Red Brook Harbor Boat Ramp

Launch your boat from Bourne’s Red Brook Harbor Boat Ramp into the bustling waters of one of the best-protected harbors on Buzzards Bay. Whether you’re heading out for a day trip or keeping your boat at one of the harbor’s two marinas, this town-owned boat launch is a great place to start a Cape Cod adventure.

Features

The concrete boat launch at Red Brook Harbor Boat Ramp in Bourne

Launch your boat from this public boat ramp into the bustling, protected waters of Red Brook Harbor.

Red Brook Harbor Boat Ramp is tucked against the north side of Parker’s Boat Yard, down a long, shady paved path. Anyone can launch a boat from this public ramp, which offers easy access to the many coves and beaches of Bourne as well as upper Buzzards Bay. If you’re walking a vessel or trailer down the ramp, just be careful of slippery algae growing below the tide line. Fuel stations, pumpout service, and both short and long-term dockage are available on both sides of the boat ramp, at either Parker’s Boat Yard or Kingman Yacht Center.

For a great day trip, launch your boat or kayak from Red Brook Harbor Boat Ramp and head out to Bassets Island, the Y-shaped island that shelters Red Brook Harbor to the west, which offers superb swimming, shellfishing, and beachcombing along over a mile of sandy beach. Boaters transiting the harbor should stay carefully inside the buoys, as several rocks and shoals border the channel.

Habitats & Wildlife

Anglers know Red Brook Harbor as a launching point for access to great fishing. Striped bass swim by this harbor in the spring as they head towards the Cape Cod Canal. Bottom fish congregate on several shallow bottom features in and around the harbor, such as Seal Rocks off Scraggy Neck.

Red Brook Harbor is riddled with coves and stretches of salt marsh that make for great exploration from a small boat or kayak. Stop over in one of these sandy coves, or on Bassets Island, to see numerous horseshoe crabs congregating onshore in the summer to mate.

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Details
Hours: Dawn to dusk
Parking: Small gravel parking area next to boat ramp (space for 1-2 cars)
Cost: Town beach parking sticker required in summer ($25/year for residents, $15/year for senior residents, $50/year for non-residents, $40 for one-week temporary permit, $60 for two-week temporary permit)
Dogs: Yes (on leash)
Facilities: Boat Ramp, Canoe/Kayak Launch
Boat Ramp: Yes (concrete)
ADA Accessible: No

Please follow all posted rules and regulations at this property.

Address & Contact Information
68 Red Brook Harbor Rd.
Bourne, MA 02559
41.674832, -70.614049
Bourne Marinas Office: (508) 759-2512

Please follow all posted rules and regulations at this property.

Red Brook Harbor Boat Ramp
Bourne, MA
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