Sunset Park
Boat ramp · on Tar River · near Rocky Mount · North Carolina
Open per North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas'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
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Trailer parking
- 10 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Hours
- 24 hours
- Wheelchair access
- Accessible parking
- Managed by
- City of Rocky Mount
- Website
- rockymountnc.gov
- Coordinates
- 35.95279, -77.81806
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow at the TAR RIVER AT NC 97 AT ROCKY MOUNT, NC gauge · USGS, 1.7 mi away on Tar River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge TAR RIVER AT NC 97 AT ROCKY MOUNT, NC, 1.7 mi from this launch on Tar River: water level, flow, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Tar River
River in North Carolina. All launches on Tar River.
Community
Where people who use Tar River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Battle Park · 1.4 mi · Tar River
- Dunbar Bridge · 9.2 mi · Tar River
- Bells Bridge · 15.2 mi · Tar River
- Etheridge Pond Carry-in Access · 17.2 mi · Etheridge Pond
- Newbold Pond Carry-in Access · 18.8 mi · Newbold Pond
- Old Sparta · 18.8 mi · Tar River
Sources
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas record 7611c877-6c2a-45f8-9e3b-e28e70fee575 · NCWRC: developed and maintained for free and public use; no warranty (ArcGIS item 825b21606e2040aabed210d878b2f3e5)
- OpenStreetMap w1460734095 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Boating Access Areas. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.