Sunset Beach Park - Sand Launch Beach (City Permit Required)
Stand-alone ramp on St. Joseph Sound in Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County
- Fee
- Fee required; amount not listed. Check with the agency.
- Lanes
- 1 launch lane (1 single ramp)
- Hours
- 6:00 AM to 6:30 PM
- Trailer parking
- 5 spaces
- Restrooms
- Flush toilets (accessible)
Check fees, hours and status with City of Tarpon Springs 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.
Weather now and next hours
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Marine and weather alerts
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Waves
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Marine forecast: Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM
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Water temperature
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Source: NOAA Tides & Currents
Today's tides
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Source: NOAA Tides & Currents
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 | Stand-alone ramp |
| Access | Government Owned for General Public Use |
| Fee | Fee required; amount not listed. Check with the agency. |
| Fee collection | Pre-Paid Permit Only |
| Launch lanes | 1 launch lane (1 single ramp) |
| Hours | 6:00 AM to 6:30 PM |
| Trailer parking | 5 spaces |
| Car-only parking | 76 spaces, 3 accessible |
| Restrooms | Flush toilets (accessible) |
| Accessibility | Low Level of Accessibility |
| Ramp surface | Sand · Good to Excellent |
| Parking surface | Not Paved - Gravel/Limestone/Packed Soil · Good |
| Docks | No dock |
| Other amenities | Grill, Picnic |
| Water | Salt or brackish water · Bay or Lagoon |
| Water body | St. Joseph Sound |
| Managed by | City of Tarpon Springs |
| Address | 1800 Gulf Road, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689 |
| County | Pinellas County |
| Coordinates | 28.14390, -82.79018 |
| FWC ramp ID | PI101013AU |
On the water
Motor rules: not listed by FWC. Check posted signs and the managing agency.
Nearest NOAA tide station: Howard Park Causeway (station 8726904, 1.0 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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