South Carolina / Mackay Creek /
CC Haigh Jr
Boat ramp · on Mackay Creek · near Hilton Head Island · South Carolina
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
- 2
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 60 Parking Spaces for Vehicles and Trailers
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Beaufort County
- Coordinates
- 32.22875, -80.78788
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Savannah District; the one nearest this launch is of December 31, 2025). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Skull Creek, south entrance, Hilton Head Island · NOAA, 1.0 mi away
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Skull Creek, south entrance, Hilton Head Island station, 1.0 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Oct 19 | High 3:21 am 6.6 ft · Low 9:08 am 2.1 ft · High 3:53 pm 7.3 ft · Low 10:06 pm 2.2 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 4:12 am 6.8 ft · Low 10:10 am 2.0 ft · High 4:45 pm 7.4 ft · Low 10:59 pm 1.9 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 5:04 am 7.1 ft · Low 11:10 am 1.8 ft · High 5:36 pm 7.5 ft · Low 11:48 pm 1.5 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 5:56 am 7.5 ft · Low 12:06 pm 1.5 ft · High 6:26 pm 7.7 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 12:35 am 1.1 ft · High 6:46 am 8.0 ft · Low 12:59 pm 1.1 ft · High 7:13 pm 7.9 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 1:21 am 0.6 ft · High 7:33 am 8.5 ft · Low 1:49 pm 0.8 ft · High 7:59 pm 8.0 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 2:06 am 0.3 ft · High 8:18 am 8.9 ft · Low 2:39 pm 0.5 ft · High 8:43 pm 8.1 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway · 0.4 mi from this launch
Condition survey of December 31, 2025 by the Savannah District. Soundings on the sheet from 1.2 to 68.5 ft; the Corps maintains a 12 ft channel here. 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 Mackay Creek
River in South Carolina. All launches on Mackay Creek.
Community
Where people who use Mackay Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Buckingham · 0.7 mi · Mackay Creek
- Dick's Point Boat Ramp · 2.5 mi · Mackay Creek
- Alljoy · 3.6 mi · May River
- HE Trask Sr · 4.3 mi · Colleton River
- Public Boat Dock Facility · 4.4 mi · May River
- Broad Creek Boat Launch · 4.5 mi · Broad Creek
Sources
- South Carolina DNR Public Water Access (boat ramps and paddle launches) record BR313 · Public data (SCDNR), disclaimer and hold-harmless only; no use limitations stated
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record 8c2145ad-1f6e-4c1f-99cb-fe4cd1b29930 · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
- OpenStreetMap n1583848886 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by South Carolina DNR Public Water Access (boat ramps and paddle launches) and US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.