Roaring Point Park
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Nanticoke River · near Nanticoke · 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
- 12 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Hours
- Dawn to Dusk
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Wicomico Co. Recreation, Parks & Tourism
- Website
- wicomicorecandparks.org
- Coordinates
- 38.26709, -75.91406
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Baltimore District; the one nearest this launch is of February 5, 2021). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Roaring Point · NOAA, 0.5 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 Roaring Point station, 0.5 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 3:37 am 0.9 ft · High 8:48 am 2.0 ft · Low 3:33 pm 0.9 ft · High 9:20 pm 2.4 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 4:31 am 0.9 ft · High 9:55 am 2.1 ft · Low 4:39 pm 0.9 ft · High 10:23 pm 2.4 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 5:19 am 0.8 ft · High 10:57 am 2.3 ft · Low 5:39 pm 0.8 ft · High 11:19 pm 2.4 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 6:03 am 0.6 ft · High 11:48 am 2.5 ft · Low 6:31 pm 0.6 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | High 12:06 am 2.5 ft · Low 6:44 am 0.5 ft · High 12:32 pm 2.7 ft · Low 7:20 pm 0.5 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | High 12:51 am 2.6 ft · Low 7:26 am 0.3 ft · High 1:16 pm 2.9 ft · Low 8:08 pm 0.3 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | High 1:36 am 2.6 ft · Low 8:09 am 0.2 ft · High 2:00 pm 3.1 ft · Low 8:56 pm 0.2 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Nanticoke at Nanticoke · 0.2 mi from this launch
Condition survey of February 5, 2021 by the Baltimore District. Soundings on the sheet from 0.6 to 7.4 ft; the Corps maintains a 7 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 Nanticoke River
River in Maryland. All launches on Nanticoke River.
Community
Where people who use Nanticoke River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Nanticoke Harbor boat ramps · 0.3 mi · Nanticoke River
- Nanticoke Harbor soft access · 0.3 mi · Nanticoke River
- Cove Road Beach · 1.6 mi · Nanticoke River
- Bivalve Wharf · 2.9 mi · Nanticoke River
- Cedar Hill Marina and Park soft access · 3.3 mi · Nanticoke River
- Cedar Hill Marina and Park boat ramp · 3.3 mi · Nanticoke River
Sources
- Maryland DNR Public Water Access Sites record -75.91405,38.26709 · Public data (Maryland DNR), DNR spatial data disclaimer only; no use limitations stated
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