Downs Park - Bay Side Beach soft access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Chesapeake Bay · near Pasadena · Maryland
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
- Fee charged
- Car parking
- 100 spaces
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Hours
- Dawn to Dusk
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Anne Arundel County Dept. of Recreation and Parks
- Website
- aacounty.org
- Coordinates
- 39.11245, -76.43362
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Cornfield Creek, Magothy River · NOAA, 1.1 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ531, Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Cornfield Creek, Magothy River station, 1.1 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Oct 19 | High 1:09 am 1.5 ft · Low 8:20 am 0.7 ft · High 1:25 pm 1.0 ft · Low 6:46 pm 0.6 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 1:58 am 1.4 ft · Low 9:07 am 0.7 ft · High 2:22 pm 1.0 ft · Low 8:00 pm 0.6 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 2:46 am 1.4 ft · Low 9:44 am 0.6 ft · High 3:20 pm 1.1 ft · Low 9:20 pm 0.6 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 3:32 am 1.4 ft · Low 10:16 am 0.5 ft · High 4:10 pm 1.3 ft · Low 10:23 pm 0.6 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | High 4:14 am 1.3 ft · Low 10:45 am 0.4 ft · High 4:54 pm 1.4 ft · Low 11:19 pm 0.5 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | High 4:54 am 1.3 ft · Low 11:13 am 0.3 ft · High 5:37 pm 1.5 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 12:15 am 0.5 ft · High 5:35 am 1.2 ft · Low 11:42 am 0.2 ft · High 6:21 pm 1.7 ft |
On Chesapeake Bay
Bay in Maryland. All launches on Chesapeake Bay.
Community
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Nearby launches
- Downs Park - Locust Cove soft access · 0.4 mi · Locust Cove
- Spriggs Farm Park soft access · 4.2 mi · Magothy River
- Fort Smallwood Park soft access · 4.3 mi · Patapsco River
- Fort Smallwood Park boat ramps · 4.4 mi · Patapsco River
- Beachwood Park · 5.4 mi · Magothy River
- Fort Howard Park · 5.8 mi · Patapsco River
Sources
- Maryland DNR Public Water Access Sites record -76.43362,39.11245 · Public data (Maryland DNR), DNR spatial data disclaimer only; no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Maryland DNR Public Water Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.