Fort Clinch State Park Kayak Launch
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Cumberland Sound · near Fernandina Beach · Florida
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)
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 30.70509, -81.45676
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Jacksonville District; the one nearest this launch is of April 1, 2025). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at CUT 1N FRONT RANGE, ST MARYS RIVER ENTR · NOAA, 0.6 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone AMZ450, Coastal waters from Altamaha Sound to Fernandina Beach FL out 20 NM. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's CUT 1N FRONT RANGE, ST MARYS RIVER ENTR station, 0.6 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 2:59 am 5.5 ft · Low 9:00 am 0.9 ft · High 3:32 pm 6.4 ft · Low 9:55 pm 0.9 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 3:46 am 5.6 ft · Low 9:48 am 0.9 ft · High 4:16 pm 6.3 ft · Low 10:37 pm 0.8 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 4:37 am 5.7 ft · Low 10:39 am 1.0 ft · High 5:05 pm 6.1 ft · Low 11:20 pm 0.6 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 5:32 am 5.9 ft · Low 11:33 am 1.0 ft · High 5:58 pm 6.0 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 12:06 am 0.5 ft · High 6:28 am 6.1 ft · Low 12:31 pm 0.9 ft · High 6:53 pm 5.9 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 12:55 am 0.4 ft · High 7:23 am 6.5 ft · Low 1:31 pm 0.8 ft · High 7:48 pm 5.9 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 1:46 am 0.2 ft · High 8:17 am 6.8 ft · Low 2:29 pm 0.6 ft · High 8:42 pm 5.9 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Fernandina Harbor · 0.1 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of April 1, 2025 by the Jacksonville District. Least depth in the channel: 36.6 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 36 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 Cumberland Sound
Sound in Florida. All launches on Cumberland Sound.
Community
Where people who use Cumberland Sound talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Dee Dee Bartels Public Boat Ramp · 0.7 mi · Cumberland Sound
- Fernandina Harbour Marina · 2.5 mi · Cumberland Sound
- Egan's Creek Park - Kayak Launch Dock · 2.7 mi · Egans Creek
- North River, City of St. Marys · 5.2 mi · North River
- St. Marys Waterfront · 5.7 mi · Saint Marys River
- Melton Nelson Park and Boat Ramp · 8.6 mi · Lofton Creek
Sources
- Florida DEP Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail kayak launches record -81.45676,30.70509 · FDEP: relative location reference only, not a survey; credit FDEP Office of Greenways and Trails and the Florida Paddling Trail Association
Why it is listed as public: listed by Florida DEP Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail kayak launches. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.