Clark Springs Public Boat Ramp
- Type
- Public boat ramp (Forest Service)
- Season
- May 1–Oct 31
- Hours
- 24 hours
- Usable
- To about 41 ft drawdown
- Boat launch
- Swimming
- Camping
- Accessible
- Restrooms
About this boat ramp
Clark Springs Public Boat Ramp is a Forest Service launch on [Trinity Lake](/lakes/trinity-lake), about 17 miles north of Weaverville off Highway 3.
The ramp
The ramp is open 24 hours a day from May 1 to October 31, or until the lake drops to about 41 feet of drawdown; it isn't usable at low water. There's a courtesy dock, an accessible loading platform and about 60 trailer spaces.
Around the ramp
A swim beach and picnic area with an accessible flush restroom sit next to the ramp, and the state directory lists campsites.
Getting there & access
By road
Clark Springs is about 17 miles north of Weaverville on Highway 3.
Mussel rules
Arrive clean, drained and completely dry: at least 5 days dry if the boat was last used outside the area, or 30 days (or a professional decontamination) after waters with golden mussels. Show a signed Mussel-Free Self-Certification through the windshield.
Low water
Once Trinity Lake is drawn down more than about 50 feet, some ramps close or move. Call the Weaverville Ranger Station, (530) 623-2121, for current conditions.
- Fee
- $11 per vehicle per day
- Ranger station
- (530) 623-2121
What's here
Launch
Paved ramp with courtesy dock
Accessible
Accessible loading platform and restroom
Swimming
Swim beach next to the ramp
Camping
Campsites listed by the state directory
Restrooms
Flush toilets
Rules & official resources
- California Boater Card required for all operators of motorized vessels, regardless of age, since January 1, 2025dbw.parks.ca.gov ↗
- Day use is $11 per vehicle per day; the ramp is open May 1 to October 31 or until the lake reaches 41 feet of drawdownfs.usda.gov ↗
- Boats 26 feet and longer may not tie up to the summer courtesy docks; swimming, diving or sunbathing on a courtesy dock or within 200 feet of a launch ramp is prohibitedfs.usda.gov ↗
- Forest Order 14-25-29 (effective December 4, 2025 through December 4, 2027) prohibits possessing or transporting golden, zebra or quagga mussels below the high-water mark of Shasta, Trinity and Lewiston lakes or on any ramp that serves them; violations carry fines up to $5,000 for individualsfs.usda.gov ↗
- All watercraft must be cleaned, drained and completely dried before launching at Whiskeytown, Shasta, Trinity and Lewiston lakes: at least 5 days dry if last used outside the NRA, at least 30 days dry (or professional decontamination) if used in a county or waterbody with known golden musselshome.nps.gov ↗
- A signed Mussel-Free Self-Certification displayed through the windshield speeds up launching at Shasta, Trinity, Lewiston and Whiskeytown lakesnps.gov ↗
- A current California Mussel Fee sticker is required on motorized watercraft operated in fresh waterwildlife.ca.gov ↗
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