Vines Landing
Vines Landing is a free public boat ramp on Saco Bay near Biddeford, Maine.
- Free
- Accessible
- Tidal
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
- Free
- Restrooms
- No
- Tidal
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- yes
- Coordinates
- 43.44708, -70.35539
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of September 8, 2025). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Camp Ellis, Saco River Entrance · NOAA, 1.7 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ154, Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Camp Ellis, Saco River Entrance station, 1.7 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 4:39 am 8.7 ft · Low 10:47 am 1.0 ft · High 4:57 pm 9.6 ft · Low 11:32 pm 0.0 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | High 5:47 am 8.8 ft · Low 11:58 am 0.8 ft · High 6:08 pm 9.4 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | Low 12:35 am 0.0 ft · High 6:52 am 9.1 ft · Low 1:05 pm 0.6 ft · High 7:15 pm 9.3 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | Low 1:33 am 0.1 ft · High 7:50 am 9.5 ft · Low 2:05 pm 0.2 ft · High 8:15 pm 9.2 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | Low 2:26 am 0.2 ft · High 8:41 am 9.7 ft · Low 2:59 pm 0.0 ft · High 9:10 pm 9.1 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | Low 3:14 am 0.4 ft · High 9:28 am 9.9 ft · Low 3:49 pm -0.2 ft · High 9:59 pm 9.0 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | Low 3:59 am 0.6 ft · High 10:10 am 9.9 ft · Low 4:34 pm -0.2 ft · High 10:43 pm 8.8 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Wood Island Harbor and Pool at Biddeford
Condition survey of September 8, 2025 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (10-Foot Channel): 5.4 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 10 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 Saco Bay
Bay in Maine. All launches on Saco Bay.
Community
Where people who use Saco Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Gil Boucher Park-Biddeford Pool Beach · 0.4 mi · Biddeford Pool
- South Point Great Pond Sanctuary · 0.6 mi · Great Pond
- Park in the Pines · 0.6 mi · Biddeford Pool
- Camp Ellis · 1.7 mi · Saco River
- Marblehead (Meetinghouse Eddy) Boat Launch · 3.3 mi · Saco River
- Timber Point Boat Launch · 3.5 mi · Little River
Sources
- Maine Coastal Public Access Sites (Maine Coastal Program) record 2275 · Public data (Maine Department of Marine Resources, Maine Coastal Program), no license stated
- OpenStreetMap n8758690770 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Maine Coastal Public Access Sites (Maine Coastal Program). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.