39.0848854, -75.4604528

Scottons Landing Boat Ramp

Free to launch Status not yet verified Public access Updated Oct 9, 2026
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Scottons Landing Boat Ramp is a public launch on Saint Jones River in Kent County, Delaware , with 1 launch lane. We currently track 2 public launch sites on this waterbody.

The nearest community is Magnolia, about 1.3 miles away. The closest larger city is South Vineland, approximately 34.0 miles away. The site lies within the Lower Saint Jones River watershed, as defined by the EPA, with its latest assessment summarized below.

In the NOAA MRIP Site Register, this launch site is listed as SCOTTON LANDING.

Sourced from Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife and enriched with data from the NOAA MRIP Site Register. See the freshness details in the sidebar.

Boat ramps on Saint Jones River

We currently track 2 public boat ramps on Saint Jones River , including this one. The other public launch sites on this waterbody are listed below, starting with the closest.

Nearby boat ramps in Kent County

We currently track 18 public boat ramps in Kent County. The closest ramps are listed below, along with the waterbody each one provides access to.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, this is a free launch site.

Yes - 10 vehicle-only spaces are recorded for this site.

This ramp's access type isn't specifically flagged for hand-launched craft, but a trailer ramp can generally be used to launch a kayak or canoe by hand as well.

Scottons Landing Boat Ramp provides access to Saint Jones River, one of 2 public launch sites we track on it.

This listing is sourced from Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife records.

This access point also appears as "SCOTTON LANDING" in NOAA's fishing site register. Different agencies sometimes list the same ramp under slightly different names.

This listing was last checked against the source on July 11, 2026. The page content itself was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Quick facts

County
Kent County, Delaware
Address
BARKERS LANDING ROAD
MAGNOLA, DE
Nearby places
Magnolia (1.3 mi)
Dover Base Housing (2.6 mi)
Rising Sun-Lebanon (2.6 mi)
Coordinates
39.0848854, -75.4604528 Gaia
Waterbody
Saint Jones River
Access type
Public
Launch lanes
1
Parking
10 vehicle-only

Current weather

°F Light Rain

Full NWS forecast · via National Weather Service
Last updated Oct 12, 2026 at 4:31 AM

Water quality

0%
Good
16%
Impaired
0%
Unassessed

Full EPA report · via EPA ATTAINS
Last updated Jul 12, 2026

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Data freshness

How current this listing is, and how it's been maintained.

Last checked against source
July 11, 2026
Page content updated
October 9, 2026
Listed on Boat Ramp US since
October 9, 2026