Vista Launch
Boat ramp · on Lake Erie · near Erie · Pennsylvania
Quagga mussels (latest report 2012) and zebra mussels (latest report 2021) reported in Lake Erie 450 m from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 18, 2026
Harmful algal blooms reported on Lake Erie 2.8 km from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2018.
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
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Managed by
- Pennsylvania State Parks
- Website
- dcnr.pa.gov
- Coordinates
- 42.12537, -80.14656
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone LEZ149, Conneaut OH to Ripley NY. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
On Lake Erie
Lake in Pennsylvania. All launches on Lake Erie.
Community
Where people who use Lake Erie talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Niagra Launch · 1.6 mi · Lake Erie
- Bay Harbor Public Ramp · 2.2 mi · Lake Erie
- West Pier Launch · 2.5 mi · Lake Erie
- Chestnut Street Boat Ramp · 2.5 mi · Lake Erie
- Sassafras Pier Parking · 2.8 mi · Lake Erie
- Old Lagoon · 3.5 mi · Lake Erie
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {5359952D-46B1-4C45-AE09-4BD6FD023FA7} · PFBC terms: credit PFBC, describe modifications, no implied PFBC approval (ArcGIS item 13d48d0bec7640e289a7a399ff951b04)
- OpenStreetMap n2830649047 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.