Fifth Street Pocket Park
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Spa Creek · near Eastport · Maryland
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
- Concrete
- Restrooms
- No
- Hours
- Day Light
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- City of Annapolis - Recreation & Parks Dept., Harbormaster Division
- Website
- annapolis.gov
- Coordinates
- 38.97172, -76.48433
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Baltimore District; the one nearest this launch is of February 23, 2024). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Annapolis (US Naval Academy) · NOAA, 0.9 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ532, Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Annapolis (US Naval Academy) station, 0.9 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 12:07 am 1.5 ft · Low 6:45 am 0.8 ft · High 12:01 pm 1.1 ft · Low 6:04 pm 0.5 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 12:58 am 1.4 ft · Low 7:32 am 0.7 ft · High 1:04 pm 1.1 ft · Low 7:06 pm 0.5 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 1:47 am 1.4 ft · Low 8:16 am 0.7 ft · High 2:04 pm 1.2 ft · Low 8:06 pm 0.6 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 2:32 am 1.4 ft · Low 8:56 am 0.6 ft · High 3:00 pm 1.3 ft · Low 9:06 pm 0.6 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | High 3:14 am 1.4 ft · Low 9:35 am 0.5 ft · High 3:52 pm 1.4 ft · Low 10:03 pm 0.6 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | High 3:55 am 1.4 ft · Low 10:13 am 0.3 ft · High 4:41 pm 1.5 ft · Low 10:58 pm 0.6 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | High 4:35 am 1.3 ft · Low 10:52 am 0.2 ft · High 5:29 pm 1.6 ft · Low 11:53 pm 0.6 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Annapolis Harbor · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of February 23, 2024 by the Baltimore District. Least depth in the channel (Annapolis Harbor): 10.3 ft; project depth 15 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 Spa Creek
River in Maryland. All launches on Spa Creek.
Community
Where people who use Spa Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Leon Wolfe Park · 0.1 mi · Spa Creek
- Shipwright St. dinghy dock · 0.2 mi · Spa Creek
- First Street Pocket Park · 0.3 mi · Spa Creek
- Sixth Street Pocket Park · 0.4 mi · Back Creek
- Severn Avenue Pocket Park · 0.4 mi · Severn River
- Market St. Wharf · 0.4 mi · Acton Cove
Sources
- Maryland DNR Public Water Access Sites record -76.48433,38.97172 · Public data (Maryland DNR), DNR spatial data disclaimer only; no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Maryland DNR Public Water Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.