Whiskey Slough marina has been completely renovated and is a pretty good place to launch from. Take I-205 to Tracy, Tracy Blvd north to Hwy Four. Go east about 2 miles, turn left on Trapper Road. Bear left at the next two funny intersections, across the railroad tracks and there it is. Turner Cut has a decent ramp but it is STEEP! It is also only one lane, and narrow at that so it can be a zoo. The ramp at Tiki Lagun is very, VERY bad. I keep a houseboat at Tiki and usually end up going down to Turner to haul my boat out. Discovery Bay has a great ramp but it is very expensive. As Doug said, Orwood has a good ramp. There are a few ramps at Bethel Island. The ramp right at the bridge onto the island is pretty good, I have launched there a few times. If you are heading to the north delta then I would recommend Whimpy's. Note that at both Bethel Island and Whimpy's you could be launching into a significant cross current which can make loading the boat back on the trailer a tad difficult. Rod
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