Big Talbot Island State Park Boat Ramp

Stand-alone ramp on Nassau Sound / Nassau River in Jacksonville, Duval County

Fee
$4 per vehicle
Lanes
1 launch lane (1 single ramp)
Hours
Open 24 hours
Trailer parking
31 spaces, 1 accessible
Restrooms
Flush toilets (accessible)

Check fees, hours and status with Florida Department of Environmental Protection before you go.

For your boat

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All FWC facts

All FWC facts
StatusOpen
Ramp typeStand-alone ramp
AccessGovernment Owned for General Public Use
Fee$4 per vehicle
Fee collectionDrop Box
Launch lanes1 launch lane (1 single ramp)
HoursOpen 24 hours
Trailer parking31 spaces, 1 accessible
Car-only parking15 spaces, 3 accessible
RestroomsFlush toilets (accessible)
AccessibilityHigh Level of Accessibility
Ramp surfaceConcrete · Good to Excellent
Parking surfacePaved - Asphalt or Concrete · Good
DocksFloating Dock
WaterSalt or brackish water · Bay or Lagoon
Water bodyNassau Sound / Nassau River
Managed byFlorida Department of Environmental Protection
Address12157 Heckscher Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32226
CountyDuval County
Coordinates30.51050, -81.46038
FWC ramp IDDU00221GD

On the water

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

Nearest NOAA tide station: Sawpit Creek entrance, bridge (station 8720137, 0.3 mi straight-line; subordinate 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.

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 Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL 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.

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Nearest open ramps

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