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--- toledo_yaquina_ramp [2026/06/11 16:34] – created bob
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 ======= Toledo Ramp (Yaquina River) =======
-This ramp is about 2-miles down the Yaquina River from the town of Toledo Oregon, next to the airport.
+This is the main launch ramp for Toledo.  It is located next to the Toledo Airport.  This is about 2-miles down stream on the Yaquina River, about at green buoy 47.  A good single lane ramp is next to a dock. There is an additional "waiting" dock at right angles, going downstream.   This facility is owned by the [[https://www.portoftoledo.org/launch-ramp|Port of Toledo]] and has no fees.  Parking is good, and again, no fees.
-**Picture of Access Point**
+{{:toledoramp2.png?200|}}
+{{:toledoramp1.png?640|}}
-Picture is coming
 **Location**
-GPS Location 44.xxxx, -123.xxxx   Put the access lat-lon here. Try to get at least 4 digits for the GPS (5 is better, 6 is overkill)
+GPS Location: 44.59854, -123.93854
-[[https://umap.openstreetmap.de/en/map/coots-map_138835#12#12/44.xxxx/-123.xxxx|44.xxxx,-123.xxxx]]
+[[https://umap.openstreetmap.de/en/map/coots-map_138835#12#12/44.59854/-123.93854|OpenStreet Map]]
-If possible, an image of a map showing the access point and associated park or the like goes here.  One of the best sources, that is open to use, is [[https://www.openstreetmaps.org|Open Street Maps]].  If you crop the map image, be sure you leave the credit that appears at the bottom.  Again, try to keep the map image to around 640 pixels.
+{{:toledorampmap.png?640|}}
-Also, include driving instructions here, if needed.  If a turn-off is hard to locate, a few words could be valuable.  Any special instructions such as freeway exit numbers can go here.
+From Toledo, take the bridge across the Yaquina River at the paper mill.  Continue on SE Butler Bridge Road for about 1/2-mile and then take S. Bay Road to the right.  Follow this for 1/2-mile and take Ramp Road to the right.
-**Description**
+**Launch Description**
-Tell us about the access site, and anything about the launch ramp.   Is it steep or shallow?  Slime at the bottom, perhaps?  A very important element is the depth of the ramp.  Most of  our water varies in depth and some ramps do not work for the lower levels.
+The ramp and associated dock project into the river.  The surface is good and long enough to be available at all tides.  The slope is average but deep keel sailboats should be careful.  The river can have 14+ feet of tidal range.  Halfway between high and low, or low and high, the flow of the river can  be an issue.  It is perpendicular to the ramp and can be an issue to arriving or leaving the dock.  Consider using the attached dock that is parallel to the river.  This requires some hand line fussing to get the boat onto a trailer.  The best alternative is probably high tide, if your schedule allows.  The ramp is generally OK at all tides [Need ramp depth at zero tide].
 **Water Character**
-This can't cover everything.  But, if the lake is drained in the winter, put it here.  Is there a big stump at low water?  Maybe, the weeds grow in to the access area in summer?  That sort of information directly affects the decision to use the access point.
+{{:yaquinapaddle4.png?640|}}
+The river is navigable and has a NOAA chart up to the Butler bridge. Use of the river really needs the chart and knowledge of using it.  At low tides, shallow areas are everywhere.  For many small boats,the current can be an issue.  Have [[https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions.html?id=9435362|a tide table]] and use it.  Traffic on the river can include bigger commercial fishing boats.  Smaller recreational fishing boats can be abundant when the fish are running.
+Between the ramp and Toledo, near the shipyard, boaters should stay to the outside of the bend in the river.  There are hazards and shoals on the inside even where it looks like you can take a shortcut!  The picture below is an example.
+{{::misschifreef.jpg?640|Be Extra Careful on a Falling Tide}}
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