Eldred's Marina Boat Ramp

Ramp within a marina on Placida Harbor in Placida, Charlotte County

Fee
$6
Lanes
2 launch lanes (1 double ramp)
Hours
Open 24 hours
Trailer parking
40 spaces, 2 accessible
Restrooms
Not listed by FWC
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.

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Marine and weather alerts

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Waves

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Marine forecast: Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound

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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

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For your boat

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All FWC facts

All FWC facts
StatusOpen
Ramp typeRamp within a marina
AccessCommercially Owned for General Public Use
Fee$6
Fee collectionAttendant
Launch lanes2 launch lanes (1 double ramp)
HoursOpen 24 hours
Trailer parking40 spaces, 2 accessible
Car-only parking40 spaces, 1 accessible
RestroomsNot listed by FWC
AccessibilityNot listed by FWC
Ramp surfaceConcrete · Good to Excellent
Parking surfaceNot Paved - Gravel/Limestone/Packed Soil · Good
DocksBoth Launch and Staging Dock
Other amenitiesLighting, Picnic
WaterSalt or brackish water · Bay or Lagoon
Water bodyPlacida Harbor
Managed byPrivate Business
AddressGasparilla Road, Placida, FL 33946
CountyCharlotte County
Coordinates26.83013, -82.26986
FWC ramp IDCH00265CK

On the water

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

Nearest NOAA tide station: Placida, Gasparilla Sound (station 8725667, 0.4 mi straight-line; subordinate station). Tide predictions are published by NOAA CO-OPS.

Manatee protection zone nearby: Slow Speed (All Year). About 10 m from the ramp. FWC state zone, Rule 68C-22 FAC.

General reference only: FAC Chapter 68C-22 and posted signs prevail; local and federal (USFWS) zones may differ and are not included.

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.