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Great Kills Park Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Great Kills Harbor · near New York · 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
- Boat ramp
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Gateway National Recreation Area
- Website
- dec.ny.gov
- Coordinates
- 40.54349, -74.12781
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New York District; the one nearest this launch is of April 23, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Great Kills Harbor · 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 ANZ338, New York Harbor. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Great Kills Harbor 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 2:47 am 4.0 ft · Low 9:02 am 1.6 ft · High 2:58 pm 4.6 ft · Low 9:45 pm 1.0 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 3:43 am 4.2 ft · Low 10:03 am 1.4 ft · High 3:53 pm 4.6 ft · Low 10:34 pm 0.8 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 4:33 am 4.5 ft · Low 10:56 am 1.1 ft · High 4:44 pm 4.7 ft · Low 11:19 pm 0.6 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 5:19 am 4.9 ft · Low 11:45 am 0.8 ft · High 5:33 pm 4.9 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 12:02 am 0.4 ft · High 6:05 am 5.3 ft · Low 12:32 pm 0.5 ft · High 6:22 pm 5.0 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 12:43 am 0.2 ft · High 6:50 am 5.7 ft · Low 1:17 pm 0.1 ft · High 7:10 pm 5.1 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 1:23 am 0.0 ft · High 7:33 am 6.1 ft · Low 2:02 pm -0.1 ft · High 7:55 pm 5.2 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Great Kills Harbor · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of April 23, 2026 by the New York District. Least depth in the channel (Reach C): 9.3 ft; project depth 8 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 Great Kills Harbor
Bay in New York. All launches on Great Kills Harbor.
Community
Where people who use Great Kills Harbor talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Lemon Creek Carry-in Access · 4.3 mi · Lemon Creek
- Carteret Municipal Ramp · 4.8 mi
- Old Place Creek Hand Launch · 6.5 mi · Old Place Creek
- Woodbridge Municipal Ramp · 6.6 mi
- City Of Elizabeth Marina · 7.8 mi · Bridge Creek
- Richard W. Bergen Jr. Boat Ramp · 8.2 mi · Keyport Harbor
Sources
- National Park Service points of interest (boat launches) record {855490df-659e-469e-b4ef-eac9b07a1cd3} · US federal government data, public domain
- New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites record -74.12720,40.54372 · NYS DEC terms: credit DEC
- OpenStreetMap n1707788478 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by National Park Service points of interest (boat launches) and New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.