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Chicopit Bay Carry-in Access
This is a public kayak and canoe launch on Chicopit Bay near Atlantic Beach, Florida.
- 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)
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 30.38211, -81.43870
Directions (Google) Apple Maps
This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Jacksonville District; the one nearest this launch is of January 12, 2024). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Pablo Creek entrance · NOAA, 0.7 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone AMZ452, Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Pablo Creek entrance station, 0.7 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 | High 2:46 am 4.1 ft · Low 8:41 am 0.6 ft · High 3:17 pm 4.6 ft · Low 9:28 pm 0.6 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | High 3:54 am 4.2 ft · Low 9:47 am 0.6 ft · High 4:20 pm 4.5 ft · Low 10:23 pm 0.6 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | High 4:56 am 4.4 ft · Low 10:49 am 0.6 ft · High 5:17 pm 4.5 ft · Low 11:15 pm 0.5 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | High 5:52 am 4.6 ft · Low 11:46 am 0.5 ft · High 6:09 pm 4.4 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | Low 12:03 am 0.4 ft · High 6:42 am 4.7 ft · Low 12:38 pm 0.5 ft · High 6:56 pm 4.4 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | Low 12:48 am 0.3 ft · High 7:28 am 4.8 ft · Low 1:27 pm 0.4 ft · High 7:40 pm 4.3 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | Low 1:30 am 0.3 ft · High 8:12 am 4.9 ft · Low 2:12 pm 0.4 ft · High 8:22 pm 4.2 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Jacksonville Harbor · 0.1 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of January 12, 2024 by the Jacksonville District. Least depth in the channel: 46.5 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 38 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 Chicopit Bay
Bay in Florida. All launches on Chicopit Bay.
Community
Where people who use Chicopit Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Michael B. Scanlon Mayport Boat Ramp · 1.2 mi · Saint Johns River
- Jim King Park at Sisters Creek - Boat Ramp · 1.6 mi · Sisters Creek
- Joe Carlucci Sisters Creek Park - Boat Ramp · 1.6 mi · Sisters Creek
- Jim King Park at Sisters Creek - Kayak Launch Dock · 1.7 mi · Hannah Mills Creek
- Joe Carlucci Sisters Creek Park - Paddlecraft Launch Beach · 1.7 mi · Sisters Creek
- Oak Harbor Boat Ramp (Restricted to shallow draft boats) · 1.9 mi
Sources
- Florida DEP Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail kayak launches record -81.43870,30.38211 · FDEP: relative location reference only, not a survey; credit FDEP Office of Greenways and Trails and the Florida Paddling Trail Association
Why it is listed as public: listed by Florida DEP Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail kayak launches. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.