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North Beach Road End

North Beach Road End is a free public kayak and canoe launch on Salish Sea near Eastsound, Washington.

Aerial view of the street end, the sand flat and the water beyond, August 2017
Aerial view of the street end, the sand flat and the water beyond, 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)
Fee
Free
Ramp surface
unpaved
Car parking
Yes (paved)
Tidal
Yes
Coordinates
48.71411, -122.90628

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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. · zone at Puget Sound No Discharge Zone, at or next to this launch 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 Echo Bay, Sucia Islands station, 3.0 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 4:41 am -0.1 ft · High 12:40 pm 9.0 ft · Low 8:01 pm 5.4 ft · High 10:33 pm 6.0 ft
Tue Nov 3 Low 5:48 am 0.9 ft · High 1:20 pm 9.0 ft · Low 8:34 pm 4.2 ft
Wed Nov 4 High 12:35 am 5.8 ft · Low 6:53 am 2.0 ft · High 1:54 pm 8.9 ft · Low 9:03 pm 2.9 ft
Thu Nov 5 High 2:24 am 6.1 ft · Low 7:53 am 3.1 ft · High 2:21 pm 8.9 ft · Low 9:30 pm 1.6 ft
Fri Nov 6 High 3:44 am 6.9 ft · Low 8:48 am 4.1 ft · High 2:43 pm 8.8 ft · Low 9:56 pm 0.5 ft
Sat Nov 7 High 4:48 am 7.6 ft · Low 9:38 am 5.0 ft · High 3:02 pm 8.6 ft · Low 10:24 pm -0.4 ft
Sun Nov 8 High 5:41 am 8.3 ft · Low 10:27 am 5.9 ft · High 3:20 pm 8.5 ft · Low 10:52 pm -1.1 ft

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Sources

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