Laite Memorial Beach Park
Laite Memorial Beach Park is a free public kayak and canoe launch on West Penobscot Bay near Camden, Maine.
- Free
- Restrooms
- Tidal
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
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 44.20320, -69.05870
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of October 2, 2024). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Rockland · NOAA, 7.1 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ151, Penobscot Bay. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Rockland station, 7.1 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Nov 2 | High 4:34 am 9.7 ft · Low 10:29 am 1.1 ft · High 4:48 pm 10.7 ft · Low 11:15 pm -0.2 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | High 5:40 am 9.9 ft · Low 11:39 am 0.9 ft · High 5:58 pm 10.5 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | Low 12:18 am -0.1 ft · High 6:42 am 10.2 ft · Low 12:46 pm 0.6 ft · High 7:03 pm 10.5 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | Low 1:16 am 0.0 ft · High 7:38 am 10.6 ft · Low 1:47 pm 0.3 ft · High 8:02 pm 10.4 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | Low 2:09 am 0.0 ft · High 8:29 am 10.9 ft · Low 2:41 pm -0.1 ft · High 8:55 pm 10.4 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | Low 2:58 am 0.2 ft · High 9:16 am 11.1 ft · Low 3:31 pm -0.3 ft · High 9:45 pm 10.2 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | Low 3:43 am 0.4 ft · High 9:59 am 11.1 ft · Low 4:16 pm -0.3 ft · High 10:31 pm 10.0 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Camden Harbor · 0.2 mi from this launch
Condition survey of October 2, 2024 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (10-Foot Channel Inner Harbor): 6 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); 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 West Penobscot Bay
Bay in Maine. All launches on West Penobscot Bay.
Community
Where people who use West Penobscot Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Steamboat Landing · 0.4 mi · Camden Harbor
- Rockport Marine Park, Lime Kilns and Goodie’s Beach · 1.4 mi · Rockport Harbor
- Megunticook Lake Boat Launch near Camden · 3.3 mi · Megunticook Lake
- Megunticook Lake Boat Launch near Camden · 3.4 mi · Megunticook Lake
- Hosmer Pond Boat Launch · 3.7 mi · Hosmer Pond
- Chichawaukie Pond Boat Launch · 5.5 mi · Chichawaukie Pond
Sources
- Maine Coastal Public Access Sites (Maine Coastal Program) record 1808 · Public data (Maine Department of Marine Resources, Maine Coastal Program), no license stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Maine Coastal Public Access Sites (Maine Coastal Program). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.