Red River, Golden Grain Public Water Access Site
Boat ramp · on Red River · near Kittson County · Minnesota
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
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete Slab
- Trailer parking
- 12 spaces
- Car parking
- 25 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- DNR Division of Parks and Trails
- Coordinates
- 48.78787, -97.15703
On Red River
The Red River of the North is a river that flows north for 550 miles from Breckenridge, Minnesota, to Lake Winnipeg in Canada. For most of its length it forms the border between Minnesota and North Dakota, and 395 miles of that border run along the river. It begins where the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers meet. Lake Winnipeg drains through the Nelson River to Hudson Bay. The river crosses the flat bed of glacial Lake Agassiz and passes Moorhead and East Grand Forks. Its channel ranges from under 100 feet wide to more than 500 feet wide in the north, and average depths run from 10 to 30 feet. Clay soil keeps the water dark, and summer visibility is usually less than two inches. More about Red River.
Boating rules on Red River
- Anglers may use two lines with up to two hooks per line on the Red River (one line on tributaries) source
- Illegal to transport bait in lake or river water over land; drain river water and refill with bottled or tap water to keep live bait source
- Lake sturgeon are catch-and-release only source
- Regulations differ between Minnesota, North Dakota and Canada on this boundary water source
Community
Where people who use Red River talk about it.
- River Keepers (Fargo-Moorhead) Association
- River Keepers on Facebook Facebook
- Red River Basin Commission Association
- Red River Basin Commission on Facebook Facebook
- Red River of the North State Water Trail - Minnesota DNR Agency
- Red River of the North fisheries - Minnesota DNR Agency
- Red River conditions - Minnesota DNR Link
- Red River Walleyes & Cats? - FishingMinnesota.com fishing reports (Detroit Lakes, Pelican Rapids, Red River area board) Forum
- Search Reddit: r/minnesota Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Red River, Minnesota Reddit
Nearby launches
- Red River, Hilltop Public Water Access Site · 3.9 mi · Red River
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- Tamarac River, City of Stephen Public Water Access Site · 26.8 mi · Tamarac River
Sources
- Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites record WAS00531 · Public data (MN Geospatial Commons), DNR disclaimer
Why it is listed as public: listed by Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Corrections help everyone; a reporting form is coming soon.