Washington / Vaughn Bay /
Vaughn Bay Boat Ramp
Vaughn Bay Boat Ramp is a public boat ramp on Vaughn Bay near Key Peninsula, 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
- Boat ramp
- Car parking
- Roadside
- Restrooms
- No
- Hours
- Dawn to Dusk
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 47.34208, -122.77608
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 Vaughn Bay 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 Vaughn, Case Inlet · NOAA, 0.1 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone PZZ135, Puget Sound and Hood Canal. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Vaughn, Case Inlet station, 0.1 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 5:00 am 0.2 ft · High 12:46 pm 14.5 ft · Low 7:23 pm 6.3 ft · High 11:38 pm 10.1 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | Low 6:09 am 1.4 ft · High 1:35 pm 14.6 ft · Low 8:19 pm 4.7 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | High 1:21 am 10.2 ft · Low 7:18 am 2.5 ft · High 2:15 pm 14.7 ft · Low 9:03 pm 3.1 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | High 2:48 am 11.0 ft · Low 8:23 am 3.6 ft · High 2:47 pm 14.7 ft · Low 9:40 pm 1.6 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | High 3:58 am 11.9 ft · Low 9:21 am 4.7 ft · High 3:15 pm 14.6 ft · Low 10:13 pm 0.3 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | High 4:56 am 12.9 ft · Low 10:14 am 5.7 ft · High 3:41 pm 14.4 ft · Low 10:43 pm -0.7 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | High 5:47 am 13.8 ft · Low 11:03 am 6.6 ft · High 4:06 pm 14.0 ft · Low 11:13 pm -1.4 ft |
On Vaughn Bay
Bay in Washington. All launches on Vaughn Bay.
Community
Where people who use Vaughn Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- North Bay Kayak Park · 3.6 mi · North Bay
- Jackson Lake Boat Launch · 3.6 mi · Jackson Lake
- Allyn Waterfront Park Tidelands · 3.7 mi · North Bay
- Allyn Waterfront Park · 3.8 mi · North Bay
- Carney Lake Boat Launch · 4.2 mi · Carney Lake
- Home Boat Ramp · 4.7 mi · Von Geldern Cove
Sources
- Pierce County Boat Ramps (unincorporated Pierce County, Washington) record vaughn-key-peninsula · Pierce County GIS Data Terms of Use (free, as is, no warranty, no County logo); credit Pierce County Planning and Public Works
- Washington Ecology Shoreline Public Access sites with a boat launch (Puget Sound and the coast) record WS03780 · 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 n110661867 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Pierce County Boat Ramps (unincorporated Pierce County, Washington) and 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.