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Marine Park Boat Launch

Marine Park Boat Launch is a public boat ramp on the Columbia River near Vancouver, Washington.

Aerial view of the concrete ramp with docks either side and the lot beside it, July 2017
Aerial view of the concrete ramp with docks either side and the lot beside it, July 2017 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map
New Zealand mudsnails

Washington State Department of Ecology lists this water as likely to contain New Zealand mudsnails; extra decontamination is advised when leaving it. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.

Washington State Department of Ecology · checked October 20, 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
Website
cityofvancouver.us
Coordinates
45.61244, -122.63374

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Portland District; the one nearest this launch is of July 23, 2026). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge COLUMBIA RIVER AT VANCOUVER, WA, 2.0 mi from this launch on Columbia River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On the river

River mile 108.5 on Columbia River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers

Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Upper Vancouver BAR · 0.1 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of July 23, 2026 by the Portland District. Least depth in the channel (Tomahawk Bar): 16 ft; project depth 17 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)

US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.

On Columbia River

River in Washington. All launches on Columbia River.

Community

Where people who use Columbia River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: cityofvancouver.us: Marine Park is the only boat launch operated by the City of Vancouver.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.