Upper Bartons Creek
Boat ramp · on Falls Lake · near Raleigh · North Carolina
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2018 and 2021.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 2026
Open per North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas's data, checked October 18, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 4
- Docks
- 3
- Trailer parking
- 145 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Hours
- 24 hours
- Wheelchair access
- Accessible parking
- Managed by
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
- Coordinates
- 35.97424, -78.65506
Boating rules
- No-wake zone · zone at within 50 yards of any state road bridge crossing over Falls Lake within Wake County, at or next to this launch rule
From the boating rules map of North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, 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
- Lake level, water temperature at the FALLS LAKE ABOVE DAM NR FALLS, NC gauge · USGS, 4.6 mi away on Falls Lake
- Lake level at Falls Dam · USACE
Lake level: Falls Lake
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Full pool is 251.5 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Falls Dam), 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 FALLS LAKE ABOVE DAM NR FALLS, NC, 4.6 mi from this launch on Falls Lake: lake level, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Falls Lake
Reservoir in North Carolina. All launches on Falls Lake.
Community
Where people who use Falls Lake talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Falls Lake Carry-in Access · 3.9 mi · Falls Lake
- Ledge Rock · 6.6 mi · Falls Lake
- Hickory Hill · 8.8 mi · Falls Lake
- Lake Crabtree County Park · 12.1 mi · Lake Crabtree
- Eno River Boat Launch · 12.5 mi · Eno River
- Lake Raleigh Boat Launch · 14.4 mi · Lake Raleigh
Sources
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas record f6d2681b-9a04-4061-8061-614b4c435fe4 · NCWRC: developed and maintained for free and public use; no warranty (ArcGIS item 825b21606e2040aabed210d878b2f3e5)
- OpenStreetMap w700368125 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w700368126 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w700368127 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w700368124 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.