Paddle launch · St. Petersburg · Pinellas County

Fort Desoto Park - Madelaine Key Paddlecraft Access - North

Tampa Bay - Bunces Pass · Bay or lagoon · Salt or Brackish Water

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FeePaid

WaterSalt or brackish

ConditionGood

How to payPayment: parking meter - credit card or mobile phone only.

Manatee protection zone on the water here

Slow Speed (All Year) · Rule 68C-22.016(2)(a)8.

State zones from the FWC. Federal and local speed zones can also apply: follow the posted signs.

Florida FWC boat ramp inventory

About Fort Desoto Park - Madelaine Key Paddlecraft Access - North

Aerial view of Fort Desoto Park - Madelaine Key Paddlecraft Access - North — The ramp, seen from above · Imagery: USDA NAIP via USGS The National Map (public domain)

About this ramp

Fort Desoto Park - Madelaine Key Paddlecraft Access - North is a hand launch site for kayaks, canoes and paddleboards in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County on Tampa Bay - Bunces Pass, a bay or lagoon with salt or brackish water. It is publicly owned and open to everyone and managed by Pinellas County.

Launching

The ramp has a launch with a natural shoreline surface. The FWC rates its condition as good. There is no dock.

Fees, parking and hours

A launch fee is charged; the amount is not stated. Payment: parking meter - credit card or mobile phone only. Hours: 7:00 AM to Sunset, Daily.

Facilities

Restrooms: No Toilet. Accessibility: No Accommodations for Accessibility.

Notes from the FWC

hard packed beach where canoes and kayaks are commonly launched.

Official page

Fishing

65 artificial reefs within 10 miles of the ramp, from the FWC artificial reef program.

Tarpon Key Oyster Reef #1

1.9 mi

Depth: 1 ft
Relief: 2 ft
GPS: 27° 39.941' N, 82° 41.710' W
Material: Fossilized Locally Mined Shell Bags (980)

Tarpon Key Oyster Reef #1

2.3 mi

Depth: 1 ft
Relief: 2 ft
GPS: 27° 40.063' N, 82° 41.396' W
Material: Fossilized Locally Mined Shell Bags (535)

Tarpon Key Oyster Reef #1

2.3 mi

Depth: 1 ft
Relief: 2 ft
GPS: 27° 40.065' N, 82° 41.396' W
Material: Fossilized Locally Mined Shell Bags (535)

Little Bird Key Oyster Reef #3

2.9 mi

Depth: 1 ft
Relief: 2 ft
GPS: 27° 41.105' N, 82° 43.061' W
Material: Fossilized Locally Mined Shell Bags (125)

Show all 65 reefs

Reef	Distance	Depth	GPS
Tarpon Key Oyster Reef #1	1.9 mi	1 ft	27° 39.941' N, 82° 41.710' W
Tarpon Key Oyster Reef #1	2.3 mi	1 ft	27° 40.063' N, 82° 41.396' W
Tarpon Key Oyster Reef #1	2.3 mi	1 ft	27° 40.065' N, 82° 41.396' W
Little Bird Key Oyster Reef #3	2.9 mi	1 ft	27° 41.105' N, 82° 43.061' W
Little Bird Key Oyster Reef #2	2.9 mi	1 ft	27° 41.115' N, 82° 43.053' W
Little Bird Key Oyster Reef #1	2.9 mi	1 ft	27° 41.134' N, 82° 43.022' W
Egmont Key Reef (Bay),#23	4.4 mi	18 ft	27° 35.080' N, 82° 44.540' W
Egmont Key Reef (Bay),#24	4.4 mi	18 ft	27° 35.090' N, 82° 44.580' W
Egmont Key Reef (Bay),#16	4.4 mi	18 ft	27° 35.070' N, 82° 44.550' W
Egmont Key Reef (Bay),#15	4.4 mi	18 ft	27° 35.080' N, 82° 44.590' W
Egmont Key Reef (Bay), #2	4.4 mi	18 ft	27° 35.060' N, 82° 44.540' W
Egmont Key Reef (Bay), #4	4.4 mi	18 ft	27° 35.050' N, 82° 44.530' W
Egmont Key Reef (Bay), #3	4.5 mi	18 ft	27° 35.040' N, 82° 44.570' W
Egmont Key Reef (Bay), #9	4.5 mi	18 ft	27° 35.070' N, 82° 44.650' W
Egmont Key Reef (Bay), #1	4.5 mi	18 ft	27° 35.060' N, 82° 44.650' W
Egmont Key Reef (Bay),#14	4.5 mi	18 ft	27° 35.040' N, 82° 44.60' W
Egmont Key Reef (Bay),#25	4.5 mi	18 ft	27° 35.010' N, 82° 44.520' W
Egmont Key Reef (Bay),#22	4.5 mi	18 ft	27° 35.070' N, 82° 44.680' W
Egmont Key Reef (Bay), #7	4.5 mi	18 ft	27° 35.040' N, 82° 44.640' W
Egmont Key Reef (Bay), #5	4.5 mi	18 ft	27° 35.030' N, 82° 44.620' W
Egmont Key Reef (Bay),#8	4.5 mi	18 ft	27° 35.050' N, 82° 44.680' W
Egmont Key Reef (Bay), #6	4.5 mi	18 ft	27° 35.020' N, 82° 44.640' W
Egmont Key Reef	4.5 mi	18 ft	27° 35.00' N, 82° 44.60' W
Egmont Key Reef (Bay),#26	4.5 mi	18 ft	27° 34.980' N, 82° 44.630' W
Egmont Key Reef (Bay),#25	4.6 mi	18 ft	27° 34.969' N, 82° 44.680' W
Egmont Key Reef (Bay), #11	4.6 mi	18 ft	27° 34.950' N, 82° 44.660' W
Egmont Key Reef (Bay),#13	4.6 mi	18 ft	27° 34.950' N, 82° 44.690' W
Egmont Key Reef (Bay), #12	4.6 mi	18 ft	27° 34.930' N, 82° 44.660' W
Egmont Key Reef (Bay), #10	4.6 mi	18 ft	27° 34.910' N, 82° 44.670' W
The Bulkhead Reef,04-12	6.2 mi	15 ft	27° 33.207' N, 82° 42.368' W
Southeast Tampa Bay, Site 01-07 Reefballs	7.1 mi	15 ft	27° 32.899' N, 82° 40.342' W
Southeast Tampa Bay Bridge Reef	7.1 mi	15 ft	27° 32.869' N, 82° 40.426' W
Southeast Tampa, 04-12	7.1 mi	14 ft	27° 32.917' N, 82° 40.291' W
FWC-1	7.9 mi	27 ft	27° 39.350' N, 82° 50.570' W
FWC-3	7.9 mi	27 ft	27° 39.260' N, 82° 50.640' W
FWC-2	8.0 mi	27 ft	27° 39.350' N, 82° 50.640' W
Port Manatee Reef (Bay)	8.4 mi	19 ft	27° 39.750' N, 82° 34.820' W
Port Manatee Reef (Bay)	8.4 mi	21 ft	27° 39.780' N, 82° 34.820' W
Port Manatee Reef (Bay)	8.4 mi	21 ft	27° 39.840' N, 82° 34.830' W
Port Manatee Reef (Bay)	8.4 mi	21 ft	27° 39.850' N, 82° 34.820' W
Port Manatee Reef (Bay)	8.4 mi	20 ft	27° 39.708' N, 82° 34.794' W
Port Manatee Reef (Bay)	8.4 mi	21 ft	27° 39.770' N, 82° 34.80' W
Port Manatee Reef (Bay)	8.4 mi	19 ft	27° 39.790' N, 82° 34.80' W
Port Manatee Reef (Bay)	8.4 mi	21 ft	27° 39.770' N, 82° 34.790' W
Port Manatee Reef (Bay)	8.4 mi	19 ft	27° 39.830' N, 82° 34.80' W
Port Manatee Reef (Bay)	8.4 mi	21 ft	27° 39.860' N, 82° 34.80' W
Port Manatee Reef (Bay)	8.4 mi	19 ft	27° 39.890' N, 82° 34.80' W
Port Manatee Reef (Bay)	8.4 mi	19 ft	27° 39.80' N, 82° 34.780' W
Port Manatee Site (Bay)	8.4 mi	17 ft	27° 39.738' N, 82° 34.743' W
Port Manatee Reef (Bay)	8.5 mi	19 ft	27° 39.840' N, 82° 34.710' W
Port Manatee Reef (Bay)	8.5 mi	21 ft	27° 39.730' N, 82° 34.680' W
Port Manatee Reef (Bay)	8.5 mi	21 ft	27° 39.730' N, 82° 34.660' W
Port Manatee Reef (Bay)	8.5 mi	19 ft	27° 39.830' N, 82° 34.670' W
Port Manatee Reef (Bay)	8.5 mi	19 ft	27° 39.790' N, 82° 34.660' W
Manatee River-Emerson Point,04-18	8.9 mi	10 ft	27° 31.836' N, 82° 38.767' W
St. Pete Beach Site	9.3 mi	–	27° 40.60' N, 82° 51.750' W
St. Pete Beach Site	9.4 mi	25 ft	27° 40.610' N, 82° 51.80' W
St. Pete Beach Site	9.4 mi	25 ft	27° 40.690' N, 82° 51.810' W
St. Pete Beach Site	9.4 mi	25 ft	27° 40.690' N, 82° 51.820' W
St. Pete Beach Site	9.4 mi	25 ft	27° 40.710' N, 82° 51.820' W
St. Pete Beach Site	9.4 mi	25 ft	27° 40.720' N, 82° 51.820' W
St. Pete Beach Site	9.4 mi	25 ft	27° 40.710' N, 82° 51.830' W
St. Pete Beach Site	9.4 mi	25 ft	27° 40.720' N, 82° 51.830' W
St. Pete Beach Site	9.4 mi	25 ft	27° 40.730' N, 82° 51.830' W
St. Pete Beach Site	9.4 mi	25 ft	27° 40.710' N, 82° 51.840' W

Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). Check fishing license and bag limit rules before you go.

Nearby

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O'Neil's Marina4.9 mi

Eckerd College Waterfront5.2 mi

Loggerhead Marina Saint Pete5.3 mi

Nearest fuel docks

Gulfport Municipal Marina6.7 mi

Harborage Marina9.3 mi

St Petersburg Yacht Club - Downtown Marina10.2 mi

Other ramps nearby

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Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Florida Boat Ramp Inventory. Check local signs for current fees and hours.

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