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Glory Hole Lower Boat Ramp
Glory Hole Lower Boat Ramp is a public boat ramp on New Melones Lake near Angels Camp, California, run by the Bureau of Reclamation.
- 4 lanes
- Paved ramp

Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2021.
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
- Ramp lanes
- 4
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Coordinates
- 37.98599, -120.53490
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at New Melones Lake Dam and Powerplant · Reclamation
Lake level: New Melones Lake
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Level from Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation Information Sharing Environment (RISE) (New Melones Lake Dam and Powerplant), daily; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On New Melones Lake
Reservoir in California. All launches on New Melones Lake.
Community
Where people who use New Melones Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Glory Hole Volunteer Boat Ramp · 0.1 mi · New Melones Lake
- Glory Hole Middle Boat Ramp · 0.7 mi · New Melones Lake
- New Melones Lake (Glory Hole Ramp) · 0.7 mi · New Melones Lake
- Tuttletown Middle Boat Ramp · 1.1 mi · New Melones Lake
- Tuttletown Boat Launch · 1.1 mi · New Melones Lake
- Tuttletown Lower Boat Ramp · 1.2 mi · New Melones Lake
Sources
- Bureau of Reclamation boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record -120.53490,37.98599 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, Bureau of Reclamation submittal)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Bureau of Reclamation boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.