North Carolina / Taylor Creek /
Beaufort
Boat ramp · on Taylor Creek · near Beaufort · North Carolina
Open per North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas's data, checked October 18, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 4
- Docks
- 3
- Trailer parking
- 43 spaces
- Car parking
- 11 spaces
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Hours
- 24 hours
- Wheelchair access
- Accessible parking
- Managed by
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
- Coordinates
- 34.70965, -76.63211
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Wilmington District; the one nearest this launch is of May 27, 2026). Not for navigation.
Boating rules
- No-wake zone · all of Taylor Creek rule
From the boating rules map of North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, read October 18, 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
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Beaufort Harbor - Taylor's Creek East · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of May 27, 2026 by the Wilmington District. Soundings on the sheet from 1.4 to 23.7 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); the Corps maintains a 15 ft channel here. 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 Taylor Creek
Lake in North Carolina. All launches on Taylor Creek.
Nearby launches
- West Beaufort · 2.1 mi · Beaufort Inlet
- Straits Landing · 3.4 mi · Core Sound
- Morehead City · 6.8 mi · Bogue Sound
- Oyster Creek · 12.7 mi · Core Sound
- Newport · 13.7 mi · Newport River
- Salters Creek Boat Launch · 18.2 mi · Salters Creek
Sources
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas record a0b7de80-4428-4ba5-9b38-2b3634fb35c8 · NCWRC: developed and maintained for free and public use; no warranty (ArcGIS item 825b21606e2040aabed210d878b2f3e5)
- OpenStreetMap n10550613306 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n10550613307 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.