Stateline Ramp this morning

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Marina Bum

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FYI, looks like Park Service is on it and trying to keep things moving at Stateline. I forgot how tiny the Auxiliary Ramp feels, three lanes wide at best. This sign was at the very top on the way in before the hut. The Adonia Sized boats are no longer in the upper parking area either. Someone is on it.IMG_6039.jpegIMG_6038.jpeg
 
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Rivergoer said:
Reminder as the boiler plates come into play, mind the gaps between them. Find your line and back straight in and keep it straight. Dont let trailer tire slip between the plates.
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I’m sure it’s been explained, probably multiple times, but at what level will trailers will be on plates? The LP Water Data Base has minimum safe use at 3520; is that still on concrete? Water Gurus have clearly shown us that level won’t be reached until September.
And I see on NPS website minimum safe level is 3515. Umm.🤔
 
My trailer is a single axle for a 17.5 foot boar. I back in, and my skag is right at the start of the boiler plate. Lake ele is 3526 and rising a tenth and a half foot daily because of the release from flaming gorge. I am guessing but I think two foot lower and my trailer wheels will be on the plates. Then there are two more plates after the first set. It seems that the slope flattens our more once you get down to those other plates, just my observation. Seems it will be a little while before they will be able to add more concrete ramp, again,, just my opinion. One think to keep mind of,,, when backing in. Watch your prop and skag because it seems that first plate sticks up above the level of the last concrete section. My friend had his motor down a little to far when his wife was backing in. He did make contact with the plate.
 
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Trix said:
I’m sure it’s been explained, probably multiple times, but at what level will trailers will be on plates? The LP Water Data Base has minimum safe use at 3520; is that still on concrete? Water Gurus have clearly shown us that level won’t be reached until September.
And I see on NPS website minimum safe level is 3515. Umm.🤔
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Good question beyond my pay grade. I think it’s almost impossible to guess with the inflow from Flaming Gorge and unregulated inflows this summer. It’s all about BOR in my estimation. A good wet monsoon could really make some difference. 🤞
 
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Rainbowbridge said:
So right...(y) Think of the eons humans have prayed to Mother Nature for rain.....seems like we should be kinda adept at it, eh? :rolleyes:

Bill said he'd like a monsoon......sooner.......than later.....maybe we should elect him as the honorary WW weather man......:unsure:

Sorry........😜
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I live in the Prescott Valley area, and we wouldn't know what rain is. Wide had a poor monsoon season last year, one day of light snow that melted immediately, and if I read this correctly, less that an inch of rain during the winter. Bring on the rain lol
 
Update June 12, 2026

That sign board pictured on the first post above is still running but needs to be changed. The end of Stateline Main is a 25’ cliff.

Today I was able to scale up the cliff from the water and take a shortcut walk over to my truck/trailer in the lower parking area.

However attempting to launch “paddle craft” like canoes, kayaks or rafts at Stateline Main would be dicey if not impossible. There is no beach either, just rocky shoreline down below.

Also, the lower Stateline Aux parking lot was pretty full and busy. The upper lot was starting to fill with overflow, a long walk back down to the dock. FYI
 
I launched and retrieved solo last weekend from the Auxiliary ramp. Uncharacteristically for me it was mid morning both times. The lake seemed at least as busy if not busier overall than on Memorial Day weekend.

When I pulled the boat on Friday mid day as I approached the docks in my boat I was horrified to see a line of trucks and trailers on the South side of the concrete ramp going all the way up and into the dirt parking area. I could not see how far back the line went after the crown of the incline from the lake level but I thought it could take hours to get through the line. (I did not have presence of mind to take a picture to share as mentally I had declared a boat retrieval emergency)

I tied off to the outside of the dock and retrieved my truck and trailer from the lower lot. Once I got in line I was only two or three truck lengths back from the concrete ramp and I’m happy to report that the line moved with lightning speed, it was a hot day and I sat there in my air conditioned cab and it took less than fifteen minutes before I was at the waters edge. I was shocked. Everyone was keeping things going, being efficient. I didn’t hear any unkind words, comments or complaints. Things were really moving, everybody seemed to get it.

Speaking of the long hike up the hill to the upper lot I haven’t had to do that yet this year. I’ve been working on my pontoon runabout in town, I re-powered it and have been adjusting my Hydrofins and experimenting with props, I’ve doubled it’s top speed. But because of that I’ve been launching and retrieving during peak hours quite a few times. I’m finding that if I drive around in circles in the lower lot in the comfort of my air conditioned cab that within ten minutes or so a parking spot opens up. I’d rather do that than hike the hill in the heat of the day.

Also as I was walking up
the ramp one hot day it occurred to me that if one of these trucks with empty trailers zooming by me racing to find parking would just stop and offer me a ride that I would appreciate it and that they could then have my space. So thats my new strategy, the next time I launched I offered a boat tired looking older guy (takes one to know one) a ride from the bottom and we went right to his spot in the lower lot which I got once he vacated it. A good deed and an instant return. If he had needed a ride to the top I’d have taken him there and drove back down to continue looking relying on Good Karma to help me out.

And finally if you are eligible for the local boater program it can be a huge timesaver. I’ve skipped many a long line this year. I’m happy to report too that an actual Ranger has been on duty handling interactions with the public (I like that) and that the third party vendor employees are only doing the inspections. Local boater is easy to get and not to be confused with the larger Utah statewide muscles program.

You apply on line, provide info on where you store locally and some other basic info and within a week you’ll get an email with an approval. Then you have to print it off and physically take it to the hut at the top of the ramp where you trade it for your sticker and hanging tag. After that you can avoid the long lines to get inspected. If you are going to launch and retrieve often it’s really worth the effort. I have stickers for both of my runabouts and my jet ski.

Happy Boating
 
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