Oregon / Hills Creek Reservoir /
Larison Cove Canoe Launch
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Hills Creek Reservoir · near Oakridge · Oregon
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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Motors
- No motors
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Hours
- Dawn to dusk
- Managed by
- Middle Fork Ranger District
- Website
- fs.usda.gov
- Coordinates
- 43.68633, -122.44384
Boating rules
- No motor use on Larison Creek arm west of Rigdon Road (USFS Road #21) · a zone at or next to this launch rule
From the boating rules map of Oregon State Marine Board (rules zones joined to our waters and launches; not endorsed by OSMB), 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
- Lake level at the HILLS CREEK LAKE NEAR OAKRIDGE, OR gauge · USGS, 2.0 mi away on Hills Creek Reservoir
- Lake level at Hills Creek Dam · USACE
Lake level: Hills Creek Reservoir
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 1,541.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Hills Creek Dam), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
Lake level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge HILLS CREEK LAKE NEAR OAKRIDGE, OR, 2.0 mi from this launch on Hills Creek Reservoir: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Hills Creek Reservoir
Reservoir in Oregon. All launches on Hills Creek Reservoir.
Community
Where people who use Hills Creek Reservoir talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Larison Cove Picnic Area · 0.5 mi · Hills Creek Reservoir
- Packard Creek Campground · 1.4 mi · Hills Creek Reservoir
- Bingham Boat Launch · 1.9 mi · Hills Creek Reservoir
- CT Beach Boat Launch · 3.0 mi · Hills Creek Reservoir
- C.t. Beach Picnic Area · 3.1 mi · Hills Creek Reservoir
- Greenwaters Park · 3.7 mi · Middle Fork Willamette River
Sources
- Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites record dfb4a309-899a-4a51-81c8-e4180a4a2d24 · OSMB terms: cite OSMB as the source, describe modifications, no implied endorsement (ArcGIS item 63176689a50541b8863b530b29f9ea36)
- OpenStreetMap n3633736965 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.