Ohio / Ohio River /
Shawnee State Park Marina
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Portsmouth · Ohio
Zebra mussels (latest report 2007) reported in Ohio River 900 m from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · 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
- Free
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Ramp lanes
- 6
- Docks
- 4
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Trailer parking
- 138 spaces
- Restrooms
- Flush toilet
- Season
- All Year
- Managed by
- ODNR Division of Parks & Recreation
- Website
- parks.ohiodnr.gov
- Coordinates
- 38.67650, -83.11091
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Huntington District; the one nearest this launch is of August 7, 2023). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the OHIO RIVER AT PORTSMOUTH, OH gauge · USGS, 7.1 mi away on Ohio River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge OHIO RIVER AT PORTSMOUTH, OH, 7.1 mi from this launch on Ohio River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 363.2 on Ohio River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Meldahl Pool Ohio River · 0.2 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of August 7, 2023 by the Huntington District. Soundings on the sheet down to 45.3 ft, with bars at or above it; the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. 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 Ohio River
River in Ohio. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Shawnee State Park - Roosevelt Lake · 4.9 mi · Roosevelt Lake
- Garrison Ramp · 5.5 mi · Kinniconick Creek
- Shawnee State Park - Turkey Creek Lake · 5.8 mi · Turkey Creek Lake
- Portsmouth Court Street Landing · 6.9 mi · Ohio River
- Offnere St. Ramp/Doyle's Landing Boat Ramp · 7.5 mi · Ohio River
- Mill Pond Creek Access · 7.5 mi · Kinniconick Creek
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 730006 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail) record 730006 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife Facilities (DOW_Facilities), boat launch ramps record 6190 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- OpenStreetMap w361822370 © 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) and Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife Facilities (DOW_Facilities), boat launch ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.