Sleightsburg Park Rondout Creek
Boat ramp · on Rondout Creek · near Port Ewen · New York
NYS DEC records brittle naiad (latest 2022), Eurasian watermilfoil (latest 2022) and water chestnut (latest 2022) in the water at this launch. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
NYS DEC · checked October 18, 2026
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
- Car parking
- 19
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Local government
- Website
- dec.ny.gov
- Coordinates
- 41.92015, -73.97471
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New York District; the one nearest this launch is of June 17, 2025). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Kingston · NOAA, 0.4 mi away
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Kingston station, 0.4 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Oct 19 | Low 2:57 am 1.1 ft · High 8:40 am 3.1 ft · Low 3:00 pm 1.4 ft · High 8:47 pm 3.6 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 3:52 am 1.0 ft · High 9:34 am 3.2 ft · Low 4:03 pm 1.3 ft · High 9:42 pm 3.6 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 4:40 am 0.8 ft · High 10:27 am 3.4 ft · Low 4:56 pm 1.1 ft · High 10:37 pm 3.7 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 5:23 am 0.6 ft · High 11:15 am 3.7 ft · Low 5:44 pm 0.8 ft · High 11:27 pm 3.9 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 6:03 am 0.3 ft · High 11:56 am 4.0 ft · Low 6:30 pm 0.5 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | High 12:11 am 4.0 ft · Low 6:43 am 0.2 ft · High 12:33 pm 4.3 ft · Low 7:17 pm 0.2 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | High 12:52 am 4.1 ft · Low 7:24 am 0.0 ft · High 1:09 pm 4.6 ft · Low 8:05 pm 0.0 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Rondout Creek
Condition survey of June 17, 2025 by the New York District. Least depth in the channel (Reach F): 14 ft; project depth 14 ft. 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 Rondout Creek
River in New York. All launches on Rondout Creek.
Community
Where people who use Rondout Creek talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Hudson River Maritime Museum · 0.4 mi · Rondout Creek
- T.R. Gallo Park Rondout Creek · 0.6 mi · Rondout Creek
- Freer Park · 0.7 mi · Hudson River
- Kingston Point Park · 0.7 mi
- Kingston Point Beach · 0.9 mi · Hudson River
- Rhinecliff · 1.1 mi · Hudson River
Sources
- New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites record -73.97446,41.91970 · NYS DEC terms: credit DEC
- Hudson River Valley Greenway Water Trail Designated Sites (Open NY) record sleightsburg-park-rondout-creek-town-of-esopus-92 · Open NY Terms of Use (no attribution required, no restrictions on re-use); credit Hudson River Valley Greenway
- OpenStreetMap n3088455648 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites and Hudson River Valley Greenway Water Trail Designated Sites (Open NY). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.