Dash Point County Park
Dash Point County Park is a public kayak and canoe launch on East Passage near Tacoma, Washington.
- Restrooms
- 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Restrooms
- Pit toilet
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 47.31932, -122.42704
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 East Passage 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
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Tacoma, Commencement Bay, Sitcum Waterway · NOAA, 3.7 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone PZZ135, Puget Sound and Hood Canal. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Tacoma, Commencement Bay, Sitcum Waterway station, 3.7 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 | Low 4:06 am 0.1 ft · High 11:59 am 11.8 ft · Low 6:21 pm 5.9 ft · High 10:52 pm 8.5 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | Low 5:16 am 1.2 ft · High 12:48 pm 11.9 ft · Low 7:19 pm 4.4 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | High 12:31 am 8.6 ft · Low 6:26 am 2.3 ft · High 1:29 pm 12.0 ft · Low 8:05 pm 2.8 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | High 1:54 am 9.2 ft · Low 7:31 am 3.3 ft · High 2:02 pm 12.1 ft · Low 8:44 pm 1.4 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | High 3:02 am 10.0 ft · Low 8:28 am 4.3 ft · High 2:30 pm 12.0 ft · Low 9:18 pm 0.2 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | High 4:00 am 10.8 ft · Low 9:20 am 5.3 ft · High 2:56 pm 11.9 ft · Low 9:50 pm -0.7 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | High 4:50 am 11.4 ft · Low 10:09 am 6.2 ft · High 3:22 pm 11.6 ft · Low 10:20 pm -1.3 ft |
On East Passage
Sound in Washington. All launches on East Passage.
Community
Where people who use East Passage talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Dick Gilmur Shoreline and Kayak Launch · 1.9 mi · Commencement Bay
- Ruston Way Waterfront Park · 3.7 mi · Commencement Bay
- Dockton County Park · 3.8 mi · Quartermaster Harbor
- Point Defiance Boat Launch · 4.2 mi · Dalco Passage
- Burton Acres County Park · 5.0 mi · Quartermaster Harbor
- Redondo City Beach · 5.2 mi · Poverty Bay
Sources
- Washington Ecology Shoreline Public Access sites with a boat launch (Puget Sound and the coast) record WS00190 · Washington Department of Ecology, Category 1 public information; use of Ecology data with credit to Ecology and a link to the data page; commercial and political use prohibited
Why it is listed as public: listed by Washington Ecology Shoreline Public Access sites with a boat launch (Puget Sound and the coast). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.