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Ann's Point Access

Ann's Point Access is a free public kayak and canoe launch on Bass Harbor near Tremont, Maine.

Rocky shore near Bass Harbor
Bass Harbor, the water this launch is on. Rocky shore near Bass Harbor Photo: dconvertini · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Flickr

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Fee
Free
Restrooms
No
Tidal
Yes
Coordinates
44.24800, -68.35220

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of December 4, 2024). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone ANZ052, Intra Coastal Waters from Schoodic Point, ME to Stonington, ME. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Bass Harbor station, 0.4 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.

Tide predictions, Mon Nov 2 to Sun Nov 8
Mon Nov 2 High 4:18 am 9.4 ft · Low 9:55 am 1.2 ft · High 4:39 pm 10.2 ft · Low 10:38 pm 0.3 ft
Tue Nov 3 High 5:26 am 9.5 ft · Low 11:06 am 1.1 ft · High 5:49 pm 10.1 ft · Low 11:42 pm 0.3 ft
Wed Nov 4 High 6:29 am 9.8 ft · Low 12:12 pm 0.7 ft · High 6:54 pm 10.1 ft
Thu Nov 5 Low 12:41 am 0.3 ft · High 7:27 am 10.2 ft · Low 1:12 pm 0.3 ft · High 7:53 pm 10.1 ft
Fri Nov 6 Low 1:34 am 0.3 ft · High 8:18 am 10.6 ft · Low 2:05 pm 0.0 ft · High 8:45 pm 10.2 ft
Sat Nov 7 Low 2:22 am 0.3 ft · High 9:04 am 10.8 ft · Low 2:54 pm -0.3 ft · High 9:33 pm 10.1 ft
Sun Nov 8 Low 3:07 am 0.4 ft · High 9:46 am 10.9 ft · Low 3:38 pm -0.4 ft · High 10:17 pm 10.0 ft

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Bass Harbor · 0.2 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of December 4, 2024 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (6-Foot North Anchorage): 5.3 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 6 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)

US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.

On Bass Harbor

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Community

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Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Maine Coastal Public Access Sites (Maine Coastal Program). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.