Pine Point Beach
Pine Point Beach is a public kayak and canoe launch on Saco Bay near Scarborough, Maine.
- Fee charged
- Restrooms
- 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)
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 43.54121, -70.33675
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of March 26, 2025). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Pine Point, Scarborough River · NOAA, 0.3 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ154, Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Pine Point, Scarborough River station, 0.3 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 4:45 am 8.6 ft · Low 10:55 am 0.9 ft · High 5:05 pm 9.5 ft · Low 11:39 pm 0.0 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | High 5:52 am 8.7 ft · Low 12:04 pm 0.8 ft · High 6:14 pm 9.2 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | Low 12:41 am 0.1 ft · High 6:56 am 9.0 ft · Low 1:10 pm 0.6 ft · High 7:19 pm 9.1 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | Low 1:38 am 0.1 ft · High 7:53 am 9.2 ft · Low 2:09 pm 0.3 ft · High 8:19 pm 9.0 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | Low 2:30 am 0.3 ft · High 8:45 am 9.5 ft · Low 3:04 pm 0.1 ft · High 9:13 pm 8.8 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | Low 3:18 am 0.4 ft · High 9:32 am 9.6 ft · Low 3:53 pm 0.0 ft · High 10:01 pm 8.7 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | Low 4:03 am 0.6 ft · High 10:13 am 9.6 ft · Low 4:38 pm -0.1 ft · High 10:44 pm 8.5 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Scarborough River · 0.3 mi from this launch
Condition survey of March 26, 2025 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (6-Foot Anchorage): 0.1 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); 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 Saco Bay
Bay in Maine. All launches on Saco Bay.
Community
Where people who use Saco Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Pine Point Boat Launch · 0.3 mi · Scarborough River
- Ferry Beach Boat Ramp · 0.7 mi · Scarborough River
- Seavey Landing · 1.2 mi · Scarborough River
- Old Neck Landing · 1.2 mi · Nonesuch Cove
- Scarborough Beach State Park · 1.4 mi · Massacre Pond
- Winnock's Neck · 1.6 mi · Nonesuch River
Sources
- Maine Coastal Public Access Sites (Maine Coastal Program) record 1986 · Public data (Maine Department of Marine Resources, Maine Coastal Program), no license stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Maine Coastal Public Access Sites (Maine Coastal Program). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.