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Cashman Park Ramp 2

Cashman Park Ramp 2 is a public boat ramp on the Merrimack River near Newburyport, Massachusetts, run by Newburyport Parks.

Aerial view of the concrete ramp and parking lot on the Merrimack River, July 2023
Aerial view of the concrete ramp and parking lot on the Merrimack River, July 2023 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
Tidal
Yes
Managed by
Newburyport Parks
Website
cityofnewburyport.com
Coordinates
42.81818, -70.87901

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of August 31, 2026). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Marine advisories

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

National Weather Service marine zone ANZ154, Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Newburyport station, 0.4 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 High 5:02 am 7.8 ft · Low 11:26 am 0.7 ft · High 5:24 pm 8.7 ft
Tue Nov 3 Low 12:08 am 0.0 ft · High 6:05 am 7.9 ft · Low 12:32 pm 0.6 ft · High 6:29 pm 8.4 ft
Wed Nov 4 Low 1:07 am 0.1 ft · High 7:07 am 8.1 ft · Low 1:36 pm 0.4 ft · High 7:33 pm 8.2 ft
Thu Nov 5 Low 2:04 am 0.2 ft · High 8:06 am 8.4 ft · Low 2:35 pm 0.2 ft · High 8:34 pm 8.1 ft
Fri Nov 6 Low 2:56 am 0.2 ft · High 9:00 am 8.6 ft · Low 3:30 pm 0.0 ft · High 9:29 pm 8.0 ft
Sat Nov 7 Low 3:45 am 0.3 ft · High 9:47 am 8.8 ft · Low 4:20 pm -0.2 ft · High 10:18 pm 7.9 ft
Sun Nov 8 Low 4:31 am 0.5 ft · High 10:30 am 8.9 ft · Low 5:06 pm -0.2 ft · High 11:02 pm 7.8 ft

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Merrimack River · 0.1 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of August 31, 2026 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (7-Foot Channel Carr Island Reach): 8.2 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 7 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 Merrimack River

The Merrimack River is a 117-mile river. It rises where the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers meet in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows south into Massachusetts, and then turns northeast to empty into the Gulf of Maine at Newburyport. It drains a basin of about 5,010 square miles. From Pawtucket Falls in Lowell to the sea, the Massachusetts–New Hampshire border is drawn roughly three miles north of the river. The Merrimack River Watershed Council divides the Massachusetts portion into two reaches. The upper reach runs 19 miles from the New Hampshire line to the Great Stone Dam in Lawrence and has dams at Lowell and Lawrence. The lower reach runs 30 miles from that dam to the sea, and most of it is tidal. More about Merrimack River.

Boating rules on Merrimack River

  • Riverfront Public Ramp in Lawrence: listed for shallow-draft boats only source

Community

Where people who use Merrimack River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Massachusetts CZM Coast Guide boat ramp points. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.