Oregon Bar Hand Launch

Oregon Bar Hand Launch is a public kayak and canoe launch on Folsom Lake near Auburn, California, run by the California Department of Parks and Recreation.

Aerial view of the track down to the gravel bar and the river, July 2022 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

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: Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Ramp surface: Natural
Managed by: California Department of Parks and Recreation
Coordinates: 38.86315, -121.05937

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Conditions

Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
Lake level at Folsom Dam and Lake · USACE

Lake level: Folsom Lake

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

Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Folsom Dam and Lake), about hourly; the agency's page. Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.

On Folsom Lake

Reservoir in California. All launches on Folsom Lake.

Community

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Nearby launches

Birdsall Hand Launch · 1.1 mi · North Fork American River
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area (Rattlesnake Ramp) · 3.4 mi · Folsom Lake
Auburn SRA (Lake Clementine Boat Launch Facility) · 5.4 mi · Lake Clementine
Skunk Hollow - Ramp - Raft Take Out · 6.3 mi · Folsom Lake
Salmon Falls Raft Take-out · 6.4 mi · Folsom Lake
Folsom Lake SRA (Peninsula - New Ramp) · 7.2 mi · Folsom Lake

Sources

Bureau of Reclamation boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record -121.05937,38.86315 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, Bureau of Reclamation submittal)

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.