Washington / Swinomish Channel /
Swinomish Channel Boat Launch
Swinomish Channel Boat Launch is a public boat ramp on the Swinomish Channel near Anacortes, Washington.
- Fee charged
- Restrooms
- 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
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Fee charged
- Car parking
- Yes (paved)
- Restrooms
- Flush toilet
- Tidal
- Yes
- Website
- skagitcounty.net
- Coordinates
- 48.45463, -122.51337
Boating rules
- No-discharge zone: WAC 173-228 bans vessel sewage discharges, whether treated or not, in the No Discharge Zone. It became effective May 10, 2018. · all of Swinomish Channel rule
From the boating rules map of Washington Department of Ecology, read October 20, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay · NOAA, 0.2 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone PZZ133, Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Swinomish Channel ent., Padilla Bay station, 0.2 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 | Low 4:19 am -0.1 ft · High 12:24 pm 9.1 ft · Low 7:02 pm 5.2 ft · High 10:03 pm 5.8 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | Low 5:26 am 0.9 ft · High 1:06 pm 9.1 ft · Low 7:51 pm 4.0 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | High 12:33 am 5.6 ft · Low 6:32 am 1.9 ft · High 1:40 pm 9.0 ft · Low 8:33 pm 2.7 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | High 2:16 am 6.0 ft · Low 7:33 am 3.0 ft · High 2:07 pm 8.9 ft · Low 9:10 pm 1.4 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | High 3:34 am 6.7 ft · Low 8:31 am 4.1 ft · High 2:29 pm 8.8 ft · Low 9:43 pm 0.2 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | High 4:39 am 7.5 ft · Low 9:27 am 5.2 ft · High 2:45 pm 8.6 ft · Low 10:14 pm -0.6 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | High 5:33 am 8.2 ft · Low 10:22 am 6.0 ft · High 2:59 pm 8.4 ft · Low 10:42 pm -1.2 ft |
On Swinomish Channel
Sound in Washington. All launches on Swinomish Channel.
Community
Where people who use Swinomish Channel talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Padilla Bay Dike Top Trail · 2.5 mi · Padilla Bay
- Bay View Boat Launch · 2.6 mi · Padilla Bay
- March Point Recreational Beach · 3.6 mi · Padilla Bay
- Lake Campbell Boat Launch · 4.8 mi · Lake Campbell
- Heart Lake Boat Launch · 5.5 mi · Heart Lake
- Lake Erie Boat Launch · 5.8 mi · Lake Erie
Sources
- Washington Ecology Shoreline Public Access sites with a boat launch (Puget Sound and the coast) record WS01040 · Washington Department of Ecology, Category 1 public information; use of Ecology data with credit to Ecology and a link to the data page; commercial and political use prohibited
- OpenStreetMap n243573593 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Washington Ecology Shoreline Public Access sites with a boat launch (Puget Sound and the coast). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.