Sailwinds Visitor Center soft access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Choptank River · near Cambridge · 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
- 46 spaces
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Hours
- Day Light
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Dorchester County
- Website
- tourdorchester.org
- Coordinates
- 38.57216, -76.06441
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Baltimore District; the one nearest this launch is of March 6, 2024). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Cambridge · NOAA, 0.1 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ541, Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Cambridge station, 0.1 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 5:37 am 0.8 ft · High 11:03 am 1.7 ft · Low 5:19 pm 0.5 ft · High 11:48 pm 2.0 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 6:26 am 0.8 ft · High 12:04 pm 1.7 ft · Low 6:17 pm 0.5 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 12:40 am 2.0 ft · Low 7:12 am 0.7 ft · High 12:59 pm 1.8 ft · Low 7:15 pm 0.5 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 1:26 am 2.0 ft · Low 7:55 am 0.6 ft · High 1:48 pm 1.9 ft · Low 8:11 pm 0.5 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | High 2:07 am 2.0 ft · Low 8:35 am 0.5 ft · High 2:32 pm 2.1 ft · Low 9:05 pm 0.5 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | High 2:47 am 2.0 ft · Low 9:14 am 0.3 ft · High 3:15 pm 2.2 ft · Low 9:55 pm 0.5 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | High 3:27 am 2.0 ft · Low 9:53 am 0.2 ft · High 3:58 pm 2.3 ft · Low 10:44 pm 0.5 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Cambridge Harbor · 0.2 mi from this launch
Condition survey of March 6, 2024 by the Baltimore District. Least depth in the channel (Cambridge Harbor): 15.6 ft; project depth 25 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 Choptank River
River in Maryland. All launches on Choptank River.
Community
Where people who use Choptank River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Franklin Street · 0.2 mi · Choptank River
- Trenton Street · 0.5 mi · Cambridge Creek
- Great Marsh Park soft access · 1.1 mi · Choptank River
- Great Marsh Park boat ramp · 1.1 mi · Choptank River
- Little Blackwater soft access · 4.0 mi · Little Blackwater River
- Trappe Landing · 5.8 mi · La Trappe Creek
Sources
- Maryland DNR Public Water Access Sites record -76.06441,38.57215 · Public data (Maryland DNR), DNR spatial data disclaimer only; no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Maryland DNR Public Water Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.