Washington / Skagit Bay /

English Boom Park & Preserve

English Boom Park & Preserve is a public kayak and canoe launch on Skagit Bay near North Stanwood, Washington.

Aerial view of the gravel road reaching the shore of the bay, September 2017
Aerial view of the gravel road reaching the shore of the bay, September 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)
Car parking
Yes (paved)
Tidal
Yes
Coordinates
48.26241, -122.43864

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 Skagit Bay 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 Stanwood, Stillaguamish River station, 4.6 mi from this launch, in local time. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.

The week's table is not available in this build; NOAA's page has the predictions.

On Skagit Bay

Bay in Washington. All launches on Skagit Bay.

Community

Where people who use Skagit Bay talk about it.

Nearby launches

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.