California / New Melones Lake /
New Melones Lake (Glory Hole Ramp)
Boat ramp · on New Melones Lake · near Sonora · California
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2021.
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
- Ramp lanes
- 14
- Trailer parking
- 706 spaces
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Website
- usbr.gov
- Coordinates
- 37.99570, -120.54135
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at New Melones Lake Dam and Powerplant · Reclamation
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
- Tuttletown Boat Launch · 1.7 mi · New Melones Lake
- Stanislaus River Boat Launch near Knights Ferry · 13.9 mi · Stanislaus River
- Don Pedro Recreation Area (Moccasin Point Ramp) · 16.2 mi · Don Pedro Reservoir
- Fiddleneck Day Use Area Boat Ramp 001 · 18.1 mi · New Hogan Lake
- New Hogan Lake (Fiddleneck Launch Ramp) · 18.2 mi · New Hogan Lake
- Fiddleneck Day Use Area Boat Ramp 003 · 18.3 mi · New Hogan Lake
Sources
- California Boating Facilities (Division of Boating and Waterways survey, CDFW Fishing Guide) record 831 · None stated (CDFW ArcGIS item 97f0b67503e74f52b8f3d8a338357583); credit CDFW and DBW
Why it is listed as public: listed by California Boating Facilities (Division of Boating and Waterways survey, CDFW Fishing Guide). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.