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Gano Park

Gano Park is a free public boat ramp on Narragansett Bay near East Providence, Rhode Island.

Aerial view of the concrete ramp, floating dock and parking lot on the Seekonk River, March 2026
Aerial view of the concrete ramp, floating dock and parking lot on the Seekonk River, March 2026 Photo: RIGIS / RIDOT · March 2026 aerial imagery, credited · via RIGIS

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
Tidal
Yes
Coordinates
41.82210, -71.38856

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of August 13, 2024). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone ANZ236, Narragansett Bay. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Providence, State Pier no.1 station, 1.2 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.

Tide predictions, Mon Nov 2 to Sun Nov 8
Mon Nov 2 High 1:30 am 4.4 ft · Low 6:24 am 0.7 ft · High 1:54 pm 4.6 ft · Low 9:48 pm 0.8 ft
Tue Nov 3 High 2:30 am 4.5 ft · Low 7:42 am 0.9 ft · High 2:54 pm 4.5 ft · Low 10:36 pm 0.7 ft
Wed Nov 4 High 3:30 am 4.6 ft · Low 9:06 am 0.8 ft · High 3:54 pm 4.4 ft · Low 10:54 pm 0.6 ft
Thu Nov 5 High 4:30 am 4.8 ft · Low 10:12 am 0.7 ft · High 4:54 pm 4.3 ft · Low 10:18 pm 0.4 ft
Fri Nov 6 High 5:30 am 5.0 ft · Low 10:54 am 0.5 ft · High 5:48 pm 4.4 ft · Low 10:54 pm 0.3 ft
Sat Nov 7 High 6:18 am 5.2 ft · Low 11:30 am 0.4 ft · High 6:36 pm 4.4 ft · Low 11:30 pm 0.1 ft
Sun Nov 8 High 7:00 am 5.2 ft · Low 12:12 pm 0.3 ft · High 7:18 pm 4.4 ft

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Seekonk River · 0.1 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of August 13, 2024 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (16-Foot Naturally Deep): 0 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 16 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 Narragansett Bay

Bay in Rhode Island. All launches on Narragansett Bay.

Community

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Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: web.archive.org: Gano Park End of of East Transit St. Concrete slab. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.