39.7093749, -75.5968384

Town of Newport Boat Ramp

Free to launch Status not yet verified Public access Updated Oct 9, 2026
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Town of Newport Boat Ramp is a public launch on Christina River in New Castle County, Delaware , with 2 launch lanes. We currently track 2 public launch sites on this waterbody.

The nearest community is Newport, about 0.7 miles away. The closest larger city is Wilmington, approximately 3.7 miles away. The site lies within the Lower Christina 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 NEWPORT INDUSTRIAL PARK RAMP- JAMES S.

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 Christina River

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

Nearby boat ramps in New Castle County

We currently track 10 public boat ramps in New Castle 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.

Town of Newport Boat Ramp provides access to Christina 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 "NEWPORT INDUSTRIAL PARK RAMP- JAMES S" 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
New Castle County, Delaware
Address
98 THOMS DR
WILMINGTON, DE
Nearby places
Newport (0.7 mi)
Wilmington Manor (1.7 mi)
Elsmere (2.1 mi)
Coordinates
39.7093749, -75.5968384 Gaia
Waterbody
Christina River
Access type
Public
Launch lanes
2
Parking
10 vehicle-only

Amenities

Night lighting

Current weather

59°F Cloudy

Wind NE 13 mph

Full NWS forecast · via National Weather Service
Last updated Oct 12, 2026 at 5:08 AM

Water quality

0%
Good
42%
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