Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lloyd Shoals Dam Georgia Power, Lake Jackson | Dam / hazard | 33.32061, -83.84101 | The dam that makes Lake Jackson and starts the river. Everything above it is lake water. |
| 2 | Lloyd Shoals Dam (Georgia Power ramp) Georgia Power, Jasper County | Access / boat ramp | 33.31608, -83.84033 | Tailrace ramp immediately below the dam - the top put-in on the Ocmulgee. |
| 3 | Marjorie Kahn Popper Hand Launch DNR-WRD, Jasper County | Access / boat ramp | 33.26439, -83.82477 | Hand launch on the Oconee National Forest frontage, signed as a kayak launch in OSM. |
| 4 | Wise Creek Canoe Launch USFS, Jasper County | Access / boat ramp | 33.24358, -83.81411 | Forest Service canoe launch, mapped in OSM as the Wise Creek take-out. |
| 5 | Ocmulgee Flats Camp US Forest Service, Jasper County | Campsite | 33.17835, -83.81754 | Forest Service riverside campsite on the Ocmulgee Bluff tract, about 500 m off the water. |
| 6 | Key Bridge (SR83) DNR-WRD, Jasper County | Access / boat ramp | 33.15963, -83.82347 | DNR ramp at the GA 83 crossing. |
| 7 | East Juliette Dam Monroe County | Access / boat ramp | 33.10730, -83.79633 | County ramp on the Monroe County bank at the Juliette dam. |
| 8 | Juliette Dam Juliette, Monroe-Jones county line | Dam / hazard | 33.10607, -83.79507 | Low dam across the mainstem at Juliette. Take out above it; ramps sit on both banks. |
| 9 | Below Juliette Dam Private, Jones County | Access / boat ramp | 33.10492, -83.79358 | Privately run access on the Jones County bank below the dam; fee. |
| 10 | Popes Ferry DNR-WRD, Monroe County | Access / boat ramp | 32.99374, -83.72533 | Bank access. The DNR record shows no canoe slide here. |
| 11 | Jay Hall North River Access Amerson River Park, Macon | Access / boat ramp | 32.88158, -83.65813 | Upper of the two launches in Amerson River Park, carried by DNR as Amerson Water Works Park. |
| 12 | Bragg Jam South River Access Amerson River Park, Macon | Access / boat ramp | 32.86913, -83.65457 | Lower Amerson River Park launch, about 3 km below the north access. |
| 13 | Riverview Park (Spring St Bridge) City of Macon | Access / boat ramp | 32.84583, -83.62738 | Canoe and kayak only on the city's record. Mapped in OSM as Spring Street Landing. |
| 14 | Ocmulgee Riverwalk City of Macon | Park / conservation area | 32.83349, -83.61401 | Riverwalk park through downtown Macon between the Spring Street and Georgia Central crossings. |
| 15 | Bullards Landing Twiggs County | Access / boat ramp | 32.62585, -83.54251 | County ramp below Macon. |
| 16 | Knowles (SR96) DNR-WRD, Houston County | Access / boat ramp | 32.54213, -83.53728 | DNR ramp at the GA 96 crossing. |
| 17 | Westlake Landing Twiggs County bank | Access / boat ramp | 32.48581, -83.48819 | Ramp confirmed by an OSM slipway of the same name. |
| 18 | Dykes Landing Bleckley County | Access / boat ramp | 32.41459, -83.48299 | County ramp just below Stephens Bluff. |
| 19 | Uchee Shoals (Downtown Hawkinsville) Pulaski County, Hawkinsville | Access / boat ramp | 32.28383, -83.46261 | Town ramp at Uchee Shoals. The USGS gauge sits within 100 m of it. |
| 20 | USGS gauge - Ocmulgee River at Hawkinsville USGS streamgage | USGS gauge | 32.28300, -83.46231 | The stage and discharge gauge the water page reads. Coordinates come from the site roster. |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Hawkinsville (Mile Branch Park) DNR-WRD, Pulaski County | Access / boat ramp | 32.27068, -83.46117 | DNR ramp in Mile Branch Park, about 1.3 km below the Uchee Shoals ramp. |
| 22 | Mile Branch Park Pulaski County, Hawkinsville | Campsite | 32.27063, -83.46231 | Camping in the same park as the DNR ramp - the only mapped campground on the middle river. |
| 23 | Sandy Hammock (SR230) DNR-WRD, Pulaski County | Access / boat ramp | 32.13977, -83.36745 | DNR ramp at the GA 230 crossing; OSM also maps the landing as a park. |
| 24 | Ochise Landing Dodge County | Access / boat ramp | 32.08335, -83.30030 | County ramp at the end of Ochise Bubbling Water Landing Road. |
| 25 | Dodge County Landing Dodge County | Access / boat ramp | 32.07487, -83.29562 | Second Dodge County ramp, about 1 km below Ochise. |
| 26 | Half Moon Landing DNR-WRD, Wilcox County | Access / boat ramp | 32.00088, -83.29570 | DNR ramp above the Rhine-Abbeville crossing. |
| 27 | Statham Shoals Landing DNR-WRD, Wilcox County | Access / boat ramp | 31.96835, -83.27982 | DNR ramp at Statham Shoals. |
| 28 | McCranie's Landing Private, Telfair County | Access / boat ramp | 31.95165, -83.23635 | Privately operated but carried as free on the DNR record. |
| 29 | Dodge Lake Landing Telfair County | Access / boat ramp | 31.87558, -83.17528 | County ramp on the Telfair bank. |
| 30 | Ben Hill County Landing DNR-WRD, Ben Hill County | Access / boat ramp | 31.77456, -83.00753 | DNR ramp on the lower river below Abbeville. |
| 31 | Coffee County Landing Coffee County | Access / boat ramp | 31.77653, -82.99325 | County ramp about 1.5 km below the Ben Hill ramp. |
| 32 | Barr's Bluff Landing DNR-WRD, Coffee County | Access / boat ramp | 31.77858, -82.91925 | DNR ramp at Barr's Bluff. |
| 33 | Flat Tub Landing DNR, Coffee County | Access / boat ramp | 31.78875, -82.85748 | DNR ramp at Flat Tub on the Horse Creek WMA reach. |
| 34 | Scuffle Bluff DNR-WRD, Telfair County | Access / boat ramp | 31.81585, -82.83935 | DNR ramp at Scuffle Bluff; OSM maps the landing as a park too. |
| 35 | Rocky Hammock Landing DNR, Jeff Davis County | Access / boat ramp | 31.81461, -82.82381 | DNR ramp on the Jeff Davis bank. |
| 36 | Horse Creek WMA DNR, Telfair County | Park / conservation area | 31.83261, -82.80522 | Wildlife management area frontage on the lower river. The DNR record does not say whether a ramp or bank fishing is available. |
| 37 | Burkett's Ferry Landing DNR-WRD, Jeff Davis County | Access / boat ramp | 31.86818, -82.75144 | DNR ramp at the old Burkett's Ferry crossing. |
| 38 | McRae's Landing Telfair County | Access / boat ramp | 31.90399, -82.70020 | County ramp above Lumber City. |
| 39 | Lumber City Landing City of Lumber City | Access / boat ramp | 31.92036, -82.67501 | Town ramp at Lumber City, beside the Norfolk Southern swing bridge and the US 341 crossings. |
| 40 | Hinsons Landing DNR-WRD, Jeff Davis County | Access / boat ramp | 31.93474, -82.58944 | The lowest DNR ramp on the Ocmulgee, a short way above the Altamaha confluence. |
Gauge: USGS 02215000 — OCMULGEE RIVER AT US 341, AT HAWKINSVILLE, GA. Live flow on the web page.
Species: American Shad, Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Largemouth Bass, Redbreast Sunfish, Spotted Bass, Striped Bass
Regulations: georgiawildlife.com/fishing-regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Macon riverfront and Amerson River Park - upper access with a launch and city bank fishing.
Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge - protected bottomland frontage below Macon.
Hawkinsville landing at the US 341 bridge - the gauge site and the most-used mid-river ramp.
Abbeville landing - lower-river public ramp with good access to the big catfish bends.
Horse Creek and Highway 280 access - mid-river launch used by paddlers and bank anglers.
Ocmulgee Wildlife Management Area - public land river frontage south of Abbeville.
Lumber City at the Oconee confluence - the bottom of the river where the Altamaha begins.
Spring: shad and striped bass run upriver, flows are high, and redbreast fishing begins in earnest.
Summer: low clear water and warm nights, the prime season for big flathead catfish.
Fall: falling water concentrates fish on the bends and bass move back onto the timber.
Winter: cold and often high, slow for panfish but dependable for blue catfish in the deep holes.