North Carolina / Northeast Cape Fear River /
Holly Shelter
Boat ramp · on Northeast Cape Fear River · near Burgaw · North Carolina
Open per North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas's data, checked October 18, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Docks
- 3
- Trailer parking
- 40 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Hours
- 24 hours
- Wheelchair access
- Accessible parking
- Managed by
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
- Coordinates
- 34.54862, -77.81637
Boating rules
- No-wake zone · zone at Holly Shelter boating access area, at or next to this launch rule
From the boating rules map of North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, read October 18, 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
- Water level at the NORTHEAST CAPE FEAR R NR BURGAW, NC gauge · USGS, 4.8 mi away on Northeast Cape Fear River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge NORTHEAST CAPE FEAR R NR BURGAW, NC, 4.8 mi from this launch on Northeast Cape Fear River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Northeast Cape Fear River
River in North Carolina. All launches on Northeast Cape Fear River.
Community
Where people who use Northeast Cape Fear River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Sawpit Landing · 2.6 mi · Northeast Cape Fear River
- Shelter Creek · 4.5 mi · Holly Shelter Creek
- Castle Hayne · 13.6 mi · Northeast Cape Fear River
- Hampstead · 15.5 mi · Topsail Sound
- Waynes Landing · 16.6 mi · Northeast Cape Fear River
- Surf City · 17.3 mi · Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
Sources
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas record a08aef45-3254-4bd6-b465-3ad3d17d2d2c · NCWRC: developed and maintained for free and public use; no warranty (ArcGIS item 825b21606e2040aabed210d878b2f3e5)
- OpenStreetMap n2799561121 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n2799561125 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.