Handsboro Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Bernard Bayou · near Gulfport · Mississippi
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
- Restrooms
- No
- Tidal
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- No
- Managed by
- City of Gulfport
- Coordinates
- 30.40777, -89.01715
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Mobile District; the one nearest this launch is of July 20, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Handsboro Bridge, Bernard Bayou · 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 GMZ532, Mississippi Sound. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Handsboro Bridge, Bernard Bayou 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 5:29 am 2.1 ft · Low 4:10 pm 0.6 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 6:27 am 2.0 ft · Low 4:51 pm 0.6 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 8:05 am 1.8 ft · Low 5:28 pm 0.8 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 1:35 am 1.4 ft · Low 4:47 am 1.3 ft · High 10:29 am 1.7 ft · Low 6:01 pm 0.9 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | High 12:54 am 1.4 ft · Low 6:03 am 1.0 ft · High 12:38 pm 1.6 ft · Low 6:29 pm 1.1 ft · High 11:51 pm 1.6 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 7:01 am 0.7 ft · High 1:58 pm 1.5 ft · Low 6:48 pm 1.3 ft · High 11:49 pm 1.9 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 7:50 am 0.4 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Biloxi Bernard Bayou · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of July 20, 2026 by the Mobile District. Least depth in the channel (Overhead Powerlines to Handsboro Bridge): 8 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); 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 Bernard Bayou
River in Mississippi. All launches on Bernard Bayou.
Community
Where people who use Bernard Bayou talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Mississippi Sound Boat Launch near Mississippi City · 2.7 mi · Mississippi Sound
- Gulfport Lake · 2.8 mi · Bernard Bayou
- Gulfport Small Craft Harbor · 5.2 mi · Mississippi Sound
- Forrest Ave. Boat Launch · 6.7 mi · Bernard Bayou Industrial Seaway
- D'Iberville Marina · 7.4 mi · Bernard Bayou Industrial Seaway
- Biloxi Harbor · 8.0 mi · Mississippi Sound
Sources
- Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Boat Ramps record -89.01715,30.40777 · Public data (MDWFP), no terms stated; credit the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
Why it is listed as public: listed by Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Boat Ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.