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Willow Grove Boat Launch

Willow Grove Boat Launch is a public boat ramp on Fisher Island Slough near Longview, Washington.

Aerial view of the ramp lanes, docks and the parking area at the basin, July 2017
Aerial view of the ramp lanes, docks and the parking area at the basin, July 2017 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map
New Zealand mudsnails

Washington State Department of Ecology lists the water at this launch as likely to contain New Zealand mudsnails; extra decontamination is advised when leaving it. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.

Washington State Department of Ecology · checked October 20, 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
Tidal
Yes
Coordinates
46.17388, -123.08541

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Portland District; the one nearest this launch is of March 9, 2026). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Barlow Point station, 2.7 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.

Tide predictions, Mon Nov 2 to Sun Nov 8
Mon Nov 2 Low 4:05 am -0.1 ft · High 9:16 am 3.6 ft · Low 4:35 pm 1.4 ft · High 9:10 pm 4.1 ft
Tue Nov 3 Low 5:02 am 0.0 ft · High 10:13 am 3.9 ft · Low 5:39 pm 1.0 ft · High 10:14 pm 3.8 ft
Wed Nov 4 Low 5:55 am 0.1 ft · High 11:05 am 4.2 ft · Low 6:35 pm 0.5 ft · High 11:15 pm 3.6 ft
Thu Nov 5 Low 6:42 am 0.2 ft · High 11:54 am 4.6 ft · Low 7:25 pm 0.1 ft
Fri Nov 6 High 12:14 am 3.5 ft · Low 7:25 am 0.3 ft · High 12:40 pm 4.9 ft · Low 8:11 pm -0.3 ft
Sat Nov 7 High 1:09 am 3.5 ft · Low 8:06 am 0.5 ft · High 1:22 pm 5.2 ft · Low 8:55 pm -0.5 ft
Sun Nov 8 High 1:59 am 3.5 ft · Low 8:45 am 0.7 ft · High 2:03 pm 5.4 ft · Low 9:38 pm -0.7 ft

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Stella-Fisher BAR · 0.1 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of March 9, 2026 by the Portland District. Least depth in the channel (Stella Range): 42 ft; project depth 43 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)

US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.

On Fisher Island Slough

River in Washington. All launches on Fisher Island Slough.

Community

Where people who use Fisher Island Slough talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: www.portoflongview.com: Welcome to the Willow Grove Boat Launch, Cowlitz County's quickest connection to the Columbia River.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.