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Chehalis River access points and trip distances, Washington

8 access points (7 public) along 67.3 river miles of the Chehalis River in Washington. 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)
0.0Plummer Lake
About 0.14 mi from the mapped river line.
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46.71798, -122.97513 24.7
24.7Chehalis River - Oakville
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46.85019, -123.25305 8.7
33.4Porter Bridge
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46.93872, -123.31554 13.1
46.5Fuller Bridge
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46.97911, -123.47855 7.7
54.2South Montesano Bridge
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46.96308, -123.60323 2.4
56.6Boat ramp (west ramp) Private marina or resort
Fee not verified; private sites usually charge, check with the site owner.
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
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46.94592, -123.64074 8.2
64.8Boat ramp near Mill Creek (west ramp)
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
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46.95766, -123.77139 2.5
67.3South Aberdeen Boat Launch
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
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46.97284, -123.80329 end
Data notes: The NHDPlus line for this river has 2 breaks, so distances across a break may run short. 1 access point is 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), WDFW Water Access Sites. 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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