Joe's Bayou Boat Launch

Stand-alone ramp on Choctawhatchee Bay - Joe's Bayou in Destin, Okaloosa County

Fee
$25 per day
Lanes
5 launch lanes (1 single ramp, 2 double ramps)
Hours
Open 24 hours
Trailer parking
55 spaces, 2 accessible
Restrooms
Flush toilets (accessible)
Navigate (driving directions)

Driving directions only; not for navigation on the water.

Check fees, hours and status with City of Destin before you go. Phone: (850) 650-1241.

For your boat

Set up My setup to see how this ramp matches your boat and tow rig, from FWC data.

All FWC facts

All FWC facts
StatusOpen
Ramp typeStand-alone ramp
AccessGovernment Owned for General Public Use
Fee$25 per day
Fee collectionDrop Box
Launch lanes5 launch lanes (1 single ramp, 2 double ramps)
HoursOpen 24 hours
Trailer parking55 spaces, 2 accessible
Car-only parkingNot listed by FWC
RestroomsFlush toilets (accessible)
AccessibilityNot listed by FWC
Ramp surfaceConcrete · Good to Excellent
Parking surfacePaved - Asphalt or Concrete · Good
DocksBoth Launch and Staging Dock
WaterSalt or brackish water · Bay or Lagoon
Water bodyChoctawhatchee Bay - Joe's Bayou
Managed byCity of Destin
Phone(850) 650-1241
Address800 Beach Drive, Destin, FL 32541
CountyOkaloosa County
Coordinates30.41051, -86.49120
FWC ramp IDOL00008CW

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, 1.7 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.