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Dexter State Park Boat Ramp

Dexter State Park Boat Ramp offers a convenient two-lane improved launch ramp with a courtesy dock for accessing Dexter Reservoir, located immediately below Dexter Dam near Lowell.

The day-use facility includes picnic areas, restrooms, and a life jacket loaner station, with a parking permit required beginning October 1, 2025.

An access road from the park also leads below the dam to popular salmon and steelhead fishing areas on the Middle Fork of the Willamette River.


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