South Carolina / Ashley River /

City Marina (Leeds Ave)

Boat ramp · on Ashley River · near Charleston · South Carolina

Closed

Listed as closed by South Carolina DNR Public Water Access (boat ramps and paddle launches).

source · checked October 18, 2026

At the launch

Type
Boat ramp
Car parking
100+ Parking Spaces for vehicles
Tidal
Yes
Managed by
City of Charleston
Coordinates
32.77921, -79.95150

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Charleston District; the one nearest this launch is of December 10, 2025). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone AMZ340, Charleston Harbor. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's South Ashley Bridge 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.

Tide predictions, Mon Oct 19 to Sun Oct 25
Mon Oct 19 High 2:36 am 4.8 ft · Low 8:38 am 1.7 ft · High 3:16 pm 5.5 ft · Low 9:40 pm 1.8 ft
Tue Oct 20 High 3:31 am 4.9 ft · Low 9:38 am 1.6 ft · High 4:09 pm 5.5 ft · Low 10:29 pm 1.5 ft
Wed Oct 21 High 4:26 am 5.2 ft · Low 10:37 am 1.4 ft · High 5:00 pm 5.6 ft · Low 11:16 pm 1.2 ft
Thu Oct 22 High 5:19 am 5.5 ft · Low 11:33 am 1.2 ft · High 5:49 pm 5.8 ft
Fri Oct 23 Low 12:01 am 0.9 ft · High 6:08 am 5.9 ft · Low 12:26 pm 0.9 ft · High 6:34 pm 5.9 ft
Sat Oct 24 Low 12:45 am 0.6 ft · High 6:54 am 6.3 ft · Low 1:18 pm 0.7 ft · High 7:17 pm 5.9 ft
Sun Oct 25 Low 1:29 am 0.3 ft · High 7:38 am 6.6 ft · Low 2:08 pm 0.5 ft · High 8:00 pm 5.9 ft

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Ashley River Channel · 0.1 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of December 10, 2025 by the Charleston District. Soundings on the sheet down to 43.3 ft, with bars at or above it; the Corps maintains a 30 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 Ashley River

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Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by South Carolina DNR Public Water Access (boat ramps and paddle launches). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.