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Johns River Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Johns River · near Morganton · North Carolina
Open per North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas's data, checked October 18, 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
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Trailer parking
- 14 spaces
- Car parking
- 6 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Hours
- 24 hours
- Wheelchair access
- Accessible parking
- Managed by
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
- Coordinates
- 35.79321, -81.67678
Boating rules
- No-wake zone · zone at Johns River boating access area, at or next to this launch rule
From the boating rules map of North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, read October 18, 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
- Water level, flow at the JOHNS RIVER AT ARNEYS STORE, NC gauge · USGS, 3.4 mi away on Johns River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge JOHNS RIVER AT ARNEYS STORE, NC, 3.4 mi from this launch on Johns River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Johns River
River in North Carolina. All launches on Johns River.
Community
Where people who use Johns River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Castle Bridge · 8.6 mi · Lake Rhodhiss
- North Bend · 8.8 mi · Catawba River
- Bridgewater · 9.6 mi · Catawba River
- Linville River · 10.7 mi · Lake James
- Conley Creek · 10.8 mi · Lake Rhodhiss
- Rhodhiss Boat Launch · 13.2 mi · Lake Rhodhiss
Sources
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas record 2b60e27c-bc6f-4c31-99f1-9defd5ac0321 · NCWRC: developed and maintained for free and public use; no warranty (ArcGIS item 825b21606e2040aabed210d878b2f3e5)
- OpenStreetMap n12481614826 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.