Washington / Port Susan /
Tillicum Beach
Tillicum Beach is a public kayak and canoe launch on Port Susan near Sunny Shore Acres, Washington.
- 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Car parking
- Yes (unpaved)
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 48.10338, -122.40019
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 Port Susan 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 Tulare Beach, Port Susan · NOAA, 2.4 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 Tulare Beach, Port Susan station, 2.4 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 4:07 am 0.1 ft · High 11:54 am 11.2 ft · Low 5:55 pm 5.9 ft · High 10:32 pm 7.8 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | Low 5:12 am 1.2 ft · High 12:39 pm 11.1 ft · Low 6:59 pm 4.4 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | High 12:21 am 7.9 ft · Low 6:17 am 2.3 ft · High 1:16 pm 11.2 ft · Low 7:46 pm 2.8 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | High 1:50 am 8.6 ft · Low 7:18 am 3.4 ft · High 1:48 pm 11.2 ft · Low 8:26 pm 1.4 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | High 2:59 am 9.4 ft · Low 8:13 am 4.3 ft · High 2:17 pm 11.1 ft · Low 9:03 pm 0.2 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | High 3:56 am 10.2 ft · Low 9:03 am 5.2 ft · High 2:45 pm 11.0 ft · Low 9:38 pm -0.7 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | High 4:45 am 10.8 ft · Low 9:49 am 5.9 ft · High 3:13 pm 10.9 ft · Low 10:12 pm -1.2 ft |
On Port Susan
Bay in Washington. All launches on Port Susan.
Community
Where people who use Port Susan talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Kayak Point County Park · 2.7 mi · Port Susan
- Langley Seawall Park · 4.3 mi · Saratoga Passage
- Langley Boat Harbor & Fishing Pier · 4.5 mi · Saratoga Passage
- Lake Shoecraft Boat Launch · 4.6 mi · Lake Shoecraft
- Camano Island State Park · 5.0 mi · Saratoga Passage
- Lake Howard Boat Launch · 5.0 mi · Lake Howard
Sources
- Washington Ecology Shoreline Public Access sites with a boat launch (Puget Sound and the coast) record WS13110 · 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
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.