Ballard Elks Public Access
Ballard Elks Public Access is a public kayak and canoe launch on Shilshole Bay near Seattle, Washington.
- Tidal
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)
- Car parking
- Yes (paved)
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 47.67489, -122.40808
Boating rules
- No-discharge zone: WAC 173-228 bans vessel sewage discharges, whether treated or not, in the No Discharge Zone. It became effective May 10, 2018. · all of Shilshole Bay rule
From the boating rules map of Washington Department of Ecology, read October 20, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Meadow Point, Shilshole Bay · NOAA, 0.9 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone PZZ135, Puget Sound and Hood Canal. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Meadow Point, Shilshole Bay station, 0.9 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Nov 2 | Low 4:02 am 0.2 ft · High 11:55 am 11.3 ft · Low 6:25 pm 5.9 ft · High 10:47 pm 7.9 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | Low 5:11 am 1.3 ft · High 12:44 pm 11.4 ft · Low 7:21 pm 4.4 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | High 12:30 am 7.9 ft · Low 6:20 am 2.4 ft · High 1:24 pm 11.4 ft · Low 8:05 pm 2.9 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | High 1:57 am 8.5 ft · Low 7:25 am 3.4 ft · High 1:56 pm 11.4 ft · Low 8:42 pm 1.5 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | High 3:07 am 9.3 ft · Low 8:23 am 4.4 ft · High 2:24 pm 11.4 ft · Low 9:15 pm 0.3 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | High 4:05 am 10.1 ft · Low 9:16 am 5.3 ft · High 2:50 pm 11.2 ft · Low 9:45 pm -0.7 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | High 4:56 am 10.7 ft · Low 10:05 am 6.1 ft · High 3:15 pm 10.9 ft · Low 10:15 pm -1.3 ft |
On Shilshole Bay
Bay in Washington. All launches on Shilshole Bay.
Community
Where people who use Shilshole Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Eddie Vine Boat Ramp · 0.9 mi · Shilshole Bay
- 28th Ave NW Shoreline Street End · 0.9 mi · Lake Washington Ship Canal
- 14th Avenue Northwest Boat Ramp · 1.9 mi · Lake Washington Ship Canal
- 32nd Avenue West Boat Launch · 3.0 mi · Elliott Bay
- Waterway 23 Boat Launch · 3.4 mi · Lake Union
- Sunnyside Avenue North Boat Ramp · 4.0 mi · Lake Union
Sources
- Washington Ecology Shoreline Public Access sites with a boat launch (Puget Sound and the coast) record WS01690 · Washington Department of Ecology, Category 1 public information; use of Ecology data with credit to Ecology and a link to the data page; commercial and political use prohibited
Why it is listed as public: listed by Washington Ecology Shoreline Public Access sites with a boat launch (Puget Sound and the coast). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.