Hirz Bay Public Boat Ramp
- Type
- Public boat ramp (Forest Service)
- Lanes
- 3 to 75 ft drawdown; 2 to 95 ft
- Parking
- 61 lighted spaces
- Fee
- $18 per vehicle per day
- Boat launch
- Camping
- Restrooms
About this boat ramp
Hirz Bay Public Boat Ramp is a Forest Service launch on the McCloud Arm of [Shasta Lake](/lakes/shasta-lake), about 20 miles northeast of Redding and about 9 miles up Gilman Road from Interstate 5.
The ramp
The paved ramp area has three lanes in service to about 75 feet of drawdown and two lanes to about 95 feet. There's a courtesy dock, flush toilets and 61 lighted parking spaces, but no drinking water.
Around the ramp
The ramp is part of the Hirz Bay complex, with a campground, two group camps and the Hirz Bay trail. It's day use only, and the Forest Service closes it during severe weather.
Getting there & access
By road
From I-5 take exit 698 (Salt Creek/Gilman Road), turn right, and follow Gilman Road east about 9 miles.
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
Ramps work only to certain drawdowns. Check the lake level and call the Shasta Lake Ranger Station, (530) 275-1587, before you tow.
- Arm
- McCloud Arm
- Ranger station
- (530) 275-1587
What's here
Launch
Three-lane paved ramp with courtesy dock
Restrooms
Flush toilets; no drinking water
Camping
Hirz Bay campground and group camps nearby
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 listed at $18 per vehicle per day; Senior and Access pass holders get 50% off, and season passes are sold by Shasta Recreation Company, (530) 275-8113fs.usda.gov ↗
- Day use only; overnight camping is not allowed at the rampfs.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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