Ohio / Michael J Kirwan Reservoir /
West Branch Campground Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Michael J Kirwan Reservoir · near Charlestown · Ohio
Zebra mussels (latest report 1994) reported in this water (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
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
- 2
- Docks
- 3
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Trailer parking
- 50 spaces
- Car parking
- 10
- Restrooms
- Vault toilet
- Season
- All Year
- Managed by
- ODNR - Division of Parks and Recreation
- Website
- parks.ohiodnr.gov
- Coordinates
- 41.14367, -81.11763
Boating rules
- Powercraft propelled by a motor with a horsepower rating in excess of ten horsepower may be operated upon the waters of the division of parks and watercraft in the following park areas. … West Branch state park · all of Michael J Kirwan Reservoir 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
- Lake level at the Michael J Kirwan Reservoir at Wayland OH gauge · USGS, 2.2 mi away on Michael J Kirwan Reservoir
- Lake level at Michael J Kirwan Dam & Reservoir · USACE
Lake level: Michael J Kirwan Reservoir
Today's level loads here; without it, see the agency's page below.
Normal pool follows a seasonal curve, 980.6 ft to 985.1 ft (USACE, Top of Conservation).
Level from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Corps Water Management System (Michael J Kirwan Dam & Reservoir), 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 Michael J Kirwan Reservoir at Wayland OH, 2.2 mi from this launch on Michael J Kirwan Reservoir: lake level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Michael J Kirwan Reservoir
Reservoir in Ohio. All launches on Michael J Kirwan Reservoir.
Community
Where people who use Michael J Kirwan Reservoir talk about it.
Nearby launches
- West Branch State Park - West Ramp · 1.3 mi · Michael J Kirwan Reservoir
- West Branch State Park - East Ramp · 1.6 mi · Michael J Kirwan Reservoir
- Fisherman's Lot Boat Ramp · 1.6 mi · Michael J Kirwan Reservoir
- West Branch State Park - Fishermans Lot · 3.9 mi · Michael J Kirwan Reservoir
- Lake Milton State Park - Robinson Point Launch Ramp · 7.3 mi · Lake Milton
- Lake Milton State Park - Miller Landing · 8.2 mi · Lake Milton
Sources
- Ohio DNR Boater and Stream Access (facility guide and paddling access) record 670013 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- Ohio DNR Watercraft Motorized Lake Facilities (facility guide with amenity detail) record 670013 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife Facilities (DOW_Facilities), boat launch ramps record 253 · Public data (ODNR GIS), liability statement only; no use limitations stated
- OpenStreetMap w1537390772 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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 Division of Wildlife Facilities (DOW_Facilities), boat launch ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.