494 Access

  • Steve Root
    South St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 5653
    September 30, 2018 at 12:42 pm #1800454

    I haven’t been out on the river since last fall and thought today might be the day to get back at it. After gassing up the truck I went past the 494 access just to see if the city had closed the ramp again.

    The good news is that it’s open.

    The bad news is that it’s not very usable. The water is into the parking lot a bit, covering the top of the ramp. The dock is still in and it’s covered with big trees and other debris. This effectively blocks both ramps, especially the up stream ramp.

    I really wish the city would throw that floating dock away and be done with it. All it does is trap trees and junk and mess up the ramp.

    S.R.

    Francis K
    Champlin, MN
    Posts: 830
    October 1, 2018 at 7:42 am #1800515

    A friend of ours took this pic for me yesterday

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    Josh Mattick
    Posts: 7
    October 1, 2018 at 10:02 am #1800549

    I was planning on using that launch tomorrow morning, what’s the next closest boat launch? And how’s the fishing been in the area? New to fishing this area, any info would be appreciated
    Thank you
    Josh

    Francis K
    Champlin, MN
    Posts: 830
    October 1, 2018 at 10:12 am #1800555

    Lions Levee in St Paul Park.

    Jon Jordan
    Keymaster
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 6053
    October 1, 2018 at 10:44 am #1800563

    Or River Heights Marina (Mississippi Pub). Downstream (south) on the same side of the river. Take Concord to King of Diamonds turn left there and follow the road down to the river/ramp. $10 user fee.

    -J.

    Josh Mattick
    Posts: 7
    October 1, 2018 at 4:09 pm #1800688

    Perfect
    Thanks for the quick response, I’ll let you know if we have any luck.

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