Janes Island State Park soft access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Tangier Sound · near Crisfield · Maryland
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
- Fee charged
- Docks
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 24 spaces
- Car parking
- 5 spaces
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Hours
- Varies by Season. Call the park for details
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources
- Website
- dnr.maryland.gov
- Coordinates
- 38.00993, -75.84821
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Baltimore District; the one nearest this launch is of March 28, 2018). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Crisfield, Little Annemessex River · NOAA, 2.4 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ543, Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Crisfield, Little Annemessex River station, 2.4 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 1:59 am 0.4 ft · High 7:24 am 1.4 ft · Low 1:49 pm 0.3 ft · High 8:04 pm 1.9 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 2:55 am 0.3 ft · High 8:29 am 1.5 ft · Low 2:53 pm 0.3 ft · High 9:01 pm 1.9 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 3:46 am 0.3 ft · High 9:25 am 1.6 ft · Low 3:53 pm 0.2 ft · High 9:53 pm 1.9 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 4:33 am 0.2 ft · High 10:18 am 1.7 ft · Low 4:49 pm 0.1 ft · High 10:42 pm 1.9 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 5:15 am 0.1 ft · High 11:06 am 1.9 ft · Low 5:39 pm 0.0 ft · High 11:28 pm 1.9 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 5:53 am 0.0 ft · High 11:50 am 2.1 ft · Low 6:25 pm 0.0 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | High 12:10 am 1.9 ft · Low 6:28 am 0.0 ft · High 12:32 pm 2.3 ft · Low 7:09 pm -0.1 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Doughtery Creek
Condition survey of March 28, 2018 by the Baltimore District. Soundings on the sheet from 1.5 to 14 ft; the Corps maintains a 7 ft channel here. 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 Tangier Sound
Bay in Maryland. All launches on Tangier Sound.
Community
Where people who use Tangier Sound talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Janes Island State Park boat ramp · 0.0 mi · Tangier Sound
- Wellington Beach and Park · 1.4 mi · Little Annemessex River
- Little Boat Harbor · 1.6 mi · Little Annemessex River
- Somers Cove · 2.5 mi · Little Annemessex River
- Jenkins Creek Boat Launch · 3.1 mi · Jenkins Creek
- Coulbourn Creek · 3.7 mi · Tangier Sound
Sources
- Maryland DNR Public Water Access Sites record -75.84821,38.00993 · 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.