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Buckley Cove Fishing Access

Boat ramp · on Buckley Cove · near Stockton · California

Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2022.

state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 2026

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
Ramp lanes
3
Docks
2
Trailer parking
150 spaces
Restrooms
Yes
Tidal
Yes
Website
stocktongov.com
Coordinates
37.97671, -121.37526

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Sacramento District; the one nearest this launch is of January 2, 2026). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Blackslough Landing station, 2.7 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 Oct 19 to Sun Oct 25
Mon Oct 19 Low 7:25 am 0.2 ft · High 1:42 pm 2.1 ft · Low 7:30 pm 1.4 ft
Tue Oct 20 High 12:54 am 2.6 ft · Low 8:12 am 0.2 ft · High 2:27 pm 2.2 ft · Low 8:28 pm 1.1 ft
Wed Oct 21 High 2:00 am 2.5 ft · Low 8:55 am 0.2 ft · High 3:07 pm 2.5 ft · Low 9:21 pm 0.7 ft
Thu Oct 22 High 3:03 am 2.5 ft · Low 9:34 am 0.3 ft · High 3:43 pm 2.7 ft · Low 10:10 pm 0.4 ft
Fri Oct 23 High 4:00 am 2.5 ft · Low 10:11 am 0.4 ft · High 4:17 pm 3.1 ft · Low 10:57 pm 0.1 ft
Sat Oct 24 High 4:54 am 2.6 ft · Low 10:47 am 0.7 ft · High 4:50 pm 3.5 ft · Low 11:44 pm -0.2 ft
Sun Oct 25 High 5:47 am 2.6 ft · Low 11:21 am 1.0 ft · High 5:23 pm 3.8 ft

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Stockton Channel · 0.2 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of January 2, 2026 by the Sacramento District. Least depth in the channel: 33.9 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 35 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 Buckley Cove

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Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by California Boating Facilities (Division of Boating and Waterways survey, CDFW Fishing Guide). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.