Ohio / Lake Rupert /
Wellston Wildlife Area
Boat ramp · on Lake Rupert · near McArthur · Ohio
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
- Over 10 hp at no wake only
- Managed by
- ODNR Division of Wildlife-District Four
- Website
- wildlife.ohiodnr.gov
- Coordinates
- 39.18779, -82.52438
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 a powercraft propelled by a motor, or combination of motors, exceeding a horsepower rating of ten horsepower, unless any such powercraft equipped with motors in excess of ten horsepower are operated at idle speed or at a speed that does not create a wake on the following water areas: … Rupert lake (Vinton county) · all of Lake Rupert 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 Lake Rupert
Reservoir in Ohio. All launches on Lake Rupert.
Nearby launches
- Lake Alma State Park · 2.8 mi · Lake Alma
- Hammertown Reservoir Boat Launch · 12.7 mi · Hammertown Lake
- Lake Hope State Park Ramp · 12.9 mi · Lake Hope
- Village of Vinton Boat Ramp · 17.5 mi · Raccoon Creek
- Lake Snowden Launch Ramp · 18.1 mi · Lake Snowden
- Tar Hollow State Park Ramp · 18.3 mi · Pine Lake
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 820003 · 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.