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Hoover Reservoir - Baldridge Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Hoover Reservoir · near Galena · Ohio
Zebra mussels (latest report 1999) reported in this water (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
- Up to 10 hp
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Trailer parking
- 11 spaces
- Car parking
- 23
- Restrooms
- Portable toilet
- Season
- All Year
- Managed by
- City of Columbus Water Division
- Website
- utilities.columbus.gov
- Coordinates
- 40.17539, -82.87453
Depth contours in feet from Ohio DNR. Not for navigation.
Boating rules
- Horsepower: 10 HP* · all of Hoover Reservoir rule
From the boating rules map of Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Watercraft, read October 19, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level, water temperature at the Hoover Reservoir at Central College OH gauge · USGS, 4.7 mi away on Hoover Reservoir
Lake level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Hoover Reservoir at Central College OH, 4.7 mi from this launch on Hoover Reservoir: lake level, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Hoover Reservoir
Reservoir in Ohio. All launches on Hoover Reservoir.
Community
Where people who use Hoover Reservoir talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Hoover Reservoir - Twin Bridges Launch · 0.7 mi · Hoover Reservoir
- Hoover Reservoir - Oxbow Road Launch Ramp · 0.9 mi · Hoover Reservoir
- Hoover Reservoir - Maxtown · 2.0 mi · Hoover Reservoir
- Walnut Street Launch Ramp · 4.0 mi · Hoover Reservoir
- Alum Creek State Park - New Galena · 4.2 mi · Alum Creek Lake
- Heritage Park Westerville Access · 4.7 mi · Alum Creek
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 210011 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail) record 210011 · 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.