Corps of Engineers Boat Launches Closed

FYI for all you would-be crappie fishermen like myself, all of the corps of engineers launches are closed. The gates are locked and signs hung at the Gainesville and Sumter County recreation park ramp that say all launches are closed because of Covid 19. I can only surmise that the gates at all other COE ramps are locked as well.

why in hell would you close a boat launch????

WTF. What better place to "social distance". Thanks for the heads up.

I heard they were closing the ones that were inside a park or campground, But I havent heard about them closing all ramps.

They won't close a Walmart selling Chinese goods, but they will close a boat ramp. No one gets 6 feet from me when I'm backing in or taking out. I guess it has to be to keep the kids out who want to come and drink and make a small bon fire at night.

aks al power .some of their coosa ramps still shut ie glover's point

It didn't make a bit of sense to me either. I drove all the way down there last sunday afternoon to find out that they were all locked down. Infuriating.

That's exactly what I said when I pulled up.

I put in at Rocky Branch on Holt this morning, and when I got of to 17, that ramp was full of trucks too. I was told they were closed as well, but not today

I'm in Lake View as well. Rocky Branch was open for business two sundays ago right at the onset of the outbreak. That's another reason I was so surprised when I got down to Greene county and all launches were closed.

I dint see any landing closed around Eufaula. What ares have y’all seen closed ramps?

Gainesville Launch in Greene county and the ramp at the Sumter county park on the upper side of the damn just across the river in Sumter County

It's gonna be coming soon


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I don't see how. That would be like shutting down the interstate.

From the corps Facebook page:


All campgrounds for the Black Warrior & Tombigbee River Lakes will be closed on March 21, 2020 at 3:00 P.M. Boat ramps for Burchfield Branch, Deerlick Creek, and Forkland Campground are currently accessible.

The following boat ramps remain accessible:

Blue Creek
Lock 15
Rocky Branch
Rock Quarry
Mill Creek
Lock 8
Finches Ferry
Selden Lower Pool
Lock 6
Lock 5
Runaway II
Belmont
Arcola
Backbone
Spillway Falls Lower Pool Access
Lenoir Landing

Oliver Fishing Pier remains accessible at this time as well.

***No fees are being collected during this time.***