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Guemes ferry terminal boat launch

Guemes ferry terminal boat launch is a free public boat ramp on the Guemes Channel near Guemes, Washington.

Aerial view of the gravel beach beside the ferry landing and the parking lot, August 2017
Aerial view of the gravel beach beside the ferry landing and the parking lot, August 2017 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

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
Fee
Free
Ramp lanes
1
Ramp surface
sand_over_concrete
Tidal
Yes
Coordinates
48.52845, -122.62527

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Boating rules

  • No-discharge zone: WAC 173-228 bans vessel sewage discharges, whether treated or not, in the No Discharge Zone. It became effective May 10, 2018. · all of Guemes Channel rule

From the boating rules map of Washington Department of Ecology, read October 20, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.

Conditions

Marine advisories

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

National Weather Service marine zone PZZ133, Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Anacortes, Guemes Channel station, 0.7 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 Low 3:40 am -0.1 ft · High 12:01 pm 8.6 ft · Low 7:00 pm 5.4 ft · High 9:54 pm 5.6 ft
Tue Nov 3 Low 4:47 am 0.9 ft · High 12:41 pm 8.5 ft · Low 7:33 pm 4.2 ft · High 11:56 pm 5.4 ft
Wed Nov 4 Low 5:52 am 2.0 ft · High 1:15 pm 8.5 ft · Low 8:02 pm 2.9 ft
Thu Nov 5 High 1:45 am 5.8 ft · Low 6:52 am 3.1 ft · High 1:42 pm 8.4 ft · Low 8:29 pm 1.6 ft
Fri Nov 6 High 3:05 am 6.5 ft · Low 7:47 am 4.1 ft · High 2:04 pm 8.3 ft · Low 8:55 pm 0.5 ft
Sat Nov 7 High 4:09 am 7.2 ft · Low 8:37 am 5.0 ft · High 2:23 pm 8.2 ft · Low 9:23 pm -0.4 ft
Sun Nov 8 High 5:02 am 7.9 ft · Low 9:26 am 5.9 ft · High 2:41 pm 8.0 ft · Low 9:51 pm -1.1 ft

On Guemes Channel

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Community

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Sources

Why it is listed as public: guemesviews.com: Daily ferry use and the island's only public boat ramp. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.