Oregon / Lake Celilo /
Giles French Park
Boat ramp · on Lake Celilo · near Rufus · Oregon
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked April 15, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Website
- nwp.usace.army.mil
- Coordinates
- 45.70176, -120.72894
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Portland District; the one nearest this launch is of June 23, 2017). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 213.6 on Columbia 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.
- Maryhill Reach · 0.2 mi from this launch
Condition survey of June 23, 2017 by the Portland District. Soundings on the sheet from 8.2 to 76.5 ft below the pool's low control level; the Corps maintains a 14 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 Lake Celilo
Reservoir in Oregon. All launches on Lake Celilo.
Community
Where people who use Lake Celilo talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Rufus Landing · 1.4 mi · Lake Celilo
- Railroad Island Boat Ramp · 2.2 mi · Lake Umatilla
- Lepage Park · 4.2 mi · John Day River
- Philippi Park · 6.2 mi · John Day River
- Heritage Landing State Park · 10.1 mi · Deschutes River
- Celilo Park Hand Launch · 11.7 mi · Lake Celilo
Sources
- Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites record fe00320c-de82-4b79-8938-38539bdae2ca · OSMB terms: cite OSMB as the source, describe modifications, no implied endorsement (ArcGIS item 63176689a50541b8863b530b29f9ea36)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 647-332586-7-002 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
- OpenStreetMap n2796881586 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n2796969159 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.