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Milwaukie Bay Park

Boat ramp · on Willamette River · near Milwaukie · Oregon

Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on Willamette River 2.4 km from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2015, 2023, 2025 and 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
2
Ramp surface
asphalt
Managed by
North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District
Website
milwaukieoregon.gov
Coordinates
45.44237, -122.64321

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Boating rules

  • A person must not operate a personal watercraft in a manner that exceeds 75 dBA measured as specified in the shoreline sound level measurement procedure from Willamette Falls (River Mile 26.6) downstream to the Waverly Marina (River Mile 16.9). · a zone at or next to this launch rule
  • A person must not operate a boat for the purpose of either wake surfing or maintaining a speed between a slow no-wake and planing. · a zone at or next to this launch rule
  • SNW within 200 feet of Milwaukie Riverfront Park boat ramp · 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

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge WILLAMETTE RIVER AT PORTLAND, OR, 5.3 mi from this launch on Willamette River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River mile 18.6 on Willamette River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers

Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.

On Willamette River

River in Oregon. All launches on Willamette River.

Community

Where people who use Willamette River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

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.