Bay County 26th Street Park Paddlecraft Access

OpenPanama City · Bay County

Hand launch only (kayak, canoe, paddleboard) on North Bay

Fee
Free no launch fee listed
Lanes
Not listed by FWC
Hours
Not listed by FWC
Trailer parking
Not listed by FWC
Restrooms
Not listed by FWC

Check fees, hours and status with Bay County 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.

Marine and weather alerts

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Source: NWS alerts

Weather now and next hours

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Source: National Weather Service hourly forecast

Waves

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Source: NWS

Next tide

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Source: NOAA predictions

More conditionswater temp, tides, sun, marine forecast

Water

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Source: NOAA, station 8729108

Sunset

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Source: computed on this device

Today’s tides · Sulphur Point, Port of Panama City

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Source: NOAA Tides & Currents predictions (MLLW, local time), Sulphur Point, Port of Panama City

Marine forecast: St. Andrews Bay Waterways

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Source: National Weather Service marine forecast, zone GMZ735

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 (Central). Missing values show as Unknown. These data are not to be used for navigation.

For your boat

Set up My setup to see how this ramp matches your boat and tow rig, from FWC data.

All FWC facts

All FWC facts
StatusOpen
Ramp typeHand launch only (kayak, canoe, paddleboard)
AccessGovernment Owned for General Public Use
FeeFree (no launch fee listed)
Launch lanesNot listed by FWC
HoursNot listed by FWC
Trailer parkingNot listed by FWC
Car-only parkingNot listed by FWC
RestroomsNot listed by FWC
AccessibilityNot listed by FWC
Ramp surfaceNot listed by FWC
Parking surfaceNot listed by FWC
DocksNot listed by FWC
WaterSalt or brackish water · Bay or Lagoon
Water bodyNorth Bay
Managed byBay County
AddressPanama City, FL 32405
CountyBay County
Coordinates30.19516, -85.71559
FWC ramp IDBY00006AA

On the water

Motor rules: not listed by FWC. Check posted signs and the managing agency.

Nearest NOAA tide station: Sulphur Point, Port of Panama City (station 8729142, 1.3 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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Nearest open ramps

Straight-line distance (as the crow flies), not driving or boating distance.