Channel Vista Shore Access
Channel Vista Shore Access is a public kayak and canoe launch on Kansas Cove near Friday Harbor, Washington.
- 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Car parking
- Yes (unpaved)
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 48.52885, -122.98127
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 Kansas Cove 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 Friday Harbor, San Juan Island · NOAA, 1.8 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 Friday Harbor, San Juan Island station, 1.8 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 3:53 am -0.2 ft · High 12:31 pm 8.1 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | Low 4:56 am 0.8 ft · High 1:07 pm 8.0 ft · Low 7:51 pm 3.9 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | High 12:05 am 4.8 ft · Low 5:59 am 1.9 ft · High 1:36 pm 7.9 ft · Low 8:22 pm 2.7 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | High 2:07 am 5.2 ft · Low 7:01 am 3.0 ft · High 1:58 pm 7.8 ft · Low 8:51 pm 1.5 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | High 3:32 am 5.9 ft · Low 7:59 am 4.1 ft · High 2:15 pm 7.7 ft · Low 9:19 pm 0.4 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | High 4:40 am 6.7 ft · Low 8:53 am 5.1 ft · High 2:26 pm 7.6 ft · Low 9:46 pm -0.4 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | High 5:37 am 7.4 ft · Low 9:47 am 5.9 ft · High 2:35 pm 7.5 ft · Low 10:13 pm -1.0 ft |
On Kansas Cove
Bay in Washington. All launches on Kansas Cove.
Community
Where people who use Kansas Cove talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Jackson Beach County Park · 1.4 mi · Argyle Lagoon
- Hummel Lake Boat Launch · 4.0 mi · Hummel Lake
- Odlin County Park · 4.6 mi · Upright Channel
- Sportsmans Lake Boat Launch · 4.9 mi · Sportsman Lake
- Egg Lake Carry-in Access · 5.3 mi · Egg Lake
- Hunter Bay boat ramp · 7.8 mi · Hunter Bay
Sources
- Washington Ecology Shoreline Public Access sites with a boat launch (Puget Sound and the coast) record WS11850 · 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
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.