Cini Memorial Park
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Niantic River · near East Lyme · Connecticut
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)
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Tidal
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- Yes
- Managed by
- Town of East Lyme
- Website
- eltownhall.com
- Coordinates
- 41.32382, -72.17846
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of July 13, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Niantic, Niantic River · NOAA, 0.4 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ332, Long Island Sound East of the Mouth of the Connecticut River. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Niantic, Niantic River station, 0.4 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 5:44 am 2.3 ft · Low 11:53 am 0.9 ft · High 6:02 pm 2.6 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 12:31 am 0.6 ft · High 6:40 am 2.4 ft · Low 12:47 pm 0.8 ft · High 6:54 pm 2.6 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 1:15 am 0.5 ft · High 7:27 am 2.6 ft · Low 1:38 pm 0.6 ft · High 7:39 pm 2.7 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 1:57 am 0.4 ft · High 8:08 am 2.8 ft · Low 2:26 pm 0.5 ft · High 8:20 pm 2.7 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 2:37 am 0.4 ft · High 8:46 am 3.0 ft · Low 3:14 pm 0.3 ft · High 8:59 pm 2.7 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 3:17 am 0.3 ft · High 9:23 am 3.2 ft · Low 4:01 pm 0.1 ft · High 9:39 pm 2.7 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 3:58 am 0.2 ft · High 10:00 am 3.4 ft · Low 4:47 pm 0.0 ft · High 10:20 pm 2.7 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Niantic Bay and Harbor · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of July 13, 2026 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (6-Foot Channel Mago Point Reach): 3.9 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 6 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 Niantic River
River in Connecticut. All launches on Niantic River.
Community
Where people who use Niantic River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Niantic River Boat Launch · 0.2 mi · Niantic River
- Grand Street Boat Launch · 0.4 mi · Niantic Bay
- Dodge Pond Boat Launch · 1.2 mi · Dodge Pond
- Dock Road Boat Launch · 1.9 mi · Long Island Sound
- Gorton Pond Boat Launch · 1.9 mi · Gorton Pond
- Kiddie Beach · 2.0 mi · Keeny Cove
Sources
- Connecticut DEEP Coastal Access Sites (boat launches and car-top access) record 55 · No access or use limitations (layer metadata, ArcGIS item d8eb7731d7d84a149917809241f970ec)
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