Texas / Aransas Channel /
Lighthouse Lake Access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Aransas Channel · near Port Aransas · Texas
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)
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 27.86800, -97.08534
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Galveston District; the one nearest this launch is of September 11, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Port Aransas · NOAA, 2.1 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone GMZ236, Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Port Aransas station, 2.1 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Oct 19 | High 4:06 am 1.5 ft · Low 4:30 pm 0.7 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 4:12 am 1.5 ft · Low 5:48 pm 0.8 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 2:18 am 1.4 ft · Low 8:24 am 1.3 ft · High 10:54 am 1.3 ft · Low 6:54 pm 0.8 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 1:30 am 1.3 ft · Low 7:42 am 1.1 ft · High 12:36 pm 1.3 ft · Low 7:48 pm 0.9 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | High 1:24 am 1.3 ft · Low 7:54 am 1.0 ft · High 2:06 pm 1.4 ft · Low 8:36 pm 1.1 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | High 1:24 am 1.3 ft · Low 8:18 am 0.7 ft · High 3:24 pm 1.5 ft · Low 9:36 pm 1.2 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | High 1:30 am 1.3 ft · Low 8:48 am 0.5 ft · High 4:30 pm 1.6 ft · Low 10:48 pm 1.4 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Aransas Pass · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of September 11, 2026 by the Galveston District. Least depth in the channel (001 Channel): 4 ft; project depth 16 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 Aransas Channel
Bay in Texas. All launches on Aransas Channel.
Community
Where people who use Aransas Channel talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Lighthouse Lakes Paddling Trail (Cutters Loop) Access · 0.1 mi · Aransas Channel
- Lighthouse Lakes Paddling Trail (South Bay Loop) Access · 0.6 mi · South Bay
- Lighthouse Lakes Paddling Trail (Red Fish Loop) Access · 0.7 mi · Aransas Channel
- Dennis Dreyer Municipal Harbor · 2.3 mi · Turtle Cove
- Conn Brown's Harbor Point Park · 3.9 mi · Redfish Bay
- Ransom Road Park · 4.0 mi · Redfish Bay
Sources
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Texas Paddling Trails access points record 760558fb-4bdb-4b8d-ae5a-337b0a145f29 · Public data (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department GIS), TPWD disclaimer; no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Texas Paddling Trails access points. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.