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McKaye Harbor boat ramp

McKaye Harbor boat ramp is a public boat ramp on Mackaye Harbor near Islandale, Washington.

Aerial view of the two piers, the stony shore and the gravel parking area at McKaye Harbor, August 2017
Aerial view of the two piers, the stony shore and the gravel parking area at McKaye Harbor, August 2017 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

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 surface
unpaved
Car parking
Yes (unpaved)
Restrooms
Pit toilet
Tidal
Yes
Coordinates
48.44187, -122.86367

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

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 Mackaye Harbor 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

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone PZZ133, Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Aleck Bay, Lopez Island station, 1.2 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.

Tide predictions, Mon Nov 2 to Sun Nov 8
Mon Nov 2 Low 2:59 am -0.1 ft · High 11:21 am 7.8 ft · Low 6:19 pm 4.7 ft · High 9:14 pm 5.2 ft
Tue Nov 3 Low 4:06 am 0.8 ft · High 12:01 pm 7.8 ft · Low 6:52 pm 3.7 ft · High 11:16 pm 5.0 ft
Wed Nov 4 Low 5:11 am 1.8 ft · High 12:35 pm 7.8 ft · Low 7:21 pm 2.5 ft
Thu Nov 5 High 1:05 am 5.3 ft · Low 6:11 am 2.7 ft · High 1:02 pm 7.7 ft · Low 7:48 pm 1.4 ft
Fri Nov 6 High 2:25 am 5.9 ft · Low 7:06 am 3.6 ft · High 1:24 pm 7.6 ft · Low 8:14 pm 0.4 ft
Sat Nov 7 High 3:29 am 6.6 ft · Low 7:56 am 4.4 ft · High 1:43 pm 7.5 ft · Low 8:42 pm -0.4 ft
Sun Nov 8 High 4:22 am 7.2 ft · Low 8:45 am 5.2 ft · High 2:01 pm 7.4 ft · Low 9:10 pm -0.9 ft

On Mackaye Harbor

Bay in Washington. All launches on Mackaye Harbor.

Community

Where people who use Mackaye Harbor talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Washington Ecology Shoreline Public Access sites with a boat launch (Puget Sound and the coast). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.