Cudjoe Key / Blimp Road Public Boat Ramp (Shallow Water)
Stand-alone ramp on Cudjoe Channel / Back Country
- Fee
- Free no launch fee listed
- Lanes
- 2 launch lanes 1 double ramp
- Hours
- Open 24 hours
- Trailer parking
- 4 spaces
- Restrooms
- No restroom
Check fees, hours and status with Monroe County before you go.
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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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More conditionswater temp, tides, sun, marine forecast
Water
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Source: NOAA, station 8724580
Sunset
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Today’s tides · Cudjoe Key, north end, Kemp Channel
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Source: NOAA Tides & Currents predictions (MLLW, local time), Cudjoe Key, north end, Kemp Channel
Marine forecast: Gulf of America from West End of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms
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Source: National Weather Service marine forecast, zone GMZ035
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 | Stand-alone ramp |
| Access | Government Owned for General Public Use |
| Fee | Free (no launch fee listed) |
| Launch lanes | 2 launch lanes (1 double ramp) |
| Hours | Open 24 hours |
| Trailer parking | 4 spaces |
| Car-only parking | Not listed by FWC |
| Restrooms | No restroom |
| Accessibility | No Accommodations for Accessibility |
| Ramp surface | Concrete · Good to Excellent |
| Parking surface | Paved - Asphalt or Concrete · Good |
| Docks | No dock |
| Water | Salt or brackish water · Ocean or Gulf |
| Water body | Cudjoe Channel / Back Country |
| Managed by | Monroe County with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
| Address | North end of Blimp Road, Summerland Key, FL 33042 |
| County | Monroe County |
| Coordinates | 24.69474, -81.49963 |
| FWC ramp ID | MO00516SB |
On the water
Motor rules: not listed by FWC. Check posted signs and the managing agency.
Nearest NOAA tide station: Cudjoe Key, north end, Kemp Channel (station 8724328, 0.5 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.
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