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Colonel Peterson Memorial Park

Colonel Peterson Memorial Park is a free public kayak and canoe launch on Penobscot Bay near Stockton Springs, Maine.

Penobscot Bay from Dyce's Head, Castine
Penobscot Bay, the water this launch is on. Penobscot Bay from Dyce's Head, Castine Photo: Bruce C. Cooper (Centpacrr (digital photograph) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

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
Free
Restrooms
No
Tidal
Yes
Coordinates
44.47920, -68.85570

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Conditions

Marine advisories

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

National Weather Service marine zone ANZ151, Penobscot Bay. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Fort Point, Penobscot River station, 2.2 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 Nov 2 to Sun Nov 8
Mon Nov 2 High 4:24 am 10.4 ft · Low 10:27 am 1.0 ft · High 4:43 pm 11.2 ft · Low 11:14 pm 0.0 ft
Tue Nov 3 High 5:38 am 10.6 ft · Low 11:44 am 0.9 ft · High 6:01 pm 11.0 ft
Wed Nov 4 Low 12:23 am 0.0 ft · High 6:45 am 10.9 ft · Low 12:55 pm 0.5 ft · High 7:10 pm 11.0 ft
Thu Nov 5 Low 1:23 am 0.0 ft · High 7:42 am 11.3 ft · Low 1:55 pm 0.1 ft · High 8:08 pm 11.0 ft
Fri Nov 6 Low 2:16 am 0.1 ft · High 8:33 am 11.6 ft · Low 2:49 pm -0.2 ft · High 9:01 pm 10.9 ft
Sat Nov 7 Low 3:05 am 0.3 ft · High 9:20 am 11.7 ft · Low 3:38 pm -0.4 ft · High 9:51 pm 10.8 ft
Sun Nov 8 Low 3:50 am 0.5 ft · High 10:03 am 11.6 ft · Low 4:24 pm -0.4 ft · High 10:37 pm 10.6 ft

On Penobscot Bay

Bay in Maine. All launches on Penobscot Bay.

Community

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Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Maine Coastal Public Access Sites (Maine Coastal Program). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.