Shawnee State Park - Turkey Creek Lake
Boat ramp · on Turkey Creek Lake · near Portsmouth · Ohio
Zebra mussels (latest report 2001) reported in this water (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
- Electric motors only
- Managed by
- ODNR Division of Parks & Recreation
- Website
- parks.ohiodnr.gov
- Coordinates
- 38.73384, -83.18843
Depth contours in feet from Ohio DNR. Not for navigation.
Boating rules
- On waters under the management authority of the division of parks and watercraft listed in this rule, no person shall operate or permit the operation of a powercraft at a speed greater than idle speed as defined in section 1546.01 of the Revised Code: … Turkey creek lake at Shawnee state park · all of Turkey Creek 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 Turkey Creek Lake
Reservoir in Ohio. All launches on Turkey Creek Lake.
Nearby launches
- Shawnee State Park - Roosevelt Lake · 0.9 mi · Roosevelt Lake
- Shawnee State Park Marina · 5.8 mi · Ohio River
- Garrison Ramp · 8.8 mi · Kinniconick Creek
- Portsmouth Court Street Landing · 10.0 mi · Ohio River
- Mill Pond Creek Access · 10.1 mi · Kinniconick Creek
- Offnere St. Ramp/Doyle's Landing Boat Ramp · 10.8 mi · Ohio River
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 730007 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.