Oregon / Winchester Bay /
Salmon Harbor - West Basin
Boat ramp · on Winchester Bay · near Winchester Bay · Oregon
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
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Salmon Harbor Marina
- Website
- salmonharbormarina.com
- Coordinates
- 43.68238, -124.18169
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Portland District; the one nearest this launch is of October 7, 2026). Not for navigation.
Boating rules
- slow-no wake within the Harbor limits of Salmon Harbor on Winchester Bay · 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
- Tide predictions at Umpqua River Entrance, Half Moon Bay · NOAA, 0.7 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone PZZ350, Coastal waters from Florence to Cape Blanco OR out 10 nm. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Umpqua River Entrance, Half Moon Bay station, 0.7 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Oct 19 | Low 1:26 am 1.1 ft · High 8:37 am 5.1 ft · Low 1:40 pm 3.8 ft · High 7:17 pm 5.6 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 2:25 am 1.2 ft · High 9:22 am 5.4 ft · Low 2:51 pm 3.3 ft · High 8:32 pm 5.7 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 3:15 am 1.1 ft · High 9:57 am 5.8 ft · Low 3:48 pm 2.6 ft · High 9:37 pm 5.8 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 3:59 am 1.2 ft · High 10:27 am 6.3 ft · Low 4:35 pm 1.8 ft · High 10:33 pm 6.0 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 4:39 am 1.3 ft · High 10:57 am 6.8 ft · Low 5:18 pm 1.0 ft · High 11:24 pm 6.2 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 5:17 am 1.5 ft · High 11:27 am 7.3 ft · Low 5:59 pm 0.2 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | High 12:14 am 6.4 ft · Low 5:55 am 1.8 ft · High 11:58 am 7.7 ft · Low 6:41 pm -0.5 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Winchester BAY · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of October 7, 2026 by the Portland District. Least depth in the channel (West Channel): 7 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 16 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Winchester Bay
Bay in Oregon. All launches on Winchester Bay.
Community
Where people who use Winchester Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Salmon Harbor - East Basin · 0.2 mi · Umpqua River
- Umpqua Lighthouse State Park Campground · 1.7 mi · Lake Marie
- Bumble Bee · 4.5 mi · Umpqua River
- Rainbow Plaza · 4.6 mi · Umpqua River
- Gardiner Ramp · 4.7 mi · Umpqua River
- Bolin Island · 4.8 mi · Umpqua River
Sources
- Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites record 8716077f-133f-4c50-9ab6-1fe4178f817d · OSMB terms: cite OSMB as the source, describe modifications, no implied endorsement (ArcGIS item 63176689a50541b8863b530b29f9ea36)
- OpenStreetMap w871773657 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w871773658 © 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.