Washing Pond Carry-in Access

This is a public kayak and canoe launch on Washing Pond near Nantucket, Massachusetts, run by MassWildlife.

Aerial view of the dirt lane and the track to the pond shore, June 2023 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on Washing Pond 380 m from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2023 to 2025.

state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 20, 2026

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)
Ramp surface: Dirt
Managed by: MassWildlife
Coordinates: 41.28878, -70.13424

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.

Conditions

Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service

On Washing Pond

Lake in Massachusetts. All launches on Washing Pond.

Nearby launches

Maxcy Pond Carry-in Access near Nantucket · 0.1 mi · Maxcy Pond
Capaum Pond Carry-in Access · 0.3 mi · Capaum Pond
Maxcy Pond Carry-in Access near Nantucket · 0.3 mi · Maxcy Pond
Long Pond Carry-in Access near Nantucket · 1.9 mi · Long Pond
Children’s Beach Boat Ramp · 1.9 mi · Nantucket Harbor
Hither Creek Carry-in Access · 2.2 mi · Hither Creek

Sources

MassWildlife GoFishMA! freshwater access points record GFACC488 · Public data (MassWildlife, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife), no license stated

Why it is listed as public: listed by MassWildlife GoFishMA! freshwater access points. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.