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Kitty Hawk Recycling Center and Boat Ramp

Kitty Hawk Recycling Center and Boat Ramp is a public boat ramp on Tillets Cove near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Aerial view of the docks at the cove and the gravel parking lot with trucks and trailers, June 2022
Aerial view of the docks at the cove and the gravel parking lot with trucks and trailers, June 2022 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
Restrooms
No
Tidal
Yes
Wheelchair access
Accessible parking
Coordinates
36.06442, -75.72326

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Boating rules

  • No-wake zone · zone at Jean Guite Creek in Kitty Hawk and Southern Shores, at or next to this launch rule

From the boating rules map of North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.

Conditions

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone AMZ231, Croatan and Roanoke Sounds. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Kitty Hawk (ocean) station, 2.7 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 12:58 am 3.2 ft · Low 7:08 am 1.0 ft · High 1:27 pm 3.8 ft · Low 8:07 pm 0.7 ft
Tue Nov 3 High 2:19 am 3.4 ft · Low 8:24 am 1.0 ft · High 2:39 pm 3.6 ft · Low 9:03 pm 0.6 ft
Wed Nov 4 High 3:23 am 3.6 ft · Low 9:31 am 0.9 ft · High 3:38 pm 3.5 ft · Low 9:53 pm 0.5 ft
Thu Nov 5 High 4:16 am 3.9 ft · Low 10:32 am 0.8 ft · High 4:30 pm 3.5 ft · Low 10:39 pm 0.4 ft
Fri Nov 6 High 5:04 am 4.1 ft · Low 11:29 am 0.7 ft · High 5:18 pm 3.4 ft · Low 11:23 pm 0.4 ft
Sat Nov 7 High 5:48 am 4.2 ft · Low 12:17 pm 0.6 ft · High 6:02 pm 3.3 ft
Sun Nov 8 Low 12:04 am 0.4 ft · High 6:28 am 4.2 ft · Low 12:57 pm 0.5 ft · High 6:42 pm 3.3 ft

On Tillets Cove

Bay in North Carolina. All launches on Tillets Cove.

Community

Where people who use Tillets Cove talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by North Carolina Beach and Waterfront Access Sites (NC DEQ Division of Coastal Management): boat launches and hand launches. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.