Williamstown Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Ohio River · near Williamstown · West Virginia
Zebra mussels (latest report 2009) reported in Ohio River 1.2 km 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
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
- Ramp lanes
- 4
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 50 spaces
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Managed by
- Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge
- Coordinates
- 39.40696, -81.45006
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the OHIO RIVER AT PARKERSBURG, WV gauge · USGS, 11.4 mi away on Ohio River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge OHIO RIVER AT PARKERSBURG, WV, 11.4 mi from this launch on Ohio River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 171.9 on Ohio 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.
On Ohio River
River in West Virginia. All launches on Ohio River.
Community
Where people who use Ohio River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Ohio River Carry-in Access · 2.1 mi · Ohio River
- Indian Acres Boat Ramp · 2.1 mi · Muskingum River
- Ohio River - French Creek Embayment · 10.7 mi · French Creek
- Little Kanwaha River - Corning Park · 11.2 mi · Little Kanawha River
- Veto Lake Wildlife Area · 11.9 mi · Veto Lake
- Belpre Public Ramp · 12.1 mi · Ohio River
Sources
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record 83bf90a1-e09b-410c-afb0-7611f50f4e12 · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
- West Virginia DNR Public Fishing and Boating Access Sites record -81.44999,39.40689 · Public data (WVDNR), general information only, not for navigation; credit to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources appreciated
- OpenStreetMap w933597639 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n2198918790 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) and West Virginia DNR Public Fishing and Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.