Escribano Point Wildlife Management Area - Creekside Kayak Beach
Hand launch only (kayak, canoe, paddleboard) on Pensacola Bay - East Bay - Blackwater Bay in Eglin AFB, Santa Rosa County
- Fee
- Free (no launch fee listed)
- Lanes
- Not listed by FWC
- Hours
- Daylight hours (FWC: “Daytime Use Only”)
- Trailer parking
- No trailer parking listed (0 spaces)
- Restrooms
- No restroom
Check fees, hours and status with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 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: Pensacola Bay Area including Santa Rosa Sound
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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 (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
| 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 | No trailer parking listed (0 spaces) |
| Car-only parking | 4 spaces |
| Restrooms | No restroom |
| Accessibility | No Accommodations for Accessibility |
| Ramp surface | Sand · Good to Excellent |
| Parking surface | Not Paved - Gravel/Limestone/Packed Soil · Good |
| Docks | No dock |
| Water | Salt or brackish water · Bay or Lagoon |
| Water body | Pensacola Bay - East Bay - Blackwater Bay |
| Managed by | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
| Address | OLF Choctaw Field, Eglin AFB, FL 32542 |
| County | Santa Rosa County |
| Coordinates | 30.50981, -87.00343 |
| FWC ramp ID | SR78599LH |
On the water
Motor rules: not listed by FWC. Check posted signs and the managing agency.
Nearest NOAA tide station: Bay Point, Blackwater River (station 8729742, 4.3 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.
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