Lowell Park
Boat ramp · on Dexter Reservoir · near Lowell · Oregon
Oregon Health Authority has a harmful algae precaution for this water (July 20, 2026). Precaution issued due to visible bloom (see photo below). Avoid contact with discoloured water or scum, and keep pets and children out of it.
Oregon Health Authority · checked October 18, 2026
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2026.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 2026
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
- Ramp lanes
- 4
- Ramp surface
- concrete
- Managed by
- Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
- Website
- oregon.gov
- Coordinates
- 43.92101, -122.79704
Boating rules
- SNW within 200 feet of Lowell Park marina · 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 DEXTER LAKE AT DEXTER, OR gauge · USGS, 0.5 mi away on Dexter Reservoir
- Lake level at Dexter Dam · USACE
Lake level: Dexter Reservoir
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
- Lowell State Park: bottom of the ramp at 684.0 ft
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Dexter Dam), about hourly; the agency's page. Ramp elevations from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (source). 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 DEXTER LAKE AT DEXTER, OR, 0.5 mi from this launch on Dexter Reservoir: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Dexter Reservoir
Reservoir in Oregon. All launches on Dexter Reservoir.
Community
Where people who use Dexter Reservoir talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Dexter Hand Launch · 0.6 mi · Middle Fork Willamette River
- Middle Fork Boat Launch · 0.8 mi · Middle Fork Willamette River
- Dexter State Park · 0.8 mi · Dexter Reservoir
- Elijah Bristow Hand Launch · 2.3 mi · Middle Fork Willamette River
- Meridian Park · 2.4 mi · Lookout Point Lake
- Winberry Boat Ramp · 2.8 mi · Fall Creek Lake
Sources
- Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites record 70bd35c1-8e02-4d1d-8df4-bc1ea70c11dc · OSMB terms: cite OSMB as the source, describe modifications, no implied endorsement (ArcGIS item 63176689a50541b8863b530b29f9ea36)
- OpenStreetMap w688522308 © 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.