Riverbend Ramp
Boat ramp · on Saint Marys Bayou · near Matagorda · Texas
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
- Docks
- 1
- Restrooms
- No
- Coordinates
- 28.67030, -95.96480
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Galveston District; the one nearest this launch is of March 26, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone GMZ330, Matagorda Bay. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Mouth of the Colorado River · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of March 26, 2026 by the Galveston District. Soundings on the sheet from 5.9 to 27 ft; the Corps maintains a 14 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 Saint Marys Bayou
River in Texas. All launches on Saint Marys Bayou.
Community
Where people who use Saint Marys Bayou talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Matagorda Harbor · 1.6 mi · Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
- FM 521 River Park · 8.3 mi · Colorado River
- Chinquapin Road · 13.1 mi · Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
- Peyton Creek Boat Ramp · 13.5 mi · Peyton Creek
- Carl Park Boat Ramp · 13.8 mi · Tres Palacios River
- East Bay Park Boat Ramp · 15.0 mi · Tres Palacios Bay
Sources
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Public Boat Ramps record 886 · Public data (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department GIS), TPWD disclaimer; no use limitations stated
- Texas General Land Office Beach and Bay Access (Texas Coastal Access Program) record MAT036 · Public data (Texas General Land Office, Texas Coastal Access Program); GLO disclaimer, no use limitations stated
Why it is listed as public: listed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Public Boat Ramps and Texas General Land Office Beach and Bay Access (Texas Coastal Access Program). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.