boat Ramp · 14.5 mi · Milner Lake
- Eagle Rock-Monument1 · 14.8 mi · Snake River
- Snake River Vista · 16.7 mi · Snake River
- Pipeline · 17.6 mi · Snake River
- American Falls Reservoir West Ramp · 19.8 mi · American Falls Reservoir
Sources
- Idaho Department of Fish and Game Fishing and Boating Access Sites record 212 · Public data (IDFG), liability release and no-warranty statement; no use limitations stated
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record 29e5a692-51ce-4a9a-b404-7af0ec3c879d · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Idaho Department of Fish and Game Fishing and Boating Access Sites and US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) (US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) says private; the state agency's listing decides). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.