Grand Isle Kayak Launch
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Caminada Bay · near Grand Isle · Louisiana
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)
- Ramp surface
- Sand
- Hours
- 30 min before sunrise-30 min after sunset
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 29.23842, -90.00330
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New Orleans District; the one nearest this launch is of July 25, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Bayou Rigaud, Grand Isle · NOAA, 2.9 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone GMZ543, Barataria Bay. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Bayou Rigaud, Grand Isle station, 2.9 mi from this launch, in local time. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
The week's table is not available in this build; NOAA's page has the predictions.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- BAR Channel · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of July 25, 2026 by the New Orleans District. Least depth in the channel: 13.2 ft below Mean Low Gulf (MLG); project depth 12 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 Caminada Bay
Bay in Louisiana. All launches on Caminada Bay.
Community
Where people who use Caminada Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Leeville Public Launch · 12.5 mi · Bayou Lafourche
- Melancon's Launch · 14.2 mi · Bayou Tartellion
- Oakridge Public Launch · 19.6 mi · Catfish Lake area
- Port Sulphur Fishing Pier · 24.6 mi · Bay Lanaux
- Bayou Black Boat Launch · 28.5 mi · Bayou Black
- ICWW @ Larose · 32.7 mi · Harvey Canal #2
Sources
- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Boat Launches record -90.00330,29.23842 · Public data (LDWF), no terms stated; credit the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Why it is listed as public: listed by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Boat Launches. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.