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Gil Boucher Park-Biddeford Pool Beach

Gil Boucher Park-Biddeford Pool Beach is a kayak and canoe launch open to residents or permit holders on Biddeford Pool near Biddeford, Maine.

Aerial view of the beach parking lot, the bathhouse and the sand beach with surf, July 2021
Aerial view of the beach parking lot, the bathhouse and the sand beach with surf, July 2021 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map
Restricted

Public, but limited to residents, sticker or permit holders (on tribal land, a tribal permit). Check the rules with the town, tribe or agency before you go.

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
Fee charged
Restrooms
Yes
Tidal
Yes
Wheelchair access
yes
Coordinates
43.44240, -70.35170

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of September 8, 2025). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone ANZ154, Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Camp Ellis, Saco River Entrance station, 2.0 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.

Tide predictions, Mon Nov 2 to Sun Nov 8
Mon Nov 2 High 4:39 am 8.7 ft · Low 10:47 am 1.0 ft · High 4:57 pm 9.6 ft · Low 11:32 pm 0.0 ft
Tue Nov 3 High 5:47 am 8.8 ft · Low 11:58 am 0.8 ft · High 6:08 pm 9.4 ft
Wed Nov 4 Low 12:35 am 0.0 ft · High 6:52 am 9.1 ft · Low 1:05 pm 0.6 ft · High 7:15 pm 9.3 ft
Thu Nov 5 Low 1:33 am 0.1 ft · High 7:50 am 9.5 ft · Low 2:05 pm 0.2 ft · High 8:15 pm 9.2 ft
Fri Nov 6 Low 2:26 am 0.2 ft · High 8:41 am 9.7 ft · Low 2:59 pm 0.0 ft · High 9:10 pm 9.1 ft
Sat Nov 7 Low 3:14 am 0.4 ft · High 9:28 am 9.9 ft · Low 3:49 pm -0.2 ft · High 9:59 pm 9.0 ft
Sun Nov 8 Low 3:59 am 0.6 ft · High 10:10 am 9.9 ft · Low 4:34 pm -0.2 ft · High 10:43 pm 8.8 ft

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Wood Island Harbor and Pool at Biddeford · 0.3 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of September 8, 2025 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (6-Foot Basin): 2.6 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 6 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 Biddeford Pool

Bay in Maine. All launches on Biddeford Pool.

Community

Where people who use Biddeford Pool talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Maine Coastal Public Access Sites (Maine Coastal Program). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.