Maryland / Saint George Creek /
Piney Point Recreation Area
Boat ramp · on Saint George Creek · near Piney Point · Maryland
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
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Trailer parking
- 22 spaces
- Car parking
- 14 spaces
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Hours
- Sunrise to Sunset
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- St. Mary's County Dept. of Recreation and Parks
- Website
- stmaryscountymd.gov
- Coordinates
- 38.13817, -76.50016
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Baltimore District; the one nearest this launch is of February 28, 2022). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Piney Point, Md. · NOAA, 1.9 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ537, Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Piney Point, Md. station, 1.9 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Oct 19 | Low 2:32 am 0.5 ft · High 9:37 am 1.3 ft · Low 2:32 pm 0.5 ft · High 9:48 pm 1.4 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 3:24 am 0.5 ft · High 10:34 am 1.4 ft · Low 3:37 pm 0.5 ft · High 10:50 pm 1.4 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 4:14 am 0.4 ft · High 11:24 am 1.4 ft · Low 4:37 pm 0.4 ft · High 11:44 pm 1.5 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 5:02 am 0.4 ft · High 12:08 pm 1.5 ft · Low 5:33 pm 0.3 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | High 12:31 am 1.5 ft · Low 5:48 am 0.3 ft · High 12:49 pm 1.6 ft · Low 6:27 pm 0.3 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | High 1:15 am 1.5 ft · Low 6:33 am 0.2 ft · High 1:29 pm 1.7 ft · Low 7:18 pm 0.2 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | High 1:57 am 1.6 ft · Low 7:16 am 0.2 ft · High 2:09 pm 1.7 ft · Low 8:06 pm 0.2 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Saint George Creek · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of February 28, 2022 by the Baltimore District. Least depth in the channel (Saint George Creek): 2.9 ft; project depth 7 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 Saint George Creek
River in Maryland. All launches on Saint George Creek.
Community
Where people who use Saint George Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Piney Point Museum soft access · 1.6 mi · Piney Point Creek
- Tall Timbers Landing · 3.5 mi · Herring Creek
- St. Inigoes soft access · 5.0 mi · Smith Creek
- St. Inigoes Landing · 5.0 mi · Smith Creek
- Fox Harbor Landing · 6.2 mi · Fox Harbor
- Great Mills Canoe/Kayak Launch · 6.9 mi · St Marys River
Sources
- Maryland DNR Public Water Access Sites record -76.50031,38.13826 · Public data (Maryland DNR), DNR spatial data disclaimer only; no use limitations stated
- OpenStreetMap n9196514895 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n5266972936 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Maryland DNR Public Water Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.