New York / East River /
Francis Lewis Park
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on East River · near Queens · New York
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
- Street parking
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Tidal
- Yes
- Website
- nycgovparks.org
- Coordinates
- 40.79615, -73.82372
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New York District; the one nearest this launch is of March 2, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Whitestone · NOAA, 0.6 mi away
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Whitestone 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 | Low 12:15 am 1.6 ft · High 6:45 am 6.4 ft · Low 12:21 pm 2.0 ft · High 6:27 pm 6.6 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 1:30 am 1.5 ft · High 7:50 am 6.6 ft · Low 1:51 pm 1.8 ft · High 7:49 pm 6.7 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 2:26 am 1.3 ft · High 8:42 am 7.0 ft · Low 2:56 pm 1.4 ft · High 8:49 pm 7.0 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 3:08 am 1.0 ft · High 9:19 am 7.4 ft · Low 3:43 pm 0.9 ft · High 9:31 pm 7.3 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 3:43 am 0.7 ft · High 9:47 am 7.9 ft · Low 4:24 pm 0.4 ft · High 10:07 pm 7.6 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 4:18 am 0.4 ft · High 10:17 am 8.4 ft · Low 5:03 pm 0.0 ft · High 10:44 pm 7.9 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 4:56 am 0.1 ft · High 10:52 am 8.8 ft · Low 5:44 pm -0.4 ft · High 11:24 pm 8.0 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- East River Battery to Throgs Neck · 0.4 mi from this launch
Condition survey of March 2, 2026 by the New York District. Least depth in the channel: 24.7 ft; project depth 35 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 East River
River in New York. All launches on East River.
Community
Where people who use East River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Hermon A. MacNeil Park · 1.4 mi · East River
- Little Bay Park · 2.1 mi · Fort Totten Lake
- Hunts Point Landing · 2.5 mi · East River
- Flushing Bay Promenade Kayak Launch (Flushing Meadows Corona Park) · 2.8 mi · Flushing Bay
- Bayside Marina (Kayak Launch) · 3.1 mi · Little Neck Bay
- Hunts Point Riverside Park · 3.4 mi · Bronx River
Sources
- NYS DEC Long Island Sound Public Access Site List 2025 (boat and kayak launch sites) record bf082ac5-d806-40d6-bd77-21f2589b0332 · NYS DEC data, no terms stated on the ArcGIS item; credit NYSDEC and the Long Island Sound Partnership
Why it is listed as public: listed by NYS DEC Long Island Sound Public Access Site List 2025 (boat and kayak launch sites). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.