Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge - Shell Mound Primitive Boat Launch (Small Boats Only)

Stand-alone ramp on Suwannee Sound in Cedar Key, Levy County

Fee
Free (no launch fee listed)
Lanes
1 launch lane (1 single ramp)
Hours
Open 24 hours
Trailer parking
4 spaces
Restrooms
Composting toilets (accessible)
Navigate (driving directions)

Driving directions only; not for navigation on the water.

Check fees, hours and status with United States Fish and Wildlife Service before you go.

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
FeeFree (no launch fee listed)
Launch lanes1 launch lane (1 single ramp)
HoursOpen 24 hours
Trailer parking4 spaces
Car-only parking6 spaces
RestroomsComposting toilets (accessible)
AccessibilityNo Accommodations for Accessibility
Ramp surfaceGravel, Sand, Mud · Good to Excellent
Parking surfaceNot Paved - Gravel/Limestone/Packed Soil · Good
DocksNo dock
WaterSalt or brackish water · Coastal Marsh
Water bodySuwannee Sound
Managed byUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service
Address20000 SW 78th Place, Cedar Key, FL 32625
CountyLevy County
Coordinates29.20691, -83.06902
FWC ramp IDLV00053RZ

On the water

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

Nearest NOAA tide station: Shell Mound (station 8727535, 0.1 mi straight-line; reference 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.