Ohio / Oxbow Lake /
Oxbow Lake Wildlife Area
Boat ramp · on Oxbow Lake · near Defiance · Ohio
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
- Motors
- No horsepower limit, no wake
- Managed by
- ODNR Division of Wildlife-District Two
- Website
- wildlife.ohiodnr.gov
- Coordinates
- 41.34655, -84.43846
Depth contours in feet from Ohio DNR. Not for navigation.
Boating rules
- Horsepower: Unlim/No Wake · all of Oxbow Lake rule
From the boating rules map of Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Watercraft, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On Oxbow Lake
Reservoir in Ohio. All launches on Oxbow Lake.
Nearby launches
- Defiance Reservoir Boat Ramp · 5.8 mi · Defiance Reservoir
- Pontiac Park Boat Ramp · 5.9 mi · Maumee River
- Bend Access · 6.3 mi · Maumee River
- Independence Dam State Park Marina · 8.5 mi · Maumee River
- Five Mile Creek Wildlife Access · 8.5 mi · Auglaize River
- Independence Dam State Park Take-out/Put-in Access · 9.1 mi · Maumee River
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 200003 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- OpenStreetMap w1002738873 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.