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Inwood Park Boat Ramp

Boat ramp · on Jamaica Bay · near Inwood · New York

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
Docks
1
Ramp surface
Multi-lane concrete ramp
Restrooms
Yes
Tidal
Yes
Managed by
Nassau County
Website
nassaucountyny.gov
Coordinates
40.61295, -73.76118

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New York District; the one nearest this launch is of May 20, 2025). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone ANZ355, Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 NM. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Motts Basin 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.

Tide predictions, Mon Oct 19 to Sun Oct 25
Mon Oct 19 High 3:21 am 4.5 ft · Low 9:33 am 2.0 ft · High 3:33 pm 5.2 ft · Low 10:29 pm 1.4 ft
Tue Oct 20 High 4:14 am 4.7 ft · Low 10:40 am 1.8 ft · High 4:27 pm 5.3 ft · Low 11:20 pm 1.1 ft
Wed Oct 21 High 5:08 am 4.9 ft · Low 11:37 am 1.5 ft · High 5:23 pm 5.4 ft
Thu Oct 22 Low 12:05 am 0.8 ft · High 6:00 am 5.3 ft · Low 12:27 pm 1.1 ft · High 6:16 pm 5.6 ft
Fri Oct 23 Low 12:46 am 0.5 ft · High 6:46 am 5.8 ft · Low 1:14 pm 0.7 ft · High 7:04 pm 5.8 ft
Sat Oct 24 Low 1:27 am 0.2 ft · High 7:28 am 6.3 ft · Low 2:01 pm 0.3 ft · High 7:48 pm 6.0 ft
Sun Oct 25 Low 2:09 am 0.0 ft · High 8:08 am 6.8 ft · Low 2:49 pm 0.0 ft · High 8:31 pm 6.1 ft

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Jamaica Bay In
    Condition survey of May 20, 2025 by the New York District. Least depth in the channel: 5.1 ft; project depth 15 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.

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Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by NYS DEC Marine Boat Launches, Nassau and Suffolk counties (municipal ramps). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.