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Turner Day Park

Boat ramp · on Willow Creek Reservoir · near Heppner · Oregon

Algal bloom precaution

Oregon Health Authority has a harmful algae precaution for this water (May 15, 2026). Precaution issued due to visible bloom (see image below). Avoid contact with discoloured water or scum, and keep pets and children out of it.

Oregon Health Authority · 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
Ramp lanes
2
Managed by
Willow Creek Park District
Website
willowcreekpd.com
Coordinates
45.34355, -119.53915

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Boating rules

  • SNW within 200 feet of 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

Lake level: Willow Creek Reservoir

Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.

Full pool is 2,076.5 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).

Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Willow Creek Lake at Heppner), about hourly; the agency's page. 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 WILLOW CREEK LAKE AT HEPPNER, OR, 0.4 mi from this launch on Willow Creek Reservoir: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On Willow Creek Reservoir

Reservoir in Oregon. All launches on Willow Creek Reservoir.

Nearby launches

Sources

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.