Rodney Knowles Memorial Park
Rodney Knowles Memorial Park is a public kayak and canoe launch on Onslow Bay near North Topsail Beach, North Carolina.
- Parking fee
- Tidal
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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
- Parking fee
- Restrooms
- No
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 34.47377, -77.46196
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Ocean City Beach (fishing pier) · NOAA, 2.4 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone AMZ158, S of Cape Lookout NC to Surf City NC out to 20 NM. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Ocean City Beach (fishing pier) station, 2.4 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Nov 2 | High 12:55 am 4.0 ft · Low 6:50 am 0.6 ft · High 1:27 pm 5.0 ft · Low 7:55 pm 0.6 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | High 2:06 am 4.2 ft · Low 8:06 am 0.6 ft · High 2:32 pm 4.8 ft · Low 8:52 pm 0.5 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | High 3:10 am 4.5 ft · Low 9:16 am 0.6 ft · High 3:31 pm 4.7 ft · Low 9:42 pm 0.4 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | High 4:06 am 4.9 ft · Low 10:17 am 0.5 ft · High 4:24 pm 4.5 ft · Low 10:27 pm 0.3 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | High 4:55 am 5.2 ft · Low 11:10 am 0.4 ft · High 5:11 pm 4.4 ft · Low 11:09 pm 0.2 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | High 5:39 am 5.4 ft · Low 11:58 am 0.3 ft · High 5:55 pm 4.3 ft · Low 11:47 pm 0.2 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | High 6:20 am 5.5 ft · Low 12:43 pm 0.3 ft · High 6:36 pm 4.1 ft |
On Onslow Bay
Bay in North Carolina. All launches on Onslow Bay.
Community
Where people who use Onslow Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Turkey Creek · 1.4 mi · Intracoastal Waterway
- West Onslow Beach · 2.5 mi · Stump Sound
- North Topsail Beach Town Park Canoe Launch · 3.2 mi · Onslow Bay
- Surf City · 5.9 mi · Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
- Sneads Ferry · 7.8 mi · New River
- Hampstead · 9.4 mi · Topsail Sound
Sources
- North Carolina Beach and Waterfront Access Sites (NC DEQ Division of Coastal Management): boat launches and hand launches record rodney-knowles-memorial-park-north-topsail-beach · NC DEQ Division of Coastal Management data, with its accuracy disclaimer; credit the Division of Coastal Management
Why it is listed as public: listed by North Carolina Beach and Waterfront Access Sites (NC DEQ Division of Coastal Management): boat launches and hand launches. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.