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Larrabee State Park, Wildcat Cove

Larrabee State Park, Wildcat Cove is a public boat ramp on Wildcat Cove near Bellingham, Washington.

Aerial view of the gravel lot and the path down to the cove at Wildcat Cove, September 2017
Aerial view of the gravel lot and the path down to the cove at Wildcat Cove, September 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
Fee
Discover Pass required
Car parking
Yes (unpaved)
Restrooms
Pit toilet
Coordinates
48.65404, -122.49377

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 Wildcat 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

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.

On Wildcat Cove

Bay in Washington. All launches on Wildcat Cove.

Community

Where people who use Wildcat Cove talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

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.