Raccoon Point Recreation Area
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Tangier Sound · near Westover · 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Car parking
- 20 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Hours
- Sunrise to Sunset
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Somerset Co. Dept. of Rec and Parks
- Website
- somersetrecandparks.org
- Coordinates
- 38.14109, -75.78678
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Baltimore District; the one nearest this launch is of November 21, 2017). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Teague Creek, Manokin River · NOAA, 3.6 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ543, Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Teague Creek, Manokin River station, 3.6 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 3:07 am 0.8 ft · High 8:26 am 1.9 ft · Low 3:03 pm 0.9 ft · High 8:58 pm 2.2 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 4:01 am 0.8 ft · High 9:33 am 1.9 ft · Low 4:09 pm 0.8 ft · High 10:01 pm 2.2 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 4:49 am 0.7 ft · High 10:35 am 2.1 ft · Low 5:09 pm 0.7 ft · High 10:57 pm 2.2 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 5:33 am 0.6 ft · High 11:26 am 2.3 ft · Low 6:01 pm 0.6 ft · High 11:44 pm 2.3 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 6:14 am 0.4 ft · High 12:10 pm 2.5 ft · Low 6:50 pm 0.4 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | High 12:29 am 2.3 ft · Low 6:56 am 0.3 ft · High 12:54 pm 2.7 ft · Low 7:38 pm 0.3 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | High 1:14 am 2.4 ft · Low 7:39 am 0.1 ft · High 1:38 pm 2.8 ft · Low 8:26 pm 0.2 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Manokin River · 0.3 mi from this launch
Condition survey of November 21, 2017 by the Baltimore District. Soundings on the sheet from 1.6 to 11.4 ft; the Corps maintains a 6 ft channel here. 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 Tangier Sound
Bay in Maryland. All launches on Tangier Sound.
Community
Where people who use Tangier Sound talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Saint Peters Creek · 1.7 mi · Tangier Sound
- Rumbley · 5.3 mi · Goose Creek
- Deal Island WMA boat ramp -Impoundment North · 5.6 mi · Deal Island Impoundment
- Drawbridge Road · 6.0 mi · Wicomico River
- Coulbourn Creek · 6.4 mi · Tangier Sound
- Dames Quarter · 6.5 mi · Dames Quarter Creek
Sources
- Maryland DNR Public Water Access Sites record -75.78678,38.14109 · Public data (Maryland DNR), DNR spatial data disclaimer only; no use limitations stated
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.