Louisiana / Calcasieu Ship Channel /

Cameron Jetties and Ramp

Boat ramp · on Calcasieu Ship Channel · near Cameron · Louisiana

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
1
Ramp surface
Concrete
Tidal
Yes
Coordinates
29.76877, -93.34218

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New Orleans District; the one nearest this launch is of October 13, 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 GMZ432, Calcasieu Lake. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Calcasieu Pass 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 Oct 19 to Sun Oct 25
Mon Oct 19 High 1:19 am 2.1 ft · Low 4:21 pm 0.7 ft
Tue Oct 20 High 1:19 am 2.0 ft · Low 7:27 am 1.6 ft · High 10:04 am 1.7 ft · Low 5:18 pm 0.8 ft
Wed Oct 21 High 1:23 am 2.0 ft · Low 7:18 am 1.4 ft · High 11:37 am 1.7 ft · Low 6:13 pm 0.9 ft
Thu Oct 22 High 1:24 am 2.0 ft · Low 7:24 am 1.2 ft · High 12:57 pm 1.8 ft · Low 7:03 pm 1.0 ft
Fri Oct 23 High 1:24 am 2.0 ft · Low 7:44 am 0.9 ft · High 1:55 pm 2.0 ft · Low 7:49 pm 1.1 ft
Sat Oct 24 High 1:28 am 2.0 ft · Low 8:11 am 0.6 ft · High 2:48 pm 2.2 ft · Low 8:33 pm 1.3 ft
Sun Oct 25 High 1:38 am 2.0 ft · Low 8:44 am 0.2 ft · High 3:44 pm 2.3 ft · Low 9:17 pm 1.5 ft

Channel survey

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

  • GAP Sheet 25 · 0.1 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of October 13, 2026 by the New Orleans District. Least depth in the channel: 43.6 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 41 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 Calcasieu Ship Channel

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Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Boat Launches. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.