Ohio River Carry-in Access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Ohio River · near Williamstown · West Virginia
Zebra mussels (latest report 2009) reported in Ohio River 1.3 km from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp surface
- gravel
- Managed by
- Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge
- Coordinates
- 39.39053, -81.41777
Directions (Google) Apple Maps
This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Huntington District; the one nearest this launch is of February 28, 2020). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the OHIO RIVER AT PARKERSBURG, WV gauge · USGS, 11.5 mi away on Ohio River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge OHIO RIVER AT PARKERSBURG, WV, 11.5 mi from this launch on Ohio River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 169.5 on Ohio 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.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Belleville Pool Ohio River · 0.3 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of February 28, 2020 by the Huntington District. Soundings on the sheet from 1.6 to 32.5 ft; the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Ohio River
River in West Virginia. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Williamstown Boat Ramp · 2.1 mi · Ohio River
- Indian Acres Boat Ramp · 4.0 mi · Muskingum River
- Ohio River - French Creek Embayment · 8.8 mi · French Creek
- Newport Ferry Ramp · 10.9 mi · Ohio River
- Little Kanwaha River - Corning Park · 11.1 mi · Little Kanawha River
- St. Mary's Marina Boat Ramp · 11.2 mi · Ohio River
Sources
- OpenStreetMap w1487044656 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: OSM access=yes, government operator. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.