Alaska / Hoonah Harbor /
Hoonah Boat Launch/Harbor
Boat ramp · on Hoonah Harbor · near Hoonah · Alaska
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
- Fee charged
- Car parking
- Parking lots available.
- Season
- Year-round
- Tidal
- Yes
- Website
- adfg.alaska.gov
- Coordinates
- 58.10576, -135.44284
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Alaska District; the one nearest this launch is of April 13, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Hoonah, Port Fredrick · NOAA, 0.1 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone PKZ021, Icy Strait. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Hoonah, Port Fredrick station, 0.1 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 | Low 1:54 am 3.2 ft · High 8:53 am 10.4 ft · Low 2:25 pm 6.7 ft · High 8:09 pm 11.0 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 3:06 am 3.2 ft · High 10:03 am 11.3 ft · Low 3:47 pm 5.7 ft · High 9:42 pm 11.3 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 4:09 am 2.8 ft · High 10:50 am 12.5 ft · Low 4:49 pm 4.1 ft · High 10:51 pm 12.3 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 5:01 am 2.2 ft · High 11:26 am 13.8 ft · Low 5:36 pm 2.3 ft · High 11:42 pm 13.3 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 5:45 am 1.7 ft · High 11:59 am 15.0 ft · Low 6:17 pm 0.5 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | High 12:26 am 14.2 ft · Low 6:23 am 1.4 ft · High 12:30 pm 16.1 ft · Low 6:55 pm -1.1 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | High 1:07 am 14.9 ft · Low 7:00 am 1.3 ft · High 1:03 pm 17.0 ft · Low 7:33 pm -2.4 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Hoonah Harbor
Condition survey of April 13, 2026 by the Alaska District. Least depth in the channel (Entrance and Maneuvering Channel): 12.5 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 16 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 Hoonah Harbor
Bay in Alaska. All launches on Hoonah Harbor.
Community
Where people who use Hoonah Harbor talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Freshwater Bay Boat Launch · 17.5 mi · Freshwater Bay
- Salmon River Boat Launch · 23.1 mi · Salmon River
Sources
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game Sport Fishing Launch Ramps record 1bd40b96-5ce5-4cdf-9d93-d7a2d33c919f · ADF&G terms: cite ADF&G as the source, describe modifications, no implied ADF&G approval (ArcGIS item ba8a66bc4ab3423499ff80053e2e9a51)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Alaska Department of Fish and Game Sport Fishing Launch Ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.