Texas / Aransas Bay /
Cove Harbor
Boat ramp · on Aransas Bay · near Rockport · Texas
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
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Restrooms
- Permanent Facility
- Wheelchair access
- yes
- Coordinates
- 27.99230, -97.07290
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Galveston District; the one nearest this launch is of March 6, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On the river
River mile 525.5 on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Gulf Intracoastal Waterway · 0.2 mi from this launch
Condition survey of March 6, 2026 by the Galveston District. Least depth in the channel (021 Aransas Bay to Corpus Christi Ship Channel): 7 ft; project depth 14 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 Aransas Bay
Lake in Texas. All launches on Aransas Bay.
Community
Where people who use Aransas Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Aransas Bay Boat Launch near Rockport · 0.4 mi · Aransas Bay
- Rockport Beach Park · 3.0 mi · Aransas Bay
- Rockport Beach Boat Ramp · 3.4 mi · Aransas Bay
- Aransas Bay Boat Launch near Rockport · 3.4 mi · Aransas Bay
- Port Bay Boat Launch · 4.7 mi · Port Bay
- Navigation Boat Ramp · 5.3 mi · Aransas Bay
Sources
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Public Boat Ramps record 1385 · Public data (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department GIS), TPWD disclaimer; no use limitations stated
- Texas General Land Office Beach and Bay Access (Texas Coastal Access Program) record ARA033 · Public data (Texas General Land Office, Texas Coastal Access Program); GLO disclaimer, no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Public Boat Ramps and Texas General Land Office Beach and Bay Access (Texas Coastal Access Program). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.