Pennsylvania / Slippery Rock Creek /
West Park Road
Boat ramp · on Slippery Rock Creek · near Worth Township · Pennsylvania
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
- Managed by
- Pennsylvania State Parks
- Website
- dcnr.pa.gov
- Coordinates
- 41.03607, -80.10859
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg, PA gauge · USGS, 12.4 mi away on Slippery Rock Creek
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg, PA, 12.4 mi from this launch on Slippery Rock Creek: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Low-head dam, 5.9 mi upstream. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
- Low-head dam, 8.2 mi downstream. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
- Low-head dam, 8.5 mi upstream. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA).
On Slippery Rock Creek
River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Slippery Rock Creek.
Community
Where people who use Slippery Rock Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- McDanels · 4.8 mi · Lake Arthur
- Muddy Creek · 5.2 mi · Lake Arthur
- Watt's Bay · 5.2 mi · Lake Arthur
- Davis Hollow Marina · 5.7 mi · Lake Arthur
- Davis Hollow Boat Launch · 5.8 mi · Lake Arthur
- Nealy's Point · 5.9 mi · Lake Arthur
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {FCF366AE-304A-42C7-9738-E68EC9097F27} · PFBC terms: credit PFBC, describe modifications, no implied PFBC approval (ArcGIS item 13d48d0bec7640e289a7a399ff951b04)
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.