Perry South Day Use
Boat ramp · on Lake Billy Chinook · Oregon
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2015, 2017 to 2019 and 2024 to 2026.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 2026
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
- 1
- Restrooms
- Vault toilet(s)
- Hours
- Day use only; no overnight camping allowed
- Managed by
- Portland General Electric
- Website
- fs.usda.gov
- Coordinates
- 44.58551, -121.44655
Boating rules
- SNW within the cove at Camp Perry South (Metolius Arm) as marked · 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 LAKE BILLY CHINOOK NEAR GRANDVIEW, OR gauge · USGS, 3.7 mi away on Lake Billy Chinook
Lake level
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USGS gauge LAKE BILLY CHINOOK NEAR GRANDVIEW, OR, 3.7 mi from this launch on Lake Billy Chinook: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Lake Billy Chinook
Reservoir in Oregon. All launches on Lake Billy Chinook.
Community
Where people who use Lake Billy Chinook talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Cove Palisades - Upper Deschutes · 8.5 mi · Lake Billy Chinook
- Cove Palisades - Lower Deschutes · 8.6 mi · Lake Billy Chinook
- Cove Palisades - Crooked River · 9.3 mi · Lake Billy Chinook
- Indian Park Campground · 9.6 mi · Lake Simtustus
- Pelton Park · 12.2 mi · Lake Simtustus
- West Shore Ramp · 15.5 mi · Haystack Reservoir
Sources
- Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites record 0459c765-a930-46b0-a18a-c44c258b3dbb · OSMB terms: cite OSMB as the source, describe modifications, no implied endorsement (ArcGIS item 63176689a50541b8863b530b29f9ea36)
- USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating) record 11515010467 · US federal government data, public domain
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.