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Stoddard Hill Boat Launch

Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Thames River · near Ledyard · Connecticut

Stoddard Cove, Ledyard CT
Stoddard Cove, Ledyard CT Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
  • Stoddard Hill State Park, Ledyard CT
  • Mohegan Pequot Bridge from Stoddards Wharf State Park, December 2018

Open per Connecticut DEEP state boat launches (car-top and carry-in)'s data, updated weekly. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Fee
Free
Ramp surface
Recycled Pavement
Car parking
20 spaces
Restrooms
No
Season
Year round
Rules at the launch
On the Thames River, 6 MPH limit within 200 feet of any dock, pier or wharf. Use of a vessel under power prohibited within 200 feet of a bathing beach or area or bathing raft or float in New London. Dead slow speed permitted through entrance to Alewife Cove and to moorings in New London. No boats within 350 feet of bathing beach.
Dock
None
Parking surface
Paved
Access road
Paved
Address
1942 Rte. 12, Ledyard
Directions
In Stoddard Hill State Park. West side of Route 12 in Ledyard. East side of Thames River.
Wheelchair access
No
Managed by
Connecticut DEEP
Website
portal.ct.gov
Site sketch
PDF from the agency
Coordinates
41.45943, -72.06666

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On Thames River

The Thames River is a short river and tidal estuary in eastern Connecticut. It flows south for 15 miles from the junction of the Yantic and Shetucket rivers at Norwich to New London and Groton, which sit on either side of its mouth at Long Island Sound. The river is between about 377 and 4,348 feet wide. Its watershed includes the 80-mile Quinebaug River, which rises in southern Massachusetts and joins the Shetucket about four miles northeast of Norwich. The river was first known as the Pequot River. It was renamed Thames after the river in London, England, once the town was officially named New London in 1658. More about Thames River.

Boating rules on Thames River

  • 6 mph limit within 200 feet of any dock, pier or wharf on the Thames River source
  • Boats under power may not operate within 200 feet of a bathing beach, bathing area, bathing raft or float in New London source
  • Dead slow speed allowed through the entrance to Alewife Cove and to moorings in New London; no boats within 350 feet of a bathing beach source

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Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Connecticut DEEP state boat launches (car-top and carry-in). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Corrections help everyone; a reporting form is coming soon.