Point Fosdick Boat Ramp
Point Fosdick Boat Ramp is a public boat ramp on Wollochet Bay near Gig Harbor, Washington.
- Parking fee
- 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
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Parking fee
- Car parking
- Roadside
- Restrooms
- No
- Hours
- Dawn to Dusk
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 47.26629, -122.59753
Boating rules
- No-discharge zone: WAC 173-228 bans vessel sewage discharges, whether treated or not, in the No Discharge Zone. It became effective May 10, 2018. · all of Wollochet Bay rule
From the boating rules map of Washington Department of Ecology, read October 20, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Tacoma Narrows Bridge · NOAA, 2.2 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone PZZ135, Puget Sound and Hood Canal. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Tacoma Narrows Bridge station, 2.2 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 | Low 4:26 am 0.2 ft · High 12:23 pm 12.8 ft · Low 6:49 pm 6.1 ft · High 11:15 pm 8.9 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | Low 5:35 am 1.3 ft · High 1:12 pm 12.9 ft · Low 7:45 pm 4.6 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | High 12:58 am 9.0 ft · Low 6:44 am 2.4 ft · High 1:52 pm 13.0 ft · Low 8:29 pm 3.0 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | High 2:25 am 9.6 ft · Low 7:49 am 3.5 ft · High 2:24 pm 13.0 ft · Low 9:06 pm 1.5 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | High 3:35 am 10.5 ft · Low 8:47 am 4.5 ft · High 2:52 pm 12.9 ft · Low 9:39 pm 0.3 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | High 4:33 am 11.4 ft · Low 9:40 am 5.5 ft · High 3:18 pm 12.7 ft · Low 10:09 pm -0.7 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | High 5:24 am 12.1 ft · Low 10:29 am 6.3 ft · High 3:43 pm 12.3 ft · Low 10:39 pm -1.3 ft |
On Wollochet Bay
Bay in Washington. All launches on Wollochet Bay.
Community
Where people who use Wollochet Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Wollochet Harbor Club Boat Launch · 1.4 mi · Wollochet Bay
- 37th Street NW Boat Launch · 1.8 mi · Wollochet Bay
- Titlow Park · 2.5 mi · Titlow Lagoon
- Towhead Island Boat Launch · 2.5 mi · Hale Passage
- Horse Head Bay Public Boat Launch · 4.3 mi · Horsehead Bay
- Point Defiance Boat Launch · 4.8 mi · Dalco Passage
Sources
- Pierce County Boat Ramps (unincorporated Pierce County, Washington) record pt-fosdick-gig-harbor · Pierce County GIS Data Terms of Use (free, as is, no warranty, no County logo); credit Pierce County Planning and Public Works
- Washington Ecology Shoreline Public Access sites with a boat launch (Puget Sound and the coast) record WS03320 · Washington Department of Ecology, Category 1 public information; use of Ecology data with credit to Ecology and a link to the data page; commercial and political use prohibited
Why it is listed as public: listed by Pierce County Boat Ramps (unincorporated Pierce County, Washington) and Washington Ecology Shoreline Public Access sites with a boat launch (Puget Sound and the coast). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.