Essex Town Dock
Boat ramp · on Falls River · near Essex · 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
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Restrooms
- No
- Tidal
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- Yes
- Managed by
- Town of Essex
- Website
- essexct.gov
- Coordinates
- 41.35081, -72.38474
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of October 22, 2025). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Essex · NOAA, 0.2 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 Essex station, 0.2 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 | Low 12:23 am 0.9 ft · High 6:31 am 2.7 ft · Low 12:34 pm 1.2 ft · High 6:49 pm 3.0 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 1:12 am 0.8 ft · High 7:27 am 2.8 ft · Low 1:28 pm 1.0 ft · High 7:41 pm 3.1 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 1:56 am 0.7 ft · High 8:14 am 3.0 ft · Low 2:19 pm 0.9 ft · High 8:26 pm 3.1 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 2:38 am 0.6 ft · High 8:55 am 3.3 ft · Low 3:07 pm 0.7 ft · High 9:07 pm 3.1 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 3:18 am 0.5 ft · High 9:33 am 3.5 ft · Low 3:55 pm 0.4 ft · High 9:46 pm 3.2 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 3:58 am 0.4 ft · High 10:10 am 3.8 ft · Low 4:42 pm 0.2 ft · High 10:26 pm 3.2 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 4:39 am 0.3 ft · High 10:47 am 4.0 ft · Low 5:28 pm 0.0 ft · High 11:07 pm 3.2 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Connecticut River, Essex Cove · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of October 22, 2025 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (10-Foot Thatchbed Island Reach): 4.3 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 10 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 Falls River
River in Connecticut. All launches on Falls River.
Community
Where people who use Falls River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Scholes Lane Water Access Area · 0.1 mi · Middle Cove
- Essex Town Park · 0.2 mi · Middle Cove
- Nott Lane Open Space · 0.3 mi · Middle Cove
- Bushnell Park · 0.3 mi · Falls River
- Mack Lane Water Access Area · 0.4 mi · Middle Cove
- Alt Water Access Area · 0.4 mi · Middle Cove
Sources
- Connecticut DEEP Coastal Access Sites (boat launches and car-top access) record 64 · No access or use limitations (layer metadata, ArcGIS item d8eb7731d7d84a149917809241f970ec)
- OpenStreetMap n6273409694 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.