Maine /
North Atlantic Ocean
Sound in Maine · 14,243,617 acres · near Deer Isle, Freeport, Hancock, Jonesport
North Atlantic Ocean is a 14,243,617-acre sound near Deer Isle, Freeport and Hancock in Maine, with 3 public boat ramps and 6 carry-in launches listed here. 7 launches are listed as free.
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys of June 16, 2026. Not for navigation.
Channel surveys
- Harraseeket River
Condition survey of June 16, 2026 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (8-Foot Anchorage): 4.7 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 8 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
Boat launches on North Atlantic Ocean
- Causeway Beach · Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · near Deer Isle · free
- Higgins Beach · Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · near Scarborough
- Petit Manan Island Boat Ramp · Boat ramp · near Milbridge
- Porters Landing · Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · near Freeport · free
- Sandy Beach · Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · near Freeport · free
- Sandy River Beach · Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · near Jonesport · free
- Sedgwick Town Landing · Boat ramp · near Sedgwick · free
- Sullivan Harbor Landing · Boat ramp · near Sullivan · free
- Tidal Falls Preserve · Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · near Hancock · free
Community
Where people who fish, boat and paddle North Atlantic Ocean talk about it. Lake associations, clubs and local groups will be added as we find them.