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Mark Twain Boat Ramp

Mark Twain Boat Ramp is a public boat ramp on New Melones Lake near Angels Camp, California, run by the Bureau of Reclamation.

New Melones Lake
New Melones Lake, the water this launch is on. New Melones Lake Photo: snty-tact (Talk) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2021.

state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 20, 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
Ramp lanes
1
Ramp surface
Asphalt
Managed by
Bureau of Reclamation
Coordinates
38.00256, -120.49037

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Conditions

Lake level: New Melones Lake

Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.

Level from Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation Information Sharing Environment (RISE) (New Melones Lake Dam and Powerplant), daily; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.

On New Melones Lake

Reservoir in California. All launches on New Melones Lake.

Community

Where people who use New Melones Lake talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Bureau of Reclamation boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.