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Steamboat Landing

Steamboat Landing is a free public boat ramp on Camden Harbor near Camden, Maine.

Aerial view of the long pier and the rocky landing at the end of the road on the harbor, October 2021
Aerial view of the long pier and the rocky landing at the end of the road on the harbor, October 2021 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

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
Tidal
Yes
Wheelchair access
yes
Coordinates
44.20897, -69.05823

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of October 2, 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 ANZ151, Penobscot Bay. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Rockland station, 7.5 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 4:34 am 9.7 ft · Low 10:29 am 1.1 ft · High 4:48 pm 10.7 ft · Low 11:15 pm -0.2 ft
Tue Nov 3 High 5:40 am 9.9 ft · Low 11:39 am 0.9 ft · High 5:58 pm 10.5 ft
Wed Nov 4 Low 12:18 am -0.1 ft · High 6:42 am 10.2 ft · Low 12:46 pm 0.6 ft · High 7:03 pm 10.5 ft
Thu Nov 5 Low 1:16 am 0.0 ft · High 7:38 am 10.6 ft · Low 1:47 pm 0.3 ft · High 8:02 pm 10.4 ft
Fri Nov 6 Low 2:09 am 0.0 ft · High 8:29 am 10.9 ft · Low 2:41 pm -0.1 ft · High 8:55 pm 10.4 ft
Sat Nov 7 Low 2:58 am 0.2 ft · High 9:16 am 11.1 ft · Low 3:31 pm -0.3 ft · High 9:45 pm 10.2 ft
Sun Nov 8 Low 3:43 am 0.4 ft · High 9:59 am 11.1 ft · Low 4:16 pm -0.3 ft · High 10:31 pm 10.0 ft

Channel survey

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

  • Camden Harbor · 0.1 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of October 2, 2024 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (14-Foot Channel Outer Harbor): 12.5 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 14 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 Camden Harbor

Bay in Maine. All launches on Camden Harbor.

Community

Where people who use Camden Harbor talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

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.