Whitehaven Overlook Canoe & Kayak Launch Area
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Niagara River · near Grand Island · New York
NYS DEC records quagga mussels (latest 2024), zebra mussels (latest 1996), curly-leaf pondweed (latest 2024), Eurasian watermilfoil (latest 2024), flowering rush (latest 2024), New Zealand mudsnails (latest 2024), round gobies (latest 2025) and starry stonewort (latest 2024) in the water at this launch. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
NYS DEC · checked October 18, 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)
- Car parking
- 40
- Managed by
- New York State Parks
- Website
- dec.ny.gov
- Coordinates
- 43.01667, -79.02123
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
On Niagara River
River in New York. All launches on Niagara River.
Community
Where people who use Niagara River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Big Six Mile Creek Marina · 0.6 mi · Big Six Mile Creek
- Niagara River Carry-in Access near Grand Island · 2.5 mi · Niagara River
- Niagara River – Chippawa Channel Carry-in Access · 2.7 mi · Niagara River – Chippawa Channel
- Beaver Creek Carry-in Access · 4.8 mi · Beaver Creek
- Niagara River Carry-in Access near Ferry Village · 5.1 mi · Niagara River
- Little Beaver Nature Trail kayak launch · 5.2 mi · Beaver Creek
Sources
- New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites record -79.02051,43.01722 · NYS DEC terms: credit DEC
- OpenStreetMap n6383054653 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.