Lake Hope State Park Ramp
Boat ramp · on Lake Hope · near McAurthur · Ohio
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
- Electric motors only
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Trailer parking
- 12 spaces
- Season
- All Year
- Managed by
- ODNR-Division of Parks & Recreation
- Website
- parks.ohiodnr.gov
- Coordinates
- 39.31993, -82.35321
Depth contours in feet from Ohio DNR. Not for navigation.
Boating rules
- No powercraft, except motorized watercraft propelled by an electric motor and operated at no-wake speed, are permitted to operate on the waters of the division of parks and watercraft in the following areas: … Lake Hope state park · all of Lake Hope rule
- Horsepower: Electric Only · all of Lake Hope rule
From the boating rules maps of Ohio Department of Natural Resources (Ohio Administrative Code 1501:47); Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Watercraft, 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
On Lake Hope
Reservoir in Ohio. All launches on Lake Hope.
Nearby launches
- Fox Lake Wildlife Area · 8.5 mi · Fox Lake
- Lake Snowden Launch Ramp · 10.1 mi · Lake Snowden
- Wellston Wildlife Area · 12.9 mi · Lake Rupert
- Lake Alma State Park · 14.6 mi · Lake Alma
- Lake Logan State Park - Marina · 16.0 mi · Lake Logan
- Lake Logan State Park - Beach Boat Ramp · 16.7 mi · Lake Logan
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 820005 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail) record 820005 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife Facilities (DOW_Facilities), boat launch ramps record 3642 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- OpenStreetMap w1442459634 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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) and Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife Facilities (DOW_Facilities), boat launch ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.