Cottonwood Park Boat Ramp
Cottonwood Park Boat Ramp is a public access point in Gilliam County, Oregon, providing access to John Day River. It sits within the Esau Canyon-John Day River watershed.
Sourced from Oregon.gov . Last checked against the source on July 7, 2026.
Boat ramps on John Day River
We track 8 public boat ramps on John Day River, including this one. If you're planning to spend your time on a different stretch of the water, one of the launch points below may put you closer to where you're actually headed than Cottonwood Park Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Le Page Park (river mouth) 20 mi away
- Clarno State Recreation Site 39 mi away
- Priest Hole Recreation Site 52 mi away
- Mule Shoe 52 mi away
- Twickenham 53 mi away
- Spray Riverfront Park 56 mi away
- John Day 165 mi away
Other boat ramps in Gilliam County
Gilliam County tracks 2 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just John Day River. Each one below shows which waterbody it's on, so you can tell at a glance whether it actually connects to the same water as Cottonwood Park Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Cottonwood Park John Day River less than 0.1 mi away
- Port of Arlington Marina Columbia River 21 mi away