ANERR - St. Vincent Sound - 8 Mile Access Point
Hand launch only (kayak, canoe, paddleboard) on Apalchicola Bay - St. Vincent Sound in Apalachicola, Franklin County
- Fee
- Free (no launch fee listed)
- Lanes
- Not listed by FWC
- Hours
- 8:00 AM until Sunset, 365 days a year
- Trailer parking
- No trailer parking listed (0 spaces)
- Restrooms
- No restroom
Check fees, hours and status with Florida Department of Environmental Protection before you go.
Conditions now
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How this is rated
Caution: an active Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm, Tropical Storm, Hurricane or Special Marine Warning. Rough: wind 20 mph or more, gusts 25 mph or more, or waves 4 ft or more. Choppy: wind 12 mph or more, or waves 2 ft or more. Calm: none of these, and nothing Unknown (an Unknown value never counts as calm). Wind and gusts are the NWS forecast for this hour; waves are the NWS forecast at a water point near the ramp.
A guide, not advice. Check official forecasts and conditions before launching.
Weather now and next hours
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Marine and weather alerts
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Waves
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Marine forecast: Coastal Waters from Mexico Beach to Apalachicola out 20 NM
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Water temperature
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Source: NOAA Tides & Currents
Today's tides
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Source: NOAA Tides & Currents
Sunrise and sunset
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Source: computed on this device
Live data from NWS (api.weather.gov) and NOAA CO-OPS (api.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov), U.S. Government public domain, fetched by your browser when you reach this panel. Times are local (Eastern). Missing values show as Unknown. These data are not to be used for navigation.
For your boat
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All FWC facts
| Status | Open |
|---|---|
| Ramp type | Hand launch only (kayak, canoe, paddleboard) |
| Access | Government Owned for General Public Use |
| Fee | Free (no launch fee listed) |
| Launch lanes | Not listed by FWC |
| Hours | 8:00 AM until Sunset, 365 days a year |
| Trailer parking | No trailer parking listed (0 spaces) |
| Car-only parking | 4 spaces |
| Restrooms | No restroom |
| Accessibility | No Accommodations for Accessibility |
| Ramp surface | Sandy Kayak Beach |
| Parking surface | Not Paved - Gravel/Limestone/Packed Soil · Good |
| Docks | No dock |
| Water | Salt or brackish water · Bay or Lagoon |
| Water body | Apalchicola Bay - St. Vincent Sound |
| Managed by | Florida Department of Environmental Protection with Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Preserve |
| Address | Highway 30A, Apalachicola, FL 32320 |
| County | Franklin County |
| Coordinates | 29.71734, -85.11367 |
| FWC ramp ID | FR12813JQ |
On the water
Motor rules: not listed by FWC. Check posted signs and the managing agency.
Nearest NOAA tide station: Eleven Mile, St. Vincent Sound (station 8728786, 2.5 mi straight-line; reference station). Tide predictions are published by NOAA CO-OPS.
These data are not to be used for navigation. Check posted signs and the managing agency.
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