Destin Marina

Stand-alone ramp on Choctawhatchee Bay in Destin, Okaloosa County

Fee
$30 per launch
Lanes
1 launch lane (1 single ramp)
Hours
Open 24 hours
Trailer parking
20 spaces
Restrooms
Portable toilets (not listed as accessible)
Navigate (driving directions)

Driving directions only; not for navigation on the water.

Check fees, hours and status with Private Business 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.

Weather now and next hours

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Marine and weather alerts

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Waves

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Marine forecast: Western Choctawhatchee Bay

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

For your boat

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All FWC facts

All FWC facts
StatusOpen
Ramp typeStand-alone ramp
AccessCommercially Owned for General Public Use
Fee$30 per launch
Fee collectionAttendant
Launch lanes1 launch lane (1 single ramp)
HoursOpen 24 hours
Trailer parking20 spaces
Car-only parking7 spaces
RestroomsPortable toilets (not listed as accessible)
AccessibilityNot listed by FWC
Ramp surfaceConcrete · Good to Excellent
Parking surfaceNot Paved - Gravel/Limestone/Packed Soil · Good
DocksBoth Launch and Staging Dock
WaterSalt or brackish water · Bay or Lagoon
Water bodyChoctawhatchee Bay
Managed byPrivate Business
Address7 Calhoun Ave, Destin, FL 32541
CountyOkaloosa County
Coordinates30.39699, -86.51547
FWC ramp IDOL00133KY

On the water

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

Nearest NOAA tide station: East Pass (Destin) (station 8729511, 0.2 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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Nearest open ramps

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