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Children’s Beach Boat Ramp
Children’s Beach Boat Ramp is a public boat ramp on Nantucket Harbor near Nantucket, Massachusetts, run by Town of Nantucket.
- Paved ramp
- 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
- Boat ramp
- Ramp surface
- Paved
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Town of Nantucket
- Website
- nantucket-ma.gov
- Coordinates
- 41.28789, -70.09708
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of November 20, 2025). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at NANTUCKET · NOAA, 0.2 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ232, Nantucket Sound. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's NANTUCKET station, 0.2 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 6:01 am 3.0 ft · Low 11:25 am 0.5 ft · High 6:14 pm 3.7 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | Low 12:14 am 0.1 ft · High 7:03 am 3.2 ft · Low 12:33 pm 0.5 ft · High 7:19 pm 3.5 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | Low 1:12 am 0.2 ft · High 8:02 am 3.4 ft · Low 1:42 pm 0.4 ft · High 8:23 pm 3.4 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | Low 2:08 am 0.3 ft · High 8:55 am 3.5 ft · Low 2:46 pm 0.3 ft · High 9:23 pm 3.2 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | Low 2:58 am 0.3 ft · High 9:43 am 3.6 ft · Low 3:42 pm 0.1 ft · High 10:19 pm 3.1 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | Low 3:44 am 0.4 ft · High 10:27 am 3.7 ft · Low 4:32 pm 0.0 ft · High 11:12 pm 3.0 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | Low 4:27 am 0.5 ft · High 11:10 am 3.7 ft · Low 5:17 pm 0.0 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Nantucket Harbor · 0.3 mi from this launch
Condition survey of November 20, 2025 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (15-Foot Inner Channel): 5 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 15 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 Nantucket Harbor
Bay in Massachusetts. All launches on Nantucket Harbor.
Community
Where people who use Nantucket Harbor talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Maxcy Pond Carry-in Access near Nantucket · 1.9 mi · Maxcy Pond
- Maxcy Pond Carry-in Access near Nantucket · 1.9 mi · Maxcy Pond
- Washing Pond Carry-in Access · 1.9 mi · Washing Pond
- Capaum Pond Carry-in Access · 2.1 mi · Capaum Pond
- Miacomet Pond Carry-in Access · 2.6 mi · Miacomet Pond
- Long Pond Carry-in Access near Nantucket · 3.8 mi · Long Pond
Sources
- Massachusetts CZM Coast Guide public access sites (boat ramps) record children-s-beach-park-nantucket · Permission is granted to copy and use the materials herein (CZM, ArcGIS item 49202cb9bbde4d0ebb914fbf8015646f)
- Massachusetts Coastal Boat Ramps (Division of Marine Fisheries) record town-ramp-nantucket-harbor-view-way · Permission is granted to copy and use the materials herein (EEA and DFG, ArcGIS item f6e06b2f636a455f9037e17aaeaa448a)
- Massachusetts CZM Coast Guide boat ramp points record children-s-beach-park-nantucket · Permission is granted to copy and use the materials herein (EEA and CZM, ArcGIS item 018d6059fef841ae94a361c3b49f43f9)
- OpenStreetMap w998960325 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Massachusetts CZM Coast Guide public access sites (boat ramps) and Massachusetts Coastal Boat Ramps (Division of Marine Fisheries) and Massachusetts CZM Coast Guide boat ramp points. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.