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Bicentenntial Park

Bicentenntial Park is a public kayak and canoe launch on Bogue Inlet near Swansboro, North Carolina.

Aerial view of the waterfront park beside the bridge, with a floating dock and a pier on the river, October 2022
Aerial view of the waterfront park beside the bridge, with a floating dock and a pier on the river, October 2022 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

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)
Restrooms
Yes
Tidal
Yes
Wheelchair access
Accessible parking
Coordinates
34.68777, -77.11690

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Boating rules

  • No-wake zone · zone at within 50 yards of the shoreline between NC Highway 24 bridge and 50 yards southwest of Casper's Marina pier, at or next to this launch 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

Marine advisories

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

National Weather Service marine zone AMZ158, S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Swansboro, East Corbett Ave. Bridge station, 0.1 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 2:25 am 1.7 ft · Low 9:09 am 0.3 ft · High 3:21 pm 2.1 ft · Low 10:10 pm 0.6 ft
Tue Nov 3 High 3:33 am 1.8 ft · Low 10:13 am 0.4 ft · High 4:19 pm 2.0 ft · Low 11:00 pm 0.5 ft
Wed Nov 4 High 4:41 am 1.9 ft · Low 11:16 am 0.4 ft · High 5:12 pm 1.9 ft · Low 11:48 pm 0.4 ft
Thu Nov 5 High 5:43 am 2.0 ft · Low 12:16 pm 0.5 ft · High 6:00 pm 1.9 ft
Fri Nov 6 Low 12:34 am 0.3 ft · High 6:37 am 2.1 ft · Low 1:14 pm 0.5 ft · High 6:45 pm 1.8 ft
Sat Nov 7 Low 1:19 am 0.3 ft · High 7:23 am 2.1 ft · Low 2:08 pm 0.5 ft · High 7:27 pm 1.7 ft
Sun Nov 8 Low 2:01 am 0.3 ft · High 8:05 am 2.2 ft · Low 2:57 pm 0.5 ft · High 8:07 pm 1.7 ft

On Bogue Inlet

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Community

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Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by North Carolina Beach and Waterfront Access Sites (NC DEQ Division of Coastal Management): boat launches and hand launches. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.