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A Grants Pass boat ramp is not the Wild Section permit line
City ramps reach the Rogue, but BLM places the Recreational Section upstream of Grave Creek and treats the Wild Section as a separate permit decision.
Last reviewed against the listed sources September 9, 2026.
Putting a boat in at a Grants Pass park does not by itself place you at the Wild Section permit line. First identify the river section.
The City lists boat ramps at Baker Park and Riverside Park. BLM’s Recreational Section brochure starts that section west of Grants Pass and ends it at Grave Creek, where the Wild Section begins.
BLM’s permit page identifies Grave Creek to Watson Creek as the regulated Wild Section. Use that page for current permits, closures, fires, and trip conditions instead of carrying a city-park answer downstream.
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Use Grants Pass's parks page for Baker or Riverside access, BLM's Recreational Section brochure for the Grave Creek handoff, and BLM's permit page before a Wild Section trip.
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Last reviewed against the listed sources: September 9, 2026.
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