Maryland / Isle of Wight Bay /
Homer Gudelsky Park
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Isle of Wight Bay · near Ocean City · Maryland
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2018.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 2026
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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Car parking
- 4 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Hours
- 6am - sunset
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Worcester County Dept. of Recreation and Parks
- Website
- worcesterrecandparks.org
- Coordinates
- 38.33136, -75.09631
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Baltimore District; the one nearest this launch is of January 7, 2021). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Ocean City Inlet · NOAA, 0.3 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ650, Coastal waters from Fenwick Island DE to Chincoteague VA out 20 NM. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Ocean City Inlet station, 0.3 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 2:33 am 1.9 ft · Low 8:22 am 0.7 ft · High 3:24 pm 2.3 ft · Low 9:45 pm 0.9 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 3:36 am 1.9 ft · Low 9:23 am 0.7 ft · High 4:17 pm 2.3 ft · Low 10:28 pm 0.8 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 4:32 am 2.1 ft · Low 10:23 am 0.6 ft · High 5:03 pm 2.4 ft · Low 11:09 pm 0.7 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 5:22 am 2.2 ft · Low 11:21 am 0.5 ft · High 5:46 pm 2.4 ft · Low 11:47 pm 0.5 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | High 6:07 am 2.4 ft · Low 12:14 pm 0.4 ft · High 6:27 pm 2.4 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 12:26 am 0.3 ft · High 6:51 am 2.6 ft · Low 1:03 pm 0.3 ft · High 7:09 pm 2.4 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 1:05 am 0.2 ft · High 7:36 am 2.8 ft · Low 1:50 pm 0.2 ft · High 7:52 pm 2.4 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Ocean City Inlet · 0.2 mi from this launch
After-dredging survey of January 7, 2021 by the Baltimore District. Least depth in the channel: 6.2 ft; project depth 10 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 Isle of Wight Bay
Bay in Maryland. All launches on Isle of Wight Bay.
Community
Where people who use Isle of Wight Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- West Ocean City · 0.6 mi · Sinepuxent Bay
- Gum Point Landing · 3.9 mi · Isle of Wight Bay
- Isle of Wight Park soft access · 4.0 mi · Isle of Wight Bay
- 64th Street boat ramp - Ocean City · 4.2 mi · Assawoman Bay
- Caribbean Drive boat ramp · 5.4 mi · Assawoman Bay
- Assateague - State Park · 6.5 mi · Sinepuxent Bay
Sources
- Maryland DNR Public Water Access Sites record -75.09631,38.33136 · Public data (Maryland DNR), DNR spatial data disclaimer only; no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Maryland DNR Public Water Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.