Big Lagoon State Park - Boat Ramp

OpenPensacola · Escambia County

Stand-alone ramp on Big Lagoon

Fee
$6
Lanes
2 launch lanes 1 double ramp
Hours
8:00 AM until Sunset 365 days a year
Trailer parking
40 spaces 1 accessible
Restrooms
Flush toilets accessible

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.

Marine and weather alerts

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Weather now and next hours

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Source: National Weather Service hourly forecast

Waves

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Next tide

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Source: NOAA predictions

More conditionswater temp, tides, sun, marine forecast

Water

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Source: NOAA, station 8729840

Sunset

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Today’s tides · Big Lagoon

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Source: NOAA Tides & Currents predictions (MLLW, local time), Big Lagoon

Marine forecast: Perdido Bay Area

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Source: National Weather Service marine forecast, zone GMZ633

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 typeStand-alone ramp
AccessGovernment Owned for General Public Use
Fee$6
Fee collectionAttendant
Launch lanes2 launch lanes (1 double ramp)
Hours8:00 AM until Sunset, 365 days a year
Trailer parking40 spaces, 1 accessible
Car-only parking40 spaces, 2 accessible
RestroomsFlush toilets (accessible)
AccessibilityLow Level of Accessibility
Ramp surfaceConcrete · Good to Excellent
Parking surfacePaved - Asphalt or Concrete · Good
DocksBoth Launch and Staging Dock
Other amenitiesGrill, Picnic
WaterSalt or brackish water · Bay or Lagoon
Water bodyBig Lagoon
Managed byFlorida Department of Environmental Protection
Address12301 Gulf Beach Highway, Pensacola, FL 32507
CountyEscambia County
Coordinates30.31181, -87.42186
FWC ramp IDES00226HJ

On the water

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

Nearest NOAA tide station: Big Lagoon (station 8729909, 4.0 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.