Washington / Squamish Harbor /
Hicks Shine Boat Ramp
Hicks Shine Boat Ramp is a public boat ramp on Squamish Harbor near Port Gamble, Washington.
- Restrooms
- Tidal
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
- Car parking
- Yes (unpaved)
- Restrooms
- Pit toilet
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 47.86733, -122.66366
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 Squamish Harbor 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
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Lofall · NOAA, 3.6 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone PZZ135, Puget Sound and Hood Canal. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Lofall station, 3.6 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Nov 2 | Low 3:57 am 0.2 ft · High 11:47 am 10.8 ft · Low 6:20 pm 6.0 ft · High 10:39 pm 7.5 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | Low 5:06 am 1.3 ft · High 12:36 pm 10.9 ft · Low 7:16 pm 4.5 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | High 12:22 am 7.6 ft · Low 6:15 am 2.4 ft · High 1:16 pm 11.0 ft · Low 8:00 pm 2.9 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | High 1:49 am 8.2 ft · Low 7:20 am 3.4 ft · High 1:48 pm 11.0 ft · Low 8:37 pm 1.5 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | High 2:59 am 8.9 ft · Low 8:18 am 4.4 ft · High 2:16 pm 10.9 ft · Low 9:10 pm 0.3 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | High 3:57 am 9.7 ft · Low 9:11 am 5.4 ft · High 2:42 pm 10.7 ft · Low 9:40 pm -0.7 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | High 4:48 am 10.3 ft · Low 10:00 am 6.3 ft · High 3:07 pm 10.5 ft · Low 10:10 pm -1.3 ft |
On Squamish Harbor
Bay in Washington. All launches on Squamish Harbor.
Community
Where people who use Squamish Harbor talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Shine Tidelands · 1.3 mi · Hood Canal
- Shine Tidelands · 1.4 mi · Hood Canal
- Salisbury Point County Park · 2.7 mi · Hood Canal
- Buck Lake Boat Launch · 5.7 mi · Buck Lake
- Point No Point Lighthouse Park · 7.0 mi · Puget Sound
- Appletree Cove Boat Launch near Kingston · 9.1 mi · Appletree Cove
Sources
- Washington Ecology Shoreline Public Access sites with a boat launch (Puget Sound and the coast) record WS06720 · Washington Department of Ecology, Category 1 public information; use of Ecology data with credit to Ecology and a link to the data page; commercial and political use prohibited
- OpenStreetMap w1266305117 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Washington Ecology Shoreline Public Access sites with a boat launch (Puget Sound and the coast). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.