San Carlos Bay Bunche Beach Preserve Paddle Craft Launch

Hand launch only (kayak, canoe, paddleboard) on San Carlos Bay in Fort Myers, Lee County

Fee
$2 per hour
Lanes
Not listed by FWC
Hours
Daylight hours (FWC: “Dawn to Dusk”)
Trailer parking
Not listed by FWC
Restrooms
Composting toilets (accessible)
Navigate (driving directions)

Driving directions only; not for navigation on the water.

Check fees, hours and status with Lee County 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 typeHand launch only (kayak, canoe, paddleboard)
AccessGovernment Owned for General Public Use
Fee$2 per hour
Fee collectionParking Meter
Launch lanesNot listed by FWC
HoursDaylight hours (FWC: “Dawn to Dusk”)
Trailer parkingNot listed by FWC
Car-only parking88 spaces, 4 accessible
RestroomsComposting toilets (accessible)
AccessibilityNo Accommodations for Accessibility
Ramp surfaceConcrete · Good to Excellent
Parking surfacePaved - Asphalt or Concrete · Good
DocksNo dock
WaterSalt or brackish water · Bay or Lagoon
Water bodySan Carlos Bay
Managed byLee County
Address17950 John Morris Road, Fort Myers, FL 33908
CountyLee County
Coordinates26.47946, -81.96827
FWC ramp IDLE46532RF

On the water

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

Nearest NOAA tide station: Matanzas Pass (fixed bridge) Estero Island (station 8725366, 1.8 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.