Alaska / Carroll Inlet /
Shoal Cove - Osten Island Buoy Site
Boat ramp · on Carroll Inlet · Alaska
Open per USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating)'s data, checked October 18, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Restrooms
- No
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- USDA Forest Service
- Website
- fs.usda.gov
- Coordinates
- 55.42591, -131.32644
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Mop Point, Thorne Arm · NOAA, 4.7 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone PKZ036, Clarence Strait. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Mop Point, Thorne Arm station, 4.7 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Oct 19 | Low 1:38 am 3.8 ft · High 8:38 am 10.7 ft · Low 2:14 pm 7.0 ft · High 7:55 pm 11.2 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 2:53 am 3.4 ft · High 9:38 am 11.6 ft · Low 3:30 pm 5.8 ft · High 9:14 pm 11.7 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 3:48 am 2.8 ft · High 10:20 am 12.7 ft · Low 4:22 pm 4.3 ft · High 10:13 pm 12.6 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 4:31 am 2.2 ft · High 10:54 am 13.9 ft · Low 5:03 pm 2.5 ft · High 11:01 pm 13.5 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 5:08 am 1.7 ft · High 11:26 am 15.1 ft · Low 5:41 pm 0.8 ft · High 11:46 pm 14.4 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 5:44 am 1.3 ft · High 11:57 am 16.3 ft · Low 6:18 pm -0.7 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | High 12:28 am 15.1 ft · Low 6:19 am 1.2 ft · High 12:30 pm 17.2 ft · Low 6:56 pm -2.0 ft |
On Carroll Inlet
Bay in Alaska. All launches on Carroll Inlet.
Community
Where people who use Carroll Inlet talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Fish Creek Buoy · 5.4 mi
- Sea Level Mine Buoy Day Use Area · 5.9 mi
- Icehouse Cove Buoy Camping Area · 10.5 mi · Carroll Inlet
- Mountain Point Boat Launch · 12.5 mi
- Princess Bay Buoy · 12.9 mi · Princess Bay
- Bar Harbor Launch Ramp · 14.9 mi · Bar Point Basin
Sources
- USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating) record 17795010323 · US federal government data, public domain
Why it is listed as public: listed by USDA Forest Service recreation sites (boating). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.