Connecticut / Cockenoe Harbor /

Calf Pasture Beach

Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Cockenoe Harbor · near Norwalk · Connecticut

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)
Fee
Fee charged
Restrooms
Yes
Tidal
Yes
Wheelchair access
Yes
Managed by
City of Norwalk
Website
norwalkct.org
Coordinates
41.08455, -73.39523

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of March 31, 2026). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Marine advisories

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

National Weather Service marine zone ANZ335, Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's South Norwalk station, 1.3 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 12:22 am 1.3 ft · High 6:23 am 6.2 ft · Low 12:45 pm 1.7 ft · High 6:42 pm 6.5 ft
Tue Oct 20 Low 1:17 am 1.3 ft · High 7:22 am 6.4 ft · Low 1:44 pm 1.4 ft · High 7:42 pm 6.5 ft
Wed Oct 21 Low 2:09 am 1.1 ft · High 8:13 am 6.8 ft · Low 2:36 pm 1.1 ft · High 8:36 pm 6.7 ft
Thu Oct 22 Low 2:55 am 0.9 ft · High 8:58 am 7.2 ft · Low 3:24 pm 0.6 ft · High 9:23 pm 7.0 ft
Fri Oct 23 Low 3:38 am 0.7 ft · High 9:40 am 7.6 ft · Low 4:08 pm 0.2 ft · High 10:07 pm 7.2 ft
Sat Oct 24 Low 4:18 am 0.5 ft · High 10:20 am 8.0 ft · Low 4:50 pm -0.2 ft · High 10:49 pm 7.4 ft
Sun Oct 25 Low 4:58 am 0.3 ft · High 11:00 am 8.4 ft · Low 5:32 pm -0.6 ft · High 11:31 pm 7.6 ft

Channel survey

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

  • Norwalk Harbor · 0.3 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of March 31, 2026 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (12-Foot Norwalk Harbor Reach): 7.4 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 12 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 Cockenoe Harbor

Bay in Connecticut. All launches on Cockenoe Harbor.

Community

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Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Connecticut DEEP Coastal Access Sites (boat launches and car-top access). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.