Ross Lake Wildlife Area
Boat ramp · on Ross Lake · near Athens · Ohio
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
- Free
- Motors
- No horsepower limit, no wake
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Docks
- 2
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Trailer parking
- 38 spaces
- Car parking
- 36
- Season
- All Year
- Managed by
- ODNR Division of Wildlife-District Four
- Website
- wildlife.ohiodnr.gov
- Coordinates
- 39.34078, -82.91231
Depth contours in feet from Ohio DNR. Not for navigation.
Boating rules
- It is unlawful for any person to operate (start/run) or permit to be operated any powercraft on the waters of the following areas, unless the powercraft is operated at idle speed and does not create a wake: … Ross lake wildlife area (Ross county) · all of Ross Lake rule
From the boating rules map of Ohio Department of Natural Resources (Ohio Administrative Code 1501:47), 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 Ross Lake
Lake in Ohio. All launches on Ross Lake.
Nearby launches
- Yoctangee Park Scioto River Access · 3.7 mi · Scioto River
- Scioto Trail State Park - Caldwell launch · 8.0 mi · Caldwell Lake
- Tar Hollow State Park Ramp · 9.3 mi · Pine Lake
- Lake White State Park DMRA Launch · 16.5 mi · Lake White
- Lake White State Park · 17.6 mi · Lake White
- Elmon Richards Scioto River Access · 18.1 mi · Scioto River
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 710001 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail) record 710001 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- OpenStreetMap n13701582871 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) and Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.