Massachusetts / Oak Bluffs Harbor /
Oak Bluffs Harbor Carry-in Access
This is a public kayak and canoe launch on Oak Bluffs Harbor near Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, run by MassWildlife.
- Tidal

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
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- MassWildlife
- Coordinates
- 41.45778, -70.56208
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 (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of March 13, 2024). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Oak Bluffs · NOAA, 0.4 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ232, Nantucket Sound. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Oak Bluffs 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.
| Mon Nov 2 | High 5:15 am 1.8 ft · Low 10:51 am 0.5 ft · High 5:44 pm 1.9 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | Low 12:42 am 0.3 ft · High 6:17 am 1.8 ft · Low 12:47 pm 0.4 ft · High 6:47 pm 1.8 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | Low 1:30 am 0.3 ft · High 7:20 am 1.9 ft · Low 1:49 pm 0.3 ft · High 7:49 pm 1.8 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | Low 2:07 am 0.2 ft · High 8:20 am 2.0 ft · Low 2:36 pm 0.2 ft · High 8:46 pm 1.8 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | Low 2:34 am 0.2 ft · High 9:13 am 2.1 ft · Low 3:15 pm 0.2 ft · High 9:35 pm 1.8 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | Low 2:58 am 0.1 ft · High 10:00 am 2.2 ft · Low 3:50 pm 0.1 ft · High 10:20 pm 1.8 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | Low 3:25 am 0.1 ft · High 10:43 am 2.2 ft · Low 4:23 pm 0.1 ft · High 11:03 pm 1.8 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Oak Bluffs Harbor · 0.2 mi from this launch
Condition survey of March 13, 2024 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (10-Foot Channel): 4.3 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 10 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 Oak Bluffs Harbor
Bay in Massachusetts. All launches on Oak Bluffs Harbor.
Community
Where people who use Oak Bluffs Harbor talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Oak Bluffs Harbor Boat Ramp · 0.2 mi · Oak Bluffs Harbor
- Oak Bluffs Sportfishing Pier · 0.3 mi · Nantucket Sound
- Lagoon Pond Boat Launch · 1.4 mi · Lagoon Pond
- Sengekontacket Pond Boat Launch · 1.8 mi · Sengekontacket Pond
- Sengekontacket Pond (Pecoy Point) · 2.4 mi · Sengekontacket Pond
- Upper Lagoon Pond Carry-in Access · 2.8 mi · Upper Lagoon Pond
Sources
- MassWildlife GoFishMA! freshwater access points record GFACC484 · 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.