Delaware / Ceder Creek /
Lacy Nichols Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Ceder Creek · near Cedar Beach · Delaware
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
- Ramp lanes
- 8
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Car parking
- 150 spaces
- Tidal
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- Accessible ramp
- Managed by
- Delaware DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife
- Coordinates
- 38.93930, -75.32162
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Philadelphia District; the one nearest this launch is of May 1, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Mispillion River entrance · NOAA, 0.6 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ430, Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Mispillion River entrance station, 0.6 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 3:51 am 3.7 ft · Low 10:07 am 1.3 ft · High 4:15 pm 4.7 ft · Low 11:12 pm 1.2 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 4:54 am 3.9 ft · Low 11:08 am 1.2 ft · High 5:14 pm 4.8 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 12:01 am 1.0 ft · High 5:48 am 4.2 ft · Low 12:06 pm 1.1 ft · High 6:06 pm 4.9 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 12:44 am 0.8 ft · High 6:35 am 4.6 ft · Low 12:59 pm 0.8 ft · High 6:53 pm 4.9 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 1:25 am 0.6 ft · High 7:18 am 5.0 ft · Low 1:49 pm 0.6 ft · High 7:37 pm 5.0 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 2:05 am 0.4 ft · High 8:00 am 5.4 ft · Low 2:37 pm 0.3 ft · High 8:22 pm 5.0 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 2:46 am 0.2 ft · High 8:43 am 5.8 ft · Low 3:24 pm 0.1 ft · High 9:06 pm 5.0 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Cedar Creek
Condition survey of May 1, 2026 by the Philadelphia District. Least depth in the anchorage (Cedar Creek): 0.2 ft; project depth 6 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 Ceder Creek
River in Delaware. All launches on Ceder Creek.
Community
Where people who use Ceder Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge · 4.9 mi · Slaughter Neck Ditch
- Marshalls Pond Park · 5.5 mi
- N.E. Front St. Public Access Facility · 5.6 mi · Mispillion River
- Tubmill Pond Boat Launch · 5.7 mi · Tubmill Pond
- Haven Lake Boat Launch · 7.3 mi · Haven Lake
- Prime Hook Wildlife Area · 7.5 mi
Sources
- Delaware DNREC Boating and Fishing Access record -75.32168,38.93931 · State of Delaware FirstMap Data, provided as is; credit DNREC (ArcGIS item 288b2d6bc37c417f80772df50db2a116)
- OpenStreetMap n9740490651 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Delaware DNREC Boating and Fishing Access. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.