North Carolina / Greens Creek /

Oriental

Boat ramp · on Greens Creek · near Oriental · North Carolina

Open per North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas's data, checked October 18, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Boat ramp
Fee
Free
Ramp lanes
2
Docks
2
Trailer parking
20 spaces
Restrooms
No
Hours
24 hours
Tidal
Yes
Wheelchair access
Accessible parking
Managed by
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Coordinates
35.02566, -76.70058

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Wilmington District; the one nearest this launch is of April 19, 2019). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Marine advisories

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

National Weather Service marine zone AMZ137, Neuse and Bay Rivers. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Oriental, Neuse River station, 0.5 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 Oct 19 to Sun Oct 25
Mon Oct 19 Low 5:24 am 0.3 ft · High 9:10 pm 0.5 ft
Tue Oct 20 Low 6:01 am 0.3 ft · High 9:47 pm 0.4 ft
Wed Oct 21 Low 6:14 am 0.3 ft · High 5:28 pm 0.4 ft · Low 8:07 pm 0.4 ft · High 10:18 pm 0.4 ft
Thu Oct 22 Low 4:35 am 0.3 ft · High 2:09 pm 0.4 ft
Fri Oct 23 Low 4:45 am 0.3 ft · High 2:07 pm 0.4 ft
Sat Oct 24 Low 12:52 am 0.3 ft · High 11:58 am 0.4 ft
Sun Oct 25 Low 1:27 am 0.3 ft · High 12:08 pm 0.5 ft

Channel survey

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

  • Oriental (Smiths Creek) · 0.2 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of April 19, 2019 by the Wilmington District. Soundings on the sheet from 2.9 to 15.2 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); the Corps maintains a 10 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 Greens Creek

Stream in North Carolina. All launches on Greens Creek.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.