Ohio / Maumee River /
Van Tassel Wildlife Area
Boat ramp · on Maumee River · near Grand Rapids · Ohio
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
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 10 spaces
- Car parking
- 33
- Restrooms
- No
- Season
- All Year
- Managed by
- ODNR Division of Wildlife-District Two
- Website
- wildlife.ohiodnr.gov
- Coordinates
- 41.42836, -83.82928
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the Maumee River at Waterville OH gauge · USGS, 7.8 mi away on Maumee River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Maumee River at Waterville OH, 7.8 mi from this launch on Maumee River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
Keep well clear of dams: strong currents and restricted zones above and below them.
- Dam, 2.9 mi upstream.
split dam at Mary Jane Thurston State Park and Providence Park in Grand Rapids; dam is divided by an island, portage river left at Providence Park, portage river right at Mary Jane Thurston State Park
· Ohio DNR paddling hazards (dams, falls, fords) - Hazard, 7.4 mi downstream.
Paddling and Boating Access to this area will be limited or unavaible during this construction project. Please adhere to signage on and near the river until construction is completed
· Ohio DNR paddling hazards (dams, falls, fords)
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
On Maumee River
River in Ohio. All launches on Maumee River.
Community
Where people who use Maumee River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Providence Metropark Access · 1.9 mi · Maumee River
- City of Grand Rapids Boat Dock & Gilead Canal Docks · 2.4 mi · Maumee River
- Bend View Metropark Access · 2.6 mi · Maumee River
- Mary Jane Thurston State Park Day Use Access · 2.7 mi · Maumee River
- Otsego Park · 2.7 mi · Maumee River
- Mary Jane Thurston State Park Campground Access · 2.8 mi · Maumee River
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 870002 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 1242 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail) record 870002 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- Ohio DNR Lake Erie Public Access Sites (Office of Coastal Management) record rma26-van-tassel-state-maumee-river-access · 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) and Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail) and Ohio DNR Lake Erie Public Access Sites (Office of Coastal Management). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.