HARBORS & BOAT RAMPS
The Harbors & Boat Ramps Department is responsible for maintenance at the County-owned harbors and marinas in Northampton County. These facilities include Oyster Harbor, Willis Wharf Harbor, Morley’s Wharf Harbor & Wise Point Kayak Launching Facility. All of these harbors offer free public boat launching opportunities. Oyster Harbor has two floating docks, a kayak dock, sanitary facilities and two large parking lots to be maintained. The county also maintains a 10-slip marina opposite the Oyster harbor from the public boat launch with sanitary facilities. Each slip has water and electric connections available. Willis Wharf Harbor contains a 50-slip marina, sanitary facilities, water/electric availability, a floating dock to serve public boat launching, a floating dock to serve a portion of the rental boat slips and a kayak launch. Morley’s Wharf has a fishing pier, sanitary facilities, a floating dock and a floating/fixed combination dock. The Morley’s Wharf Fishing Pier is free and open to the public. A saltwater fishing license is not required to fish from the pier. The license fee is paid by Northampton County annually. Wise Point Kayak Launching facility contains a parking area and an area along the shoreline dedicated to launching kayaks and canoes within the marsh.
For more information about Boat Ramps and Free Fishing Piers in Northampton County, please visit our
Boat Ramps and
Fishing Pier pages.