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Deception Pass State Park (Island)

Deception Pass State Park (Island) is a public boat ramp on Deception Pass near Cornet, Washington.

Aerial view of the park road, the sand and gravel shore and the track down to the water, August 2017
Aerial view of the park road, the sand and gravel shore and the track down to the water, 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
Boat ramp
Fee
Discover Pass required
Car parking
Yes (paved)
Restrooms
Flush toilet
Tidal
Yes
Coordinates
48.39972, -122.62394

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 Deception Pass 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 Cornet Bay, Whidbey Island, Deception Pass station, 0.1 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 4:29 am 0.2 ft · High 12:10 pm 10.2 ft · Low 6:52 pm 5.7 ft · High 11:02 pm 7.1 ft
Tue Nov 3 Low 5:38 am 1.2 ft · High 12:59 pm 10.3 ft · Low 7:48 pm 4.3 ft
Wed Nov 4 High 12:45 am 7.2 ft · Low 6:47 am 2.3 ft · High 1:39 pm 10.4 ft · Low 8:32 pm 2.8 ft
Thu Nov 5 High 2:12 am 7.7 ft · Low 7:52 am 3.2 ft · High 2:11 pm 10.4 ft · Low 9:09 pm 1.4 ft
Fri Nov 6 High 3:22 am 8.4 ft · Low 8:50 am 4.2 ft · High 2:39 pm 10.3 ft · Low 9:42 pm 0.2 ft
Sat Nov 7 High 4:20 am 9.1 ft · Low 9:43 am 5.1 ft · High 3:05 pm 10.1 ft · Low 10:12 pm -0.6 ft
Sun Nov 8 High 5:11 am 9.7 ft · Low 10:32 am 5.9 ft · High 3:30 pm 9.9 ft · Low 10:42 pm -1.2 ft

On Deception Pass

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Community

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Sources

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.