Richardson Park Marina
Boat ramp · on Fern Ridge Lake · near Elmira · Oregon
Harmful algal blooms reported on Fern Ridge Lake 1.9 km from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2025 and 2026.
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
- Lane County
- Website
- lanecounty.org
- Coordinates
- 44.11749, -123.31468
Boating rules
- SNW within 200 feet of Richardson Park marina · a zone at or next to this launch rule
- SNW between shore and buoy line which extends southerly from the north shore to a point approximately 200 feet of the northern most Eugene Yacht Club mooring dock thence generally south and west approximately 200 feet of the docks to a point approximately · a zone at or next to this launch rule
- SNW within 200 feet of Richardson Park 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 FERN RIDGE LAKE NEAR ELMIRA, OR gauge · USGS, 0.7 mi away on Fern Ridge Lake
- Lake level at Fern Ridge Dam · USACE
Lake level: Fern Ridge Lake
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 373.5 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
- Richardson Park: bottom of the ramp at 365.0 ft
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Fern Ridge 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 FERN RIDGE LAKE NEAR ELMIRA, OR, 0.7 mi from this launch on Fern Ridge Lake: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Fern Ridge Lake
Reservoir in Oregon. All launches on Fern Ridge Lake.
Community
Where people who use Fern Ridge Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Fern Ridge Dam Unit Boat Ramp · 0.6 mi · Fern Ridge Lake
- West Kirk Park · 0.7 mi · Kirk Pond
- Orchard Point Marina · 1.7 mi · Fern Ridge Lake
- Perkins Peninsula · 4.5 mi · Fern Ridge Lake
- Coyote Creek Access · 5.7 mi · Coyote Creek
- Browns Landing · 9.3 mi · Willamette River
Sources
- Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites record f5fc4d42-e9bc-4c01-aa5f-d30a01ae6bd3 · OSMB terms: cite OSMB as the source, describe modifications, no implied endorsement (ArcGIS item 63176689a50541b8863b530b29f9ea36)
- OpenStreetMap n10057166074 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w1070090148 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n10057166073 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w1070090147 © 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.