Oregon / Lake Simtustus /
Pelton Park
Boat ramp · on Lake Simtustus · near Madras · Oregon
Harmful algal blooms reported on Lake Simtustus 3.2 km from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2024 and 2025.
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
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Managed by
- Portland General Electric
- Website
- portlandgeneral.com
- Coordinates
- 44.68464, -121.23955
Boating rules
- 10 mph limit on that portion of the waters behind Pelton Dam, known as Lake Simtustus, which lies upstream from a line drawn across the lake at right angles to the thread of the stream at a point 0.85 miles upstream from the Pelton Dam measured along the · all of Lake Simtustus rule
- SNW in the area within 300 feet of the moorage and extending to the opposite shore · 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
On Lake Simtustus
Reservoir in Oregon. All launches on Lake Simtustus.
Community
Where people who use Lake Simtustus talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Indian Park Campground · 3.2 mi · Lake Simtustus
- Warm Springs State Recreation Site · 5.2 mi · Deschutes River
- Mecca Flat Campground · 6.1 mi · Deschutes River
- Cove Palisades - Crooked River · 9.1 mi · Lake Billy Chinook
- Cove Palisades - Lower Deschutes · 9.7 mi · Lake Billy Chinook
- Cove Palisades - Upper Deschutes · 10.8 mi · Lake Billy Chinook
Sources
- Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites record d823ad75-a0b7-465e-bc93-1c4c214ee7af · OSMB terms: cite OSMB as the source, describe modifications, no implied endorsement (ArcGIS item 63176689a50541b8863b530b29f9ea36)
- OpenStreetMap n7226785297 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.