Young County Park North Beach
Young County Park North Beach is a public kayak and canoe launch on Penguin Harbor near North Beach, Washington.
- Restrooms
- 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Car parking
- Yes (paved)
- Restrooms
- Pit toilet
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 48.58262, -122.63711
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 Penguin Harbor 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 Strawberry Bay, Cypress Island · NOAA, 4.0 mi away
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.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Strawberry Bay, Cypress Island station, 4.0 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 3:59 am -0.1 ft · High 12:13 pm 8.5 ft · Low 7:19 pm 5.1 ft · High 10:06 pm 5.6 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | Low 5:06 am 0.9 ft · High 12:53 pm 8.4 ft · Low 7:52 pm 3.9 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | High 12:08 am 5.4 ft · Low 6:11 am 1.9 ft · High 1:27 pm 8.4 ft · Low 8:21 pm 2.7 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | High 1:57 am 5.7 ft · Low 7:11 am 2.9 ft · High 1:54 pm 8.3 ft · Low 8:48 pm 1.5 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | High 3:17 am 6.4 ft · Low 8:06 am 3.9 ft · High 2:16 pm 8.2 ft · Low 9:14 pm 0.5 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | High 4:21 am 7.1 ft · Low 8:56 am 4.8 ft · High 2:35 pm 8.1 ft · Low 9:42 pm -0.4 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | High 5:14 am 7.8 ft · Low 9:45 am 5.6 ft · High 2:53 pm 7.9 ft · Low 10:10 pm -1.0 ft |
On Penguin Harbor
Bay in Washington. All launches on Penguin Harbor.
Community
Where people who use Penguin Harbor talk about it.
Nearby launches
- North Beach, Guemes Island · 1.2 mi · Penguin Harbor
- Cypress Head Campground · 1.8 mi · Bellingham Channel
- Guemes ferry terminal boat launch · 3.8 mi · Guemes Channel
- Seafarer Park · 5.0 mi · Cap Sante Waterway
- Lummi Island Campground · 5.3 mi · Bellingham Bay
- Washington Park · 6.3 mi · Rosario Strait
Sources
- Washington Ecology Shoreline Public Access sites with a boat launch (Puget Sound and the coast) record WS01240 · 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 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.