Tycoon Lake - New Ramp

Boat ramp · on Tycoon Lake · near Rio Grande · Ohio

Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2016.

state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · 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, no wake
Managed by: ODNR Division of Wildlife-District Four
Website: wildlife.ohiodnr.gov
Coordinates: 38.92719, -82.35076

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

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: … Tycoon lake wildlife area (Gallia county) · all of Tycoon 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 Tycoon Lake

Reservoir in Ohio. All launches on Tycoon Lake.

Nearby launches

Village of Vinton Boat Ramp · 3.7 mi · Raccoon Creek
Gallipolis City Boat Ramp · 11.4 mi · Ohio River
Village of Cheshire Boat Ramp · 13.0 mi · Ohio River
Jackson Lake State Park Ramp · 13.2 mi · Jackson Lake
Point Pleasant Launch Ramp · 13.3 mi · Kanawha River
Krodel Park · 13.4 mi · Krodel Lake

Sources

Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 270003 · 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.