Nan's Cove soft access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Nan Cove · near Broomes Island · Maryland
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)
- Fee
- Free
- Docks
- 1
- Car parking
- 6 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Hours
- Day Light
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Calvert County Natural Resources Division
- Website
- co.cal.md.us
- Coordinates
- 38.42453, -76.54931
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Baltimore District; the one nearest this launch is of September 22, 2021). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Broomes Island · NOAA, 0.7 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ542, Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Broomes Island station, 0.7 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 | Low 4:39 am 1.0 ft · High 9:41 am 1.3 ft · Low 3:05 pm 0.8 ft · High 10:14 pm 1.9 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 5:26 am 0.9 ft · High 10:38 am 1.4 ft · Low 4:19 pm 0.9 ft · High 11:02 pm 1.9 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 6:03 am 0.8 ft · High 11:36 am 1.5 ft · Low 5:39 pm 0.9 ft · High 11:48 pm 1.8 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 6:35 am 0.7 ft · High 12:26 pm 1.7 ft · Low 6:42 pm 0.8 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | High 12:30 am 1.8 ft · Low 7:04 am 0.6 ft · High 1:10 pm 1.9 ft · Low 7:38 pm 0.8 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | High 1:10 am 1.7 ft · Low 7:32 am 0.5 ft · High 1:53 pm 2.0 ft · Low 8:34 pm 0.7 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | High 1:51 am 1.6 ft · Low 8:01 am 0.3 ft · High 2:37 pm 2.2 ft · Low 9:33 pm 0.7 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Nan Cove
Condition survey of September 22, 2021 by the Baltimore District. Least depth in the channel (Nan Cove): 1 ft; project depth 6 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 Nan Cove
River in Maryland. All launches on Nan Cove.
Community
Where people who use Nan Cove talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum soft access -North · 2.5 mi · Patuxent River
- Snow Hill Waterfront Park soft access · 3.0 mi · Patuxent River
- Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum soft access - South · 3.3 mi · Patuxent River
- Greenwell State Park · 3.9 mi · Patuxent River
- Forrest Landing · 4.9 mi · Forrest Landing Cove
- Clarkes Landing · 6.3 mi · Cuckold Creek
Sources
- Maryland DNR Public Water Access Sites record -76.54929,38.42447 · Public data (Maryland DNR), DNR spatial data disclaimer only; no use limitations stated
- OpenStreetMap n9409204761 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Maryland DNR Public Water Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.