Picacho SRA (Upper Park & Ramp)

Boat ramp · on Colorado River · near Winterhaven · California

Quagga mussels

California Department of Fish and Wildlife lists this water as infested with quagga mussels. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife · 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
Restrooms: Yes
Managed by: California State Parks
Website: parks.ca.gov
Coordinates: 33.02618, -114.61743

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Conditions

Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
Water level, flow at the COLORADO RIVER BELOW IMPERIAL DAM, AZ-CA gauge · USGS, 13.8 mi away on Colorado River

Water level

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USGS gauge COLORADO RIVER BELOW IMPERIAL DAM, AZ-CA, 13.8 mi from this launch on Colorado River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On Colorado River

River in California. All launches on Colorado River.

Community

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Nearby launches

Picacho SRA (Lower Dock Ramp) · 0.4 mi · Colorado River
Meers Point Boat Ramp · 8.3 mi · Martinez Lake
Martinez Lake Boat Ramp · 9.4 mi · Martinez Lake
Senator Wash Boat Ramp · 11.3 mi · Senator Wash Reservoir
Squaw Lake · 11.9 mi · Xanyō Xamshré
Cibola Lake South Boat Ramp · 14.8 mi · Colorado River

Sources

California Boating Facilities (Division of Boating and Waterways survey, CDFW Fishing Guide) record 378 · None stated (CDFW ArcGIS item 97f0b67503e74f52b8f3d8a338357583); credit CDFW and DBW

Why it is listed as public: listed by California Boating Facilities (Division of Boating and Waterways survey, CDFW Fishing Guide). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.