Oregon / Hills Creek Reservoir /
Packard Creek Campground
Boat ramp · on Hills Creek Reservoir · near Oakridge · Oregon
Open per USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating)'s data, checked October 16, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Restrooms
- Vault toilet(s)
- Hours
- Day use only: open sunrise to sunset
- Managed by
- Middle Fork Ranger District
- Website
- fs.usda.gov
- Coordinates
- 43.66808, -122.43358
Boating rules
- SNW within 200 feet of Packard Creek 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
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Lake level at the HILLS CREEK LAKE NEAR OAKRIDGE, OR gauge · USGS, 2.9 mi away on Hills Creek Reservoir
- Lake level at Hills Creek Dam · USACE
Lake level: Hills Creek Reservoir
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 1,541.0 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
- Packard Creek: bottom of the ramp at 1,441.0 ft
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Hills Creek Dam), about hourly; the agency's page. Ramp elevations from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (source). Levels change; check conditions at the ramp before you launch.
Lake level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge HILLS CREEK LAKE NEAR OAKRIDGE, OR, 2.9 mi from this launch on Hills Creek Reservoir: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Hills Creek Reservoir
Reservoir in Oregon. All launches on Hills Creek Reservoir.
Community
Where people who use Hills Creek Reservoir talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Bingham Boat Launch · 0.6 mi · Hills Creek Reservoir
- Larison Cove Canoe Launch · 1.4 mi · Hills Creek Reservoir
- Larison Cove Picnic Area · 1.7 mi · Hills Creek Reservoir
- CT Beach Boat Launch · 3.3 mi · Hills Creek Reservoir
- C.t. Beach Picnic Area · 3.4 mi · Hills Creek Reservoir
- Bingham Boat Launch · 3.7 mi · Hills Creek Reservoir
Sources
- Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites record d641731f-415d-4cd4-b83e-0725301e36ee · OSMB terms: cite OSMB as the source, describe modifications, no implied endorsement (ArcGIS item 63176689a50541b8863b530b29f9ea36)
- USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating) record 5046.005641 · US federal government data, public domain
- OpenStreetMap w843380021 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites and USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.