Everglades National Park - Flamingo Marina - Bay Side Boat Ramp
Ramp within a marina on Florida Bay in Homestead, Monroe County
- Fee
- $30 entrance fee
- Lanes
- 5 launch lanes (1 single ramp, 2 double ramps)
- Hours
- Daylight hours (FWC: “Daytime Use Only”)
- Trailer parking
- 100 spaces
- Restrooms
- Flush toilets (accessible)
Check fees, hours and status with United States National Park Service 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.
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Waves
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Marine forecast: Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound
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Today's tides
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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 (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 | Ramp within a marina |
| Access | Government Owned for General Public Use |
| Fee | $30 entrance fee |
| Fee collection | Attendant |
| Launch lanes | 5 launch lanes (1 single ramp, 2 double ramps) |
| Hours | Daylight hours (FWC: “Daytime Use Only”) |
| Trailer parking | 100 spaces |
| Car-only parking | 4 spaces, 2 accessible |
| Restrooms | Flush toilets (accessible) |
| Accessibility | Not listed by FWC |
| Ramp surface | Concrete · Good to Excellent |
| Parking surface | Paved - Asphalt or Concrete · Good |
| Docks | Both Launch and Staging Dock |
| Other amenities | Grill, Picnic |
| Water | Salt or brackish water · Bay or Lagoon |
| Water body | Florida Bay |
| Managed by | United States National Park Service with Everglades National Park |
| Address | Main Park Road - 37 miles past entrance, Homestead, FL 33034 |
| County | Monroe County |
| Coordinates | 25.14242, -80.92360 |
| FWC ramp ID | MO00651GV |
On the water
Motor rules: not listed by FWC. Check posted signs and the managing agency.
Nearest NOAA tide station: Flamingo, Florida Bay (station 8723644, 0.1 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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