Washington / Drayton Harbor /

Dakota Creek Kayak Launch

Dakota Creek Kayak Launch is a public kayak and canoe launch on Drayton Harbor near Blaine, Washington.

Aerial view of Drayton Harbor, August 2017
Drayton Harbor, the water this launch is on. Aerial view of Drayton Harbor, August 2017 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

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
Website
ci.blaine.wa.us
Coordinates
48.97386, -122.73315

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Boating rules

  • No-discharge zone: WAC 173-228 bans vessel sewage discharges, whether treated or not, in the No Discharge Zone. It became effective May 10, 2018. · all of Drayton Harbor rule

From the boating rules map of Washington Department of Ecology, read October 20, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.

Conditions

Marine advisories

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

National Weather Service marine zone PZZ133, Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Blaine, Semiahmoo Bay station, 1.9 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 Low 4:30 am -0.1 ft · High 12:31 pm 9.6 ft · Low 7:08 pm 5.5 ft · High 10:37 pm 6.2 ft
Tue Nov 3 Low 5:35 am 1.0 ft · High 1:12 pm 9.6 ft · Low 7:56 pm 4.1 ft
Wed Nov 4 High 12:40 am 6.1 ft · Low 6:41 am 2.2 ft · High 1:47 pm 9.5 ft · Low 8:35 pm 2.8 ft
Thu Nov 5 High 2:19 am 6.6 ft · Low 7:44 am 3.3 ft · High 2:16 pm 9.4 ft · Low 9:11 pm 1.5 ft
Fri Nov 6 High 3:35 am 7.4 ft · Low 8:41 am 4.3 ft · High 2:43 pm 9.3 ft · Low 9:45 pm 0.4 ft
Sat Nov 7 High 4:38 am 8.2 ft · Low 9:35 am 5.2 ft · High 3:09 pm 9.2 ft · Low 10:18 pm -0.4 ft
Sun Nov 8 High 5:31 am 8.8 ft · Low 10:26 am 5.9 ft · High 3:34 pm 9.1 ft · Low 10:51 pm -0.9 ft

On Drayton Harbor

Bay in Washington. All launches on Drayton Harbor.

Community

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Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: www.ci.blaine.wa.us: the Dakota Creek Kayak Launch features public parking directly across the street from the access trail.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.