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Rendsland Creek

Rendsland Creek is a public kayak and canoe launch on The Great Bend near Hoodsport, Washington.

The Great Bend of Hood Canal from the water
The Great Bend, the water this launch is on. The Great Bend of Hood Canal from the water Photo: Nomadic Lana · CC BY 2.0 · via Flickr

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
Discover Pass required
Car parking
Yes (gravel)
Tidal
Yes
Coordinates
47.38722, -123.11248

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

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 The Great Bend 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

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 Union station, 2.1 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.

Tide predictions, Mon Nov 2 to Sun Nov 8
Mon Nov 2 Low 3:54 am 0.4 ft · High 11:42 am 12.3 ft · Low 5:53 pm 6.4 ft · High 10:16 pm 7.8 ft
Tue Nov 3 Low 5:01 am 1.6 ft · High 12:27 pm 12.3 ft · Low 6:49 pm 4.8 ft
Wed Nov 4 High 12:18 am 8.1 ft · Low 6:06 am 2.7 ft · High 1:06 pm 12.3 ft · Low 7:35 pm 3.2 ft
Thu Nov 5 High 1:40 am 8.9 ft · Low 7:06 am 3.8 ft · High 1:40 pm 12.2 ft · Low 8:16 pm 1.6 ft
Fri Nov 6 High 2:47 am 9.9 ft · Low 8:02 am 4.8 ft · High 2:11 pm 12.1 ft · Low 8:54 pm 0.3 ft
Sat Nov 7 High 3:43 am 10.8 ft · Low 8:54 am 5.8 ft · High 2:40 pm 11.9 ft · Low 9:31 pm -0.6 ft
Sun Nov 8 High 4:33 am 11.6 ft · Low 9:44 am 6.5 ft · High 3:06 pm 11.7 ft · Low 10:06 pm -1.2 ft

On The Great Bend

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Community

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Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by 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.