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Pelican Drive Dock

Pelican Drive Dock is a public kayak and canoe launch on the Bogue Sound near Atlantic Beach, North Carolina.

Bogue Sound in morning fog
Bogue Sound, the water this launch is on. Bogue Sound in morning fog Photo: Vancemiller · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

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)
Restrooms
No
Tidal
Yes
Coordinates
34.70356, -76.78126

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Conditions

Marine advisories

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

National Weather Service marine zone AMZ158, S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Coral Bay, Atlantic Beach 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.

Tide predictions, Mon Nov 2 to Sun Nov 8
Mon Nov 2 High 2:39 am 1.5 ft · Low 9:05 am 0.4 ft · High 3:11 pm 1.9 ft · Low 10:10 pm 0.4 ft
Tue Nov 3 High 3:50 am 1.6 ft · Low 10:21 am 0.4 ft · High 4:16 pm 1.8 ft · Low 11:07 pm 0.3 ft
Wed Nov 4 High 4:54 am 1.7 ft · Low 11:31 am 0.4 ft · High 5:15 pm 1.8 ft · Low 11:57 pm 0.2 ft
Thu Nov 5 High 5:50 am 1.8 ft · Low 12:32 pm 0.3 ft · High 6:08 pm 1.7 ft
Fri Nov 6 Low 12:42 am 0.2 ft · High 6:39 am 2.0 ft · Low 1:25 pm 0.2 ft · High 6:55 pm 1.7 ft
Sat Nov 7 Low 1:24 am 0.1 ft · High 7:23 am 2.0 ft · Low 2:13 pm 0.2 ft · High 7:39 pm 1.6 ft
Sun Nov 8 Low 2:02 am 0.1 ft · High 8:04 am 2.1 ft · Low 2:58 pm 0.2 ft · High 8:20 pm 1.6 ft

On Bogue Sound

Lake in North Carolina. All launches on Bogue Sound.

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Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by North Carolina Beach and Waterfront Access Sites (NC DEQ Division of Coastal Management): boat launches and hand launches. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.