West Virginia / Jennings Randolph Lake /
Howell Run
Boat ramp · on Jennings Randolph Lake · near Elk Garden · West Virginia
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked April 13, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Motors
- No horsepower limit (no-wake and speed zones)
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 30 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 39.40967, -79.12019
Depth contours in feet from West Virginia DNR (fieldwork 2023). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at Jennings Randolph Lake · USACE
Lake level
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 1,466.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Jennings Randolph Lake), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
On Jennings Randolph Lake
Reservoir in West Virginia. All launches on Jennings Randolph Lake.
Community
Where people who use Jennings Randolph Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Jennings Randolph Lake Boat Launch · 0.9 mi · Jennings Randolph Lake
- Barnum · 3.3 mi · North Branch Potomac River
- Westernport soft access · 6.5 mi · North Branch Potomac River
- McCoole soft access · 7.7 mi · North Branch Potomac River
- Dry Run Boat Ramp · 8.0 mi · Savage River Reservoir
- Keyser · 8.2 mi · North Branch Potomac River
Sources
- West Virginia DNR Public Fishing and Boating Access Sites record -79.12012,39.40965 · Public data (WVDNR), general information only, not for navigation; credit to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources appreciated
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 370-370-7-001 · 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 n11374871516 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by West Virginia DNR Public Fishing and 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.