sparkin5280
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Just launched on the Bullfrog main ramp Saturday June 23rd. The river Rafters were taking up about 80% of the ramp. Lots of activity at the spur the spur is still the only place where the dock is.
(Unofficial) Recent Ramp Conditions / Experiences / Photos 2023
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Pis from 6/24 at Halls. The weather was PERFECT and the ramp was empty when we unloaded and loaded headed home.
RandyAustinFishing
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thats a beautiful sight!
Dan Spitzer
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There was minimal activity at Halls at mid-day on 6/21 and on 6/25. I could have launched and trailed both times by myself without interfering with others. Will have report on Halls soon.
Steve Moore
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Any updated pictures of Bullfrog main and slip area
Tiff Mapel
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nzaugg
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I'm guessing still no snack bar though, right?
Dan Spitzer
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Halls: Tiff, you beat me to it. No one in campground on 21st or 26th. 1 RV in RV park on 21st, 4 RVs on 27th. Plenty of parking in lot.
Tiff Mapel
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No snack bar, but the Marina store is open. We usually like to go get ice cream at the end of the trip, but NO ice cream! Major bummer!!
Tiff
Tiff Mapel
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nzaugg
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Hall's is amazingly quiet! When we were in Bullfrog, it seemed that people were arriving all night long and you would hear the clomp of people pulling carts at 1:00 in the morning. Not great for sleeping on the houseboat! At Hall's it is very quiet after 10:00 (as long as the boat down the way turns off their music). With the better bathrooms and store, I have liked it at Hall's much more, except for the closed gas pumps and pump out and the closed snack bar (I mean, really?). Plus, somehow the boaters seem to be a little friendlier and more interested in chatting.I love how blissfully quiet Halls is.
Tiff
The only other issue we have with Hall's is that the transformer on G-dock trips when everyone is running their A/C on shore power. Seems like something they could fix, but it is still out of sorts. Since we have a heat pump it takes some time for our compressor to get ready for cooling. After resetting the breaker, we get about 2 minutes of cool air before the breaker trips again.
Rivergoer
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Stateline Aux is still open for powered vessels, Stateline Main is for non-powered (canoes, kayaks, rafts). The DeCon immersion tank is open up at the top of Stateline Main in the paved parking lot.
The lower Stateline Aux dirt parking lot is still open and relatively light number of vehicles, lots of open parking. Really getting spoiled by the ever-shrinking (now 200-foot walk) from waterline to top of ramp. Coming back in I got dropped off on the shoreline right below the parking lot and the walk was a mere 100 feet up from the water.
Wahweap is open and parking lots are filling up, much busier than Stateline. I’ll try to get some pics tomorrow, unless someone else beats me to it.
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Thx Tiff -any houseboats being launched?? We USED to be able to schedule a launch (our own trailer) a few days ahead of time. Did you talk with Sarah bout plans to open the rental trailers?? Campground open?? Full???? Thx
Man I wish they would open the family units
Rivergoer
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See post above…Main is non-powered only.
Tiff Mapel
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The dry storage yard at Halls is looking pretty empty. Not sure if they have the staff or resources to launch houseboats out of Halls? I didn't see anyone launching the brief time we were there. I didn't get a chance to speak with Sarah. The campground store had a sign on it that said "closed for the season." But the gas pumps were self-serve. So I would assume that the family units (aren't they new??) won't open this year, either. Campground open, but lots of spaces available.
I would encourage anyone who has comments to send them to Superintendent Michelle Kerns at: [email protected]. She does read emails, and you should receive a reply back. She did visit the northlake area a few months ago, but not sure what came of her visit.
Tiff
Might just be the angle of the photos but the water looks higher in the second one. Did you happen to get any photos of the Hall's marina walkway?