Boat ramps in Santa Rosa County, Florida
Santa Rosa County has 57 open public boat ramps in the FWC inventory, plus 8 listed as closed or with an unclear status.
- 46 are listed as free (81%, against 68% statewide) and 9 charge a fee.
- Lowest listed launch fees: Eglin AFB - Basin Island Landing (RESTRICTED ACCESS - PERMIT REQUIRED) ($5), Eglin AFB - Boiling Creek Put-In (RESTRICTED ACCESS - PERMIT REQUIRED) ($5) and Eglin AFB - Broxson Branch Landing (RESTRICTED ACCESS - PERMIT REQUIRED) ($5).
- 29 are listed as open 24 hours (51%).
- FWC lists 56 launch lanes at 40 ramps; the most is 4 at Archie Glover Park Boat Ramp.
- 487 trailer parking spaces are listed across 33 ramps; Navarre Beach Public Boat Ramp has the most (133).
- Restrooms: 12 with flush toilets and 17 with portable toilets.
- 34 launch into salt or brackish water and 23 into freshwater.
- 21 are hand-launch only (kayak, canoe, paddleboard).
- Main water bodies: Blackwater River (10), Pensacola Bay - East Bay - Blackwater Bay (6), Coldwater Creek (5), Yellow River (5) and Escambia River (4).
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Closed or unclear status (8)
Listed by FWC but not open. Kept apart from the open counts above.
- Avalon Public Boat Ramp #3 (San Miguel) Not Recommended Status unclear: call ahead
- Blackwater River State Forest - Bear Lake Recreation Area (No Gas Motors) Temporarily closed
- Gulf Breeze Woodland Park Kayak Launch Temporarily closed
- Marquis Bayou Boat House Status unclear: call ahead
- Milton Marina Riverside Status unclear: call ahead
- Oriole Beach Public Boat Ramp Temporarily closed
- The Fish Camp Boat Ramp (CLOSED) Temporarily closed
- Yellow River Canoe Launch at Highway 87 (aka. Garner's Landing, Broxson Landing) CLOSED Permanently closed
Cities in Santa Rosa County
Water bodies with ramps in Santa Rosa County
- Blackwater River 15
- Escambia River 15
- Yellow River 13
- Santa Rosa Sound 7
- Pensacola Bay - East Bay - Blackwater Bay 6
- Coldwater Creek 5
- Pensacola Bay - Escambia Bay 4
- Pensacola Bay - Escambia Bay - Mulatto Bayou 4
- Big Juniper Creek 3
- Pensacola Bay 3
- Pensacola Bay - East Bay 2
- Pensacola Bay - East Bay - East Bay River 2