Home Boat Ramp

Home Boat Ramp is a public boat ramp on Von Geldern Cove near Key Peninsula, Washington.

Tidal

Aerial view of the boat ramp across the tidal flat and its access road at the cove, August 2017 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
Car parking: Yes (unpaved)
Restrooms: No
Hours: Dawn to Dusk
Tidal: Yes
Coordinates: 47.27488, -122.76019

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

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 Von Geldern Cove 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 Home, Von Geldern Cove, Carr 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 Home, Von Geldern Cove, Carr 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.

Tide predictions, Mon Nov 2 to Sun Nov 8
Mon Nov 2	Low 4:48 am 0.2 ft · High 12:32 pm 13.7 ft · Low 7:11 pm 6.2 ft · High 11:24 pm 9.5 ft
Tue Nov 3	Low 5:57 am 1.4 ft · High 1:21 pm 13.8 ft · Low 8:07 pm 4.7 ft
Wed Nov 4	High 1:07 am 9.6 ft · Low 7:06 am 2.5 ft · High 2:01 pm 13.9 ft · Low 8:51 pm 3.0 ft
Thu Nov 5	High 2:34 am 10.3 ft · Low 8:11 am 3.5 ft · High 2:33 pm 13.9 ft · Low 9:28 pm 1.5 ft
Fri Nov 6	High 3:44 am 11.3 ft · Low 9:09 am 4.6 ft · High 3:01 pm 13.8 ft · Low 10:01 pm 0.3 ft
Sat Nov 7	High 4:42 am 12.2 ft · Low 10:02 am 5.6 ft · High 3:27 pm 13.6 ft · Low 10:31 pm -0.7 ft
Sun Nov 8	High 5:33 am 13.0 ft · Low 10:51 am 6.5 ft · High 3:52 pm 13.2 ft · Low 11:01 pm -1.4 ft

On Von Geldern Cove

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Community

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Nearby launches

Jackson Lake Boat Launch · 1.2 mi · Jackson Lake
Bay Lake Boat Launch · 1.9 mi · Bay Lake
Horse Head Bay Public Boat Launch · 3.8 mi · Horsehead Bay
Joemma State Park · 4.0 mi · Case Inlet
Vaughn Bay Boat Ramp · 4.7 mi · Vaughn Bay
Towhead Island Boat Launch · 5.1 mi · Hale Passage

Sources

Pierce County Boat Ramps (unincorporated Pierce County, Washington) record home-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 WS03500 · 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 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.