Connecticut / Guilford Harbor /
Sluice Creek Car Top Boat Launch
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Guilford Harbor · near Guilford · Connecticut
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
- Restrooms
- No
- Tidal
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- No
- Managed by
- Oceanco LLC c/o William Thompson
- Coordinates
- 41.27304, -72.66546
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of August 20, 2025). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Guilford Harbor · 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 ANZ331, Long Island Sound East of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY to the Mouth of the Connecticut River. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Guilford Harbor 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 | High 6:07 am 4.6 ft · Low 12:07 pm 1.6 ft · High 6:26 pm 4.8 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 12:41 am 1.2 ft · High 7:03 am 4.7 ft · Low 1:04 pm 1.4 ft · High 7:22 pm 4.9 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 1:32 am 1.0 ft · High 7:54 am 5.0 ft · Low 1:58 pm 1.1 ft · High 8:15 pm 5.0 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 2:19 am 0.8 ft · High 8:41 am 5.3 ft · Low 2:47 pm 0.7 ft · High 9:03 pm 5.2 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 3:03 am 0.6 ft · High 9:24 am 5.6 ft · Low 3:34 pm 0.3 ft · High 9:48 pm 5.4 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 3:45 am 0.4 ft · High 10:05 am 5.9 ft · Low 4:19 pm 0.0 ft · High 10:31 pm 5.5 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 4:27 am 0.2 ft · High 10:45 am 6.2 ft · Low 5:04 pm -0.3 ft · High 11:15 pm 5.6 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Guilford Harbor · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of August 20, 2025 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (6-Foot Sluice Creek Channel): 2.4 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 6 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 Guilford Harbor
Bay in Connecticut. All launches on Guilford Harbor.
Community
Where people who use Guilford Harbor talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Guilford Town Marina · 0.1 mi · Long Island Sound
- Jacob's Beach · 0.4 mi · Long Island Sound
- East River Boat Launch · 0.5 mi · East River
- Great Harbor Wildlife Management Area · 2.2 mi · Joshua Cove
- Surf Club · 2.6 mi · Long Island Sound
- Shell Beach · 2.7 mi · Long Island Sound
Sources
- Connecticut DEEP Coastal Access Sites (boat launches and car-top access) record 971 · No access or use limitations (layer metadata, ArcGIS item d8eb7731d7d84a149917809241f970ec)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Connecticut DEEP Coastal Access Sites (boat launches and car-top access). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.