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Red River access points and trip distances, Texas

15 access points (15 public) along 605.3 river miles of the Red River in Texas. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.

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Dark dots are public access points; brown dots are private, members-only or agency-land access. Tap a dot for its river mile and coordinates.

Access points in river order

River mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0Red River public boat ramp (west ramp)
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34.13220, -98.09470 124.6
124.6Red River public boat ramp (east ramp)
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33.72670, -97.15970 11.1
135.7Boat ramp (south ramp)
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
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33.81597, -97.06947 9.0
144.7Red River public boat ramp near Rock Creek
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33.83789, -97.04314 48.3
193.0Boat ramp (south ramp)
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
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33.82078, -96.56348 12.5
205.5Boat ramp (north ramp)
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
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33.75492, -96.41158 1.0
206.4Boat ramp (north ramp)
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
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33.74455, -96.40117 0.9
207.4Boat ramp (north ramp)
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
About 0.11 mi from the mapped river line.
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33.73426, -96.39027 82.5
289.8Red River public boat ramp near Sanders Creek
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33.87560, -95.50390 159.3
449.2Index Bridge Boat Ramp
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
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33.55163, -94.04093 52.5
501.6Boat ramp (south ramp)
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
About 0.10 mi from the mapped river line.
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33.36257, -93.70417 42.4
544.0Boat ramp near Sulphur River
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
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33.08767, -93.85859 17.4
561.4Boat ramp (north ramp)
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
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32.89224, -93.82199 43.1
604.5Boat ramp (west ramp)
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
About 0.10 mi from the mapped river line.
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32.49956, -93.70878 0.8
605.3Boat ramp (north ramp)
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
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32.49265, -93.69656 end
Data notes: 3 access points are more than 0.1 mi from the mapped line; its river mile is where it meets the line.

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Texas Parks & Wildlife Public Boat Ramps. Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.

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