Oregon / Hills Creek Reservoir /
Larison Cove Picnic Area
Boat ramp · on Hills Creek Reservoir · near Oakridge · Oregon
Open per USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating)'s data, checked October 16, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Motors
- No motors
- Restrooms
- Vault toilet(s)
- Hours
- Day use only: open sunrise to sunset
- Managed by
- USDA Forest Service
- Website
- fs.usda.gov
- Coordinates
- 43.68834, -122.45279
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, 2.2 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, 2.2 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 Canoe Launch · 0.5 mi · Hills Creek Reservoir
- Packard Creek Campground · 1.7 mi · Hills Creek Reservoir
- Bingham Boat Launch · 2.1 mi · Hills Creek Reservoir
- CT Beach Boat Launch · 3.4 mi · Hills Creek Reservoir
- C.t. Beach Picnic Area · 3.5 mi · Hills Creek Reservoir
- Greenwaters Park · 3.5 mi · Middle Fork Willamette River
Sources
- USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating) record 5050.005641 · US federal government data, public domain
Why it is listed as public: listed by USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.