Maxcy Pond Carry-in Access near Nantucket

This is a public kayak and canoe launch on Maxcy Pond near Nantucket, Massachusetts, run by MassWildlife.

Aerial view of the dirt track down to the pond shore, June 2023 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on Maxcy Pond 700 m from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2023.

state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · 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: Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Ramp surface: Dirt
Managed by: MassWildlife
Coordinates: 41.28408, -70.13275

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.

Conditions

Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service

On Maxcy Pond

Lake in Massachusetts. All launches on Maxcy Pond.

Nearby launches

Maxcy Pond Carry-in Access near Nantucket · 0.2 mi · Maxcy Pond
Washing Pond Carry-in Access · 0.3 mi · Washing Pond
Capaum Pond Carry-in Access · 0.6 mi · Capaum Pond
Children’s Beach Boat Ramp · 1.9 mi · Nantucket Harbor
Long Pond Carry-in Access near Nantucket · 1.9 mi · Long Pond
Hither Creek Carry-in Access · 2.2 mi · Hither Creek

Sources

MassWildlife GoFishMA! freshwater access points record GFACC490 · Public data (MassWildlife, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife), no license stated

Why it is listed as public: listed by MassWildlife GoFishMA! freshwater access points. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.