Connecticut / Mill Cove /
Erickson Park
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Mill Cove · near Ledyard · Connecticut
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
- Restrooms
- No
- Tidal
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- Yes
- Managed by
- Town of Ledyard
- Website
- ledyardrec.org
- Coordinates
- 41.41557, -72.08672
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of September 23, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Yale boathouse · 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 ANZ332, Long Island Sound East of the Mouth of the Connecticut River. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Yale boathouse 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 5:06 am 2.5 ft · Low 11:06 am 1.1 ft · High 5:24 pm 2.8 ft · Low 11:44 pm 0.8 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 6:02 am 2.6 ft · Low 12:00 pm 1.0 ft · High 6:16 pm 2.8 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 12:28 am 0.7 ft · High 6:49 am 2.8 ft · Low 12:51 pm 0.8 ft · High 7:01 pm 2.9 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 1:10 am 0.6 ft · High 7:30 am 3.0 ft · Low 1:39 pm 0.6 ft · High 7:42 pm 2.9 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 1:50 am 0.5 ft · High 8:08 am 3.2 ft · Low 2:27 pm 0.4 ft · High 8:21 pm 2.9 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 2:30 am 0.4 ft · High 8:45 am 3.5 ft · Low 3:14 pm 0.2 ft · High 9:01 pm 2.9 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 3:11 am 0.3 ft · High 9:22 am 3.7 ft · Low 4:00 pm 0.0 ft · High 9:42 pm 2.9 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Thames River · 0.2 mi from this launch
Condition survey of September 23, 2026 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (25-Foot Channel Cow Point Reach): 14.2 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 25 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Mill Cove
Bay in Connecticut. All launches on Mill Cove.
Community
Where people who use Mill Cove talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Town of Montville Boat Launch · 1.3 mi · Thames River
- Stoddard Hill Boat Launch · 3.2 mi · Thames River
- KE Streeter Boat Launch (Thames River) · 3.6 mi · Thames River
- Thames River Boat Launch · 3.6 mi · Thames River
- Poquetanuck Cove Car-top Boat Launch · 4.0 mi · Poquetanuck Cove
- City Pier and Waterfront Park · 4.3 mi · New London Harbor
Sources
- Connecticut DEEP Coastal Access Sites (boat launches and car-top access) record 848 · No access or use limitations (layer metadata, ArcGIS item d8eb7731d7d84a149917809241f970ec)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Connecticut DEEP Coastal Access Sites (boat launches and car-top access). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.