Jones Valley Public Boat Ramp
- Type
- Public boat ramp (Forest Service)
- Lanes
- 4 to 50 ft; 2 to 140 ft; 1 to 210 ft drawdown
- Trailer parking
- About 150 spaces
- Fee
- $18 per vehicle per day
- Boat launch
- Camping
- Restrooms
About this boat ramp
Jones Valley Public Boat Ramp is a Forest Service launch on the Pit River Arm of [Shasta Lake](/lakes/shasta-lake), about 9 miles east of Shasta Lake City. [Jones Valley Resort](/marinas/jones-valley-resort-shasta-lake) and [Silverthorn Resort](/marinas/silverthorn-resort-shasta-lake) are nearby.
The ramp
Four lanes work to about 50 feet of drawdown, two lanes to about 140 feet and one lane to about 210 feet, so Jones Valley keeps working when most ramps are out of the water. The state boating directory lists one boarding float and about 150 trailer spaces. There are flush toilets but no drinking water.
Good to know
The ramp is open all year for day use. Upper and Lower Jones Valley campgrounds, the Jones Valley Inlet shoreline camping area and the Clikapudi Trail are close by.
Getting there & access
By road
From I-5 take exit 687 and turn right. Follow Old Oregon Trail 3 miles, turn left on Bear Mountain Road for 8.5 miles, then left at the Dry Creek Road stop sign and go about 3 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.
- Season
- Open all year
- Ranger station
- (530) 275-1587
What's here
Launch
Four-lane paved ramp; one lane reaches about 210 ft of drawdown
Restrooms
Flush toilets; no drinking water
Camping
Jones Valley campgrounds 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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