Fritz Hedges Waterway Park
Fritz Hedges Waterway Park is a public kayak and canoe launch on Portage Bay near Seattle, Washington.
Washington State Department of Ecology lists the water at this launch as likely to contain New Zealand mudsnails; extra decontamination is advised when leaving it. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
Washington State Department of Ecology · checked October 20, 2026
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)
- Ramp surface
- wood
- Website
- seattle.gov
- Coordinates
- 47.65253, -122.31718
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 Portage 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
On Portage Bay
Lake in Washington. All launches on Portage Bay.
Nearby launches
- Sunnyside Avenue North Boat Ramp · 0.6 mi · Lake Union
- Waterway 23 Boat Launch · 1.4 mi · Lake Union
- 14th Avenue Northwest Boat Ramp · 2.7 mi · Lake Washington Ship Canal
- Magnuson Park North Shore hand launch · 3.5 mi · Lake Washington
- Magnuson Park Boat Launch · 3.5 mi · Lake Washington
- 28th Ave NW Shoreline Street End · 3.7 mi · Lake Washington Ship Canal
Sources
- OpenStreetMap n9903109020 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: www.seattle.gov: the park provides water access for hand-carried boats. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.