Maine / Bigelow Bight /
Short Sands Beach
Short Sands Beach is a public kayak and canoe launch on Bigelow Bight near York, Maine.
- Fee charged
- 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Restrooms
- No
- Tidal
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- yes
- Coordinates
- 43.17550, -70.60950
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Cape Neddick · NOAA, 1.0 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 Cape Neddick station, 1.0 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 4:42 am 8.4 ft · Low 10:44 am 1.1 ft · High 4:58 pm 9.2 ft · Low 11:31 pm 0.2 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | High 5:48 am 8.5 ft · Low 11:55 am 1.0 ft · High 6:07 pm 9.0 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | Low 12:36 am 0.3 ft · High 6:51 am 8.8 ft · Low 1:05 pm 0.8 ft · High 7:14 pm 9.0 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | Low 1:35 am 0.3 ft · High 7:47 am 9.1 ft · Low 2:06 pm 0.4 ft · High 8:13 pm 9.0 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | Low 2:28 am 0.3 ft · High 8:37 am 9.4 ft · Low 3:00 pm 0.0 ft · High 9:06 pm 9.0 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | Low 3:15 am 0.4 ft · High 9:23 am 9.6 ft · Low 3:48 pm -0.2 ft · High 9:54 pm 8.9 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | Low 3:58 am 0.5 ft · High 10:04 am 9.7 ft · Low 4:32 pm -0.3 ft · High 10:39 pm 8.8 ft |
On Bigelow Bight
Bay in Maine. All launches on Bigelow Bight.
Community
Where people who use Bigelow Bight talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Strawberry Island Launch · 3.5 mi · York Harbor
- Seabury Gut · 4.0 mi · Southside Brook
- Rice's Bridge · 4.7 mi · York River
- Scotland Bridge Boat Ramp · 5.1 mi · York River
- Footbridge Boat Ramp · 6.1 mi · Ogunquit River
- North Beach · 6.5 mi · Bigelow Bight
Sources
- Maine Coastal Public Access Sites (Maine Coastal Program) record 2128 · Public data (Maine Department of Marine Resources, Maine Coastal Program), no license stated
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.