Cradle Creek Preserve Kayak Launch (Long Portage!)
Hand launch only (kayak, canoe, paddleboard) on Cradle Creek - San Pablo Creek
- Fee
- Free no launch fee listed
- Lanes
- Not listed by FWC
- Hours
- Daylight hours FWC: “Daytime Use Only”
- Trailer parking
- Not listed by FWC
- Restrooms
- No restroom
Check fees, hours and status with City of Jacksonville Beach before you go. Phone: (904) 255-7919.
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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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Waves
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Next tide
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Water
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Source: NOAA, station 8720218
Sunset
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Today’s tides · Jacksonville Beach
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Source: NOAA Tides & Currents predictions (MLLW, local time), Jacksonville Beach
Marine forecast: Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM
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Source: National Weather Service marine forecast, zone AMZ452
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 | Daylight hours (FWC: “Daytime Use Only”) |
| Trailer parking | Not listed by FWC |
| Car-only parking | 2 spaces, 2 accessible |
| Restrooms | No restroom |
| Accessibility | Not listed by FWC |
| Ramp surface | Boardwalk |
| Parking surface | Not Paved - Gravel/Limestone/Packed Soil · Good |
| Docks | Launch Dock |
| Water | Salt or brackish water · Bay or Lagoon |
| Water body | Cradle Creek - San Pablo Creek |
| Managed by | City of Jacksonville Beach |
| Phone | (904) 255-7919 |
| Address | Corner of 15th Street and Fairway Lane (688 Fairway Lane?), Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250 |
| County | Duval County |
| Coordinates | 30.27483, -81.40962 |
| FWC ramp ID | DU52788LW |
On the water
Motor rules: not listed by FWC. Check posted signs and the managing agency.
Nearest NOAA tide station: Jacksonville Beach (station 8720291, 1.5 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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