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Magnuson Park North Shore hand launch
Magnuson Park North Shore hand launch is a public boat ramp on Lake Washington near Kirkland, Washington.
Washington State Department of Ecology lists this water as likely to contain New Zealand mudsnails; extra decontamination is advised when leaving it. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
Washington State Department of Ecology · checked October 20, 2026
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
- Website
- seattle.gov
- Coordinates
- 47.68779, -122.26178
Boating rules
- No-discharge zone: WAC 173-228 bans vessel sewage discharges, whether treated or not, in the No Discharge Zone. It became effective May 10, 2018. · all of Lake Washington rule
From the boating rules map of Washington Department of Ecology, read October 20, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On Lake Washington
Lake in Washington. All launches on Lake Washington.
Community
Where people who use Lake Washington talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Magnuson Park Boat Launch · 0.9 mi · Lake Washington
- Northeast 42nd Street Boat Ramp · 3.4 mi · Lake Washington
- Fritz Hedges Waterway Park · 3.5 mi · Portage Bay
- Sunnyside Avenue North Boat Ramp · 4.1 mi · Lake Union
- Kenmore Bridge · 4.7 mi · Sammamish River
- Tl'awh-ah-dees Park (formerly Squire's Landing) hand-carry launch · 4.7 mi · Swamp Creek
Sources
- OpenStreetMap n6897169663 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: www.seattle.gov: Visitors to the park can also hand-launch motorless craft at the North Shore Recreation Area.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.