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Niagara River Carry-in Access near Ferry Village

Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Niagara River · near Ferry Village · New York

Invasive species

NYS DEC records quagga mussels (latest 1993), zebra mussels (latest 1993), brittle naiad (latest 2024), curly-leaf pondweed (latest 2024), Eurasian watermilfoil (latest 2024), European frog-bit (latest 2024), flowering rush (latest 2024), round gobies (latest 2025) and starry stonewort (latest 2024) in the water at this launch. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.

NYS DEC · checked October 18, 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)
Car parking
20
Managed by
New York State Parks
Website
dec.ny.gov
Coordinates
42.96903, -78.94392

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

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

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Buffalo District; the one nearest this launch is of July 28, 2026). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Channel survey

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

  • Black Rock Channel · 0.3 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of July 28, 2026 by the Buffalo District. Soundings on the sheet from 7.7 to 32.8 ft below Low Water Datum; the Corps maintains a 21 ft channel here. 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 Niagara River

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Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.