Sand Ridge Primitive Boat Launch - Big Bend WMA- Jena Unit (shallow tidal creek)
Stand-alone ramp on Pine Log Creek
- Fee
- Free no launch fee listed
- Lanes
- 1 launch lane 1 single ramp
- Hours
- Daylight hours FWC: “Daytime Use Only”
- Trailer parking
- 4 spaces
- Restrooms
- No restroom
Check fees, hours and status with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 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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Weather now and next hours
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Waves
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Next tide
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More conditionstides, sun, marine forecast
Sunset
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Today’s tides · Steinhatchee River ent., Deadman Bay
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Source: NOAA Tides & Currents predictions (MLLW, local time), Steinhatchee River ent., Deadman Bay
Marine forecast: Coastal waters from Suwannee River to Keaton Beach out 20 NM
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Source: National Weather Service marine forecast, zone GMZ765
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 | Stand-alone ramp |
| Access | Government Owned for General Public Use |
| Fee | Free (no launch fee listed) |
| Launch lanes | 1 launch lane (1 single ramp) |
| Hours | Daylight hours (FWC: “Daytime Use Only”) |
| Trailer parking | 4 spaces |
| Car-only parking | Not listed by FWC |
| Restrooms | No restroom |
| Accessibility | No Accommodations for Accessibility |
| Ramp surface | Gravel and Sand · Good to Excellent |
| Parking surface | Not Paved - Gravel/Limestone/Packed Soil · Needs Repair |
| Docks | No dock |
| Other amenities | Picnic |
| Water | Salt or brackish water · Coastal Marsh |
| Water body | Pine Log Creek |
| Managed by | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission with Big Bend WMA - Jena Unit |
| Address | Sand Ridge Road, Steinhatchee, FL 32359 |
| County | Dixie County |
| Coordinates | 29.64741, -83.39686 |
| FWC ramp ID | DI10017PV |
On the water
Motor rules: not listed by FWC. Check posted signs and the managing agency.
Nearest NOAA tide station: Steinhatchee River ent., Deadman Bay (station 8727695, 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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