Pratt's Landing

42° 0.834' N    71° 0.882' W   See this location in: Google Maps   Map Server   Acme Maps

This is a site for launching hand-carried boats such as canoes or kayaks.

Description & Overview:

This new launch site is 1/3 mile upriver from War Memorial Park. The river in this area is generally quiet and slow so it is very possible to paddle both upstream and downstream. Lake Nippenicket is a little over 3 miles upstream from here. The last section of river before you get to the lake, upstream of the Route 24 bridge, is VERY narrow, winding and brushy. While water depth is not likely to be an issue, this part of the Town River is best paddled in the spring when the brush may be a little less thick. Even so, longer canoes will have a harder time than shorter boats, kayakers will find much of the channel too narrow to use their paddle normally, and sea kayaks are definitely not recommended.

This site provides access to the following water bodies in the Taunton River watershed: Town River.

Location:

Town: West Bridgewater

Driving Landmarks: Pratt's Landing is at 204 River Street, just east of the junction with Forest St.

Access & Waters:

Water 'Features' At Site: flatwater/slow moving river

Note: Because one boat launch can access, say, both a lake and a river or both the upstream and downstream portions of a river, not all paddling trips at a given site will necessarily encounter all of the features listed.

Type of Access: Boat launch for hand carried boats

Shoreline: A gently sloping but possibly muddy at times shoreline. In season there is a plastic dock to launch from.

Float/Dock: low float or dock

Approximate Length of Carry between Car Access and Water: 75 feet

Parking:

Parking: yes: 4 spaces

Photographs:

Pratt's Landing

Photography by: Craig

Date of Photograph: April 30, 2024

The shoreline at Pratt's Landing (without the dock)

Photography by: Craig

Date of Photograph: April 30, 2024

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