Texas / Gulf Intracoastal Waterway /
Chinquapin Road
Boat ramp · on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway · near Chinquapin Landing · Texas
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
- Docks
- 1
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge
- Coordinates
- 28.74956, -95.76855
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Galveston District; the one nearest this launch is of August 18, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone GMZ330, Matagorda Bay. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
On the river
River mile 427.5 on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
Hydrographic survey of August 18, 2026 by the Galveston District. Least depth in the channel (011 San Bernard River to Colorado River): 2 ft; project depth 14 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 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
Canal in Texas. All launches on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
Community
Where people who use Gulf Intracoastal Waterway talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Crab Trap Bar & Grill · 7.9 mi · Caney Creek
- Peyton Creek Boat Ramp · 8.0 mi · Peyton Creek
- Caney Creek Marina · 8.3 mi · Caney Creek
- West Mooring · 8.3 mi · Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
- Matagorda Harbor · 12.1 mi · Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
- Riverbend Ramp · 13.1 mi · Saint Marys Bayou
Sources
- US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) record 73c4c6ef-3a09-4026-8760-8a6b70833e01 · US federal government data, public domain (FWS no-liability disclaimer)
- Texas General Land Office Beach and Bay Access (Texas Coastal Access Program) record MAT020 · Public data (Texas General Land Office, Texas Coastal Access Program); GLO disclaimer, no use limitations stated
- OpenStreetMap n10172247667 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by US Fish and Wildlife Service facility property (boat launches) and Texas General Land Office Beach and Bay Access (Texas Coastal Access Program). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.