Ridley Township Marina
Boat ramp · on Darby Creek · near Ridley Township · Pennsylvania
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
- Fee charged
- Motors
- No horsepower limit
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Local government
- Website
- google.com
- Coordinates
- 39.87044, -75.31393
Boating rules
- Boats are limited to slow, no wake speed on the entire creek from its headwaters to its confluence with the Delaware River. · all of Darby Creek rule
From the boating rules map of Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission; Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, read October 18, 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 Wanamaker Bridge · NOAA, 0.6 mi away
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Wanamaker Bridge station, 0.6 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 2:27 am 0.9 ft · High 8:00 am 5.3 ft · Low 2:25 pm 0.9 ft · High 8:15 pm 6.0 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 3:18 am 0.9 ft · High 8:53 am 5.4 ft · Low 3:22 pm 0.8 ft · High 9:10 pm 6.1 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 4:10 am 0.8 ft · High 9:44 am 5.6 ft · Low 4:19 pm 0.7 ft · High 10:02 pm 6.1 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 5:00 am 0.7 ft · High 10:33 am 5.8 ft · Low 5:16 pm 0.7 ft · High 10:51 pm 6.2 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 5:48 am 0.6 ft · High 11:18 am 6.1 ft · Low 6:10 pm 0.6 ft · High 11:37 pm 6.2 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 6:34 am 0.6 ft · High 12:01 pm 6.4 ft · Low 7:03 pm 0.5 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | High 12:22 am 6.1 ft · Low 7:19 am 0.5 ft · High 12:42 pm 6.6 ft · Low 7:55 pm 0.5 ft |
On the river
Low-head dams drown people every year: the current below the drop circles back and holds a swimmer or a boat at the face. Portage around them; stay well clear above and below.
- Low-head dam, 8.6 mi upstream. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
- Low-head dam, 9.2 mi upstream. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
- Low-head dam, 9.3 mi upstream. · Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA)
Up to 10 river miles each way, from the agencies' inventories; not every hazard is listed and rivers change. Scout before you go.
Sources: Low Head Dam Inventory, Pennsylvania (USACE LHDI via PEMA).
On Darby Creek
River in Pennsylvania. All launches on Darby Creek.
Community
Where people who use Darby Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Historic Morton Boat Launch - Closed in Winter · 1.6 mi · Muckinipattis Creek
- Flower Street- Chester City Boat Ramp · 4.2 mi · Delaware River
- Fort Mifflin · 5.5 mi · Delaware River
- Bartram's Garden Dock & Community Boathouse · 7.1 mi · Schuylkill River
- Bartram's Garden · 7.1 mi · Schuylkill River
- West Deptford Municipal Boat Ramp · 7.1 mi
Sources
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access record {985A2784-651D-4A2B-861D-3B0BCD8D4013} · PFBC terms: credit PFBC, describe modifications, no implied PFBC approval (ArcGIS item 13d48d0bec7640e289a7a399ff951b04)
- OpenStreetMap n12146905158 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n12146905157 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Fishing and Boating Access. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.