Washington / Bowman Bay /
Deception Pass State Park (Skagit)
Deception Pass State Park (Skagit) is a public boat ramp on Bowman Bay near Rosario Beach, Washington.
- Discover Pass required
- Restrooms
- 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
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Discover Pass required
- Car parking
- Yes (unpaved)
- Restrooms
- Pit toilet
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 48.41656, -122.65150
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 Bowman 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 Deception Pass St. Park, Bowman Bay, Fidalgo I. · NOAA, 0.1 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone PZZ133, Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Deception Pass St. Park, Bowman Bay, Fidalgo I. 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.
| Mon Nov 2 | Low 3:07 am -0.2 ft · High 11:41 am 8.0 ft · Low 6:33 pm 5.1 ft · High 9:03 pm 5.4 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | Low 4:09 am 0.9 ft · High 12:15 pm 7.9 ft · Low 7:06 pm 3.9 ft · High 11:10 pm 5.0 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | Low 5:12 am 2.0 ft · High 12:39 pm 7.9 ft · Low 7:37 pm 2.7 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | High 1:15 am 5.3 ft · Low 6:13 am 3.1 ft · High 12:57 pm 7.8 ft · Low 8:04 pm 1.5 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | High 2:43 am 5.9 ft · Low 7:11 am 4.1 ft · High 1:12 pm 7.7 ft · Low 8:30 pm 0.5 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | High 3:48 am 6.6 ft · Low 8:03 am 4.9 ft · High 1:30 pm 7.7 ft · Low 8:55 pm -0.3 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | High 4:42 am 7.2 ft · Low 8:52 am 5.6 ft · High 1:50 pm 7.6 ft · Low 9:22 pm -0.9 ft |
On Bowman Bay
Bay in Washington. All launches on Bowman Bay.
Community
Where people who use Bowman Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Pass Lake Boat Launch · 0.4 mi · Pass Lake
- Deception Pass State Park (Island) · 1.3 mi · Cranberry Lake
- Deception Pass Cornet Bay Boat Launch · 1.7 mi · Deception Pass
- Deception Pass State Park (Island) · 1.7 mi · Deception Pass
- Lake Erie Boat Launch · 2.3 mi · Lake Erie
- Lake Campbell Boat Launch · 2.4 mi · Lake Campbell
Sources
- Washington Ecology Shoreline Public Access sites with a boat launch (Puget Sound and the coast) record WS00900 · 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
- OpenStreetMap n3844069081 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.