North Carolina / Cape Fear River /
Elwells Ferry
Boat ramp · on Cape Fear River · near Council · North Carolina
Open per North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas's data, checked October 18, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Docks
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 20 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Hours
- 24 hours
- Wheelchair access
- Accessible parking
- Managed by
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
- Coordinates
- 34.47359, -78.36869
Boating rules
- No-wake zone · zone at Elwells Ferry boating access area, at or next to this launch rule
From the boating rules map of North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, read October 18, 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
- Water level, flow at the CAPE FEAR R AT LOCK 1 NR KELLY, NC gauge · USGS, 6.4 mi away on Cape Fear River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge CAPE FEAR R AT LOCK 1 NR KELLY, NC, 6.4 mi from this launch on Cape Fear River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Cape Fear River
River in North Carolina. All launches on Cape Fear River.
Community
Where people who use Cape Fear River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Lock and Dam #1 · 6.5 mi · Cape Fear River
- Hunts Bluff · 10.7 mi · Black River
- Ivanhoe · 11.6 mi · Black River
- Ennis Bridge · 12.0 mi · South River
- Lock and Dam #2 · 15.7 mi · Cape Fear River
- Lake Waccamaw Boat Launch · 15.9 mi · Lake Waccamaw
Sources
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas record 24804eb1-eb84-4082-bc03-8eb74d9e39ad · NCWRC: developed and maintained for free and public use; no warranty (ArcGIS item 825b21606e2040aabed210d878b2f3e5)
- OpenStreetMap n457085175 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.