Boat ramps in Monroe County, Florida
Monroe County has 53 open public boat ramps in the FWC inventory, plus 11 listed as closed or with an unclear status.
- 27 are listed as free (51%, against 68% statewide) and 26 charge a fee.
- Lowest listed launch fees: Curry Hammock State Park Canoe/Kayak Launch ($4.50), Fort Zachary Taylor Paddle Craft Beach ($6) and Bahia Honda State Park - Loggerhead Kayak Beach ($8).
- 16 are listed as open 24 hours (30%).
- FWC lists 63 launch lanes at 39 ramps; the most is 7 at Everglades National Park - Flamingo Marina - Canal Side Boat Ramp.
- 480 trailer parking spaces are listed across 27 ramps; Everglades National Park - Flamingo Marina - Bay Side Boat Ramp has the most (100).
- Restrooms: 22 with flush toilets, 4 with portable toilets and 1 with composting toilets.
- 48 launch into salt or brackish water and 5 into freshwater.
- 15 are hand-launch only (kayak, canoe, paddleboard).
- Main water bodies: Florida Bay (11), Atlantic Ocean (Monroe County) (6), Largo Sound (3), Big Cypress National Preserve Zone 4 (2) and Blackwater Sound (2).
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Closed or unclear status (11)
Listed by FWC but not open. Kept apart from the open counts above.
- Alabama Jack's (CLOSED) Closed (no further information from FWC)
- Card Sound Bridge East - Unpaved Roadside Ramp (Small Boats Only) CLOSED Permanently closed
- Card Sound Bridge West Public Boat Ramp (CLOSED) Permanently closed
- Card Sound Road - Mosquito Creek Canoe / Kayak Access Site (CLOSED) Permanently closed
- Card Sound Road - Steamboat Creek Canoe / Kayak Access Site (CLOSED) Permanently closed
- Card Sound Road - Tubby's Creek Canoe / Kayak Access Site (CLOSED) Permanently closed
- Grassy Point Marina Closed (no further information from FWC)
- Indian Key Fill Public Boat Ramp (Primitive - For Smaller Boats) CLOSED FOR REPAIRS Temporarily closed
- Keys Environmental and Wildlife Area - Sammy Creek Landing Canoe and Kayak Launch Temporarily closed
- Little Blackwater Sound Ramp (Permanently Closed and Dismantled) Destroyed
- Niles Road Primitive Access Point (Shallow - Not Recommended) Status unclear: call ahead