Frontier Boat Launch

<p><img alt="A concrete walkway lined be multicolored rocks is surrounded by a deep blue body of water." src="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/fseprd536562.jpg"/></p><p>This boat launch facility is located in Washington County north of Marietta on State Route 7 along the Ohio River Scenic Byway. The 6 acre site includes 70 parking spaces for trucks and trailers plus additional parking for cars. There ramp is wide enough that two vehicles can launch a boat at one time. The parking area is open all night seven days a week, so overnight parking of vehicles and trailers is allowed.</p><p>For a flier with a large map of the area <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5332800.pdf">click here </a>(prints best on 11 x 17 but can be printed on smaller paper.)</p><p><strong>Dimensions:</strong></p><ul><li>Ramp is 30 feet wide</li><li>Concrete portion with piers is 87 feet long</li><li>Total ramp length is 250 feet long</li><li>15% slope</li></ul><p><strong>Other useful info:</strong><br/>There is good site distance at the launch.<br/>Frontier Boat Launch accesses the Willow Island Pool, bounded by Hannibal Locks & Dam on northern end and Willow Island Locks & Dam on southern end.</p><p><em>Each of the websites below leave the Wayne NF website.</em></p><p><a href="https://www.lrp.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/Locks-and-Dams/Hannibal-Locks-Dam/">Hannibal Locks & Dam</a> (Pittsburgh District)</p><p><a href="https://www.lrh.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Locks-and-Dams/Willow-Island-Locks-and-Dam/">Willow Island Locks and Dam</a> (Huntington District)</p><p>A $2,247.055 grant was provided by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Watercraft through their Cooperative Boating Access Facilities Grant Program to build this facility.</p><p>GPS coordinates for this site are: 39 degrees, 28' 1.56" N, 81 degrees, 6' 57.599' W</p>