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Picnic Island Park - Bayside Paddlecraft Launch Beach

Tampa Bay - Old Tampa Bay - Eastern Shore · Bay or lagoon · Salt or Brackish Water

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WaterSalt or brackish

Florida FWC boat ramp inventory

About Picnic Island Park - Bayside Paddlecraft Launch Beach

Aerial view of Picnic Island Park - Bayside Paddlecraft Launch Beach — The ramp, seen from above · Imagery: USDA NAIP via USGS The National Map (public domain)

About this ramp

Picnic Island Park - Bayside Paddlecraft Launch Beach is a hand launch site for kayaks, canoes and paddleboards in Tampa, Hillsborough County on Tampa Bay - Old Tampa Bay - Eastern Shore, a bay or lagoon with salt or brackish water. It is publicly owned and open to everyone and managed by City of Tampa.

Launching

The ramp has a launch with a sand surface.

Fees, parking and hours

Launching is free. Parking: 30 car spaces, not paved - gravel/limestone/packed soil. Hours: Sunrise to Sunset.

Facilities

Restrooms: Flush Toilet. Accessibility: No Accommodations for Accessibility. Amenities: grill, picnic.

Fishing

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

Picnic Island Pier Reef (Bay)

0.2 mi

GPS: 27° 51.390' N, 82° 33.20' W
Material: Concrete Pyramids

Port Tampa Reef (Bay)

0.8 mi

Depth: 24 ft
Relief: 2 ft
GPS: 27° 51.628' N, 82° 33.790' W
Material: Small Blocks (60)

Port Tampa Site (Bay)

0.8 mi

Depth: 24 ft
Relief: 12 ft
GPS: 27° 51.630' N, 82° 33.790' W
Material: Blocks (50)

Chief Reef (Bay)

0.8 mi

Depth: 24 ft
Relief: 12 ft
GPS: 27° 51.631' N, 82° 33.790' W
Material: Blocks (50)

Show all 35 reefs

Reef	Distance	Depth	GPS
Picnic Island Pier Reef (Bay)	0.2 mi	–	27° 51.390' N, 82° 33.20' W
Port Tampa Reef (Bay)	0.8 mi	24 ft	27° 51.628' N, 82° 33.790' W
Port Tampa Site (Bay)	0.8 mi	24 ft	27° 51.630' N, 82° 33.790' W
Chief Reef (Bay)	0.8 mi	24 ft	27° 51.631' N, 82° 33.790' W
Chamberlain High School (Bay)	0.8 mi	19 ft	27° 51.650' N, 82° 33.80' W
Port Tampa Site (Bay)	0.8 mi	24 ft	27° 51.650' N, 82° 33.840' W
Port Tampa Reef (Bay)	0.8 mi	21 ft	27° 51.70' N, 82° 33.80' W
Port Tampa Reef (Bay)	0.8 mi	24 ft	27° 51.710' N, 82° 33.80' W
Port Tampa Reef (Bay) #6	0.9 mi	21 ft	27° 51.730' N, 82° 33.790' W
Picnic Island Reef (Bay)	1.5 mi	26 ft	27° 49.967' N, 82° 33.606' W
Howard Franklin Site (Bay)	3.9 mi	16 ft	27° 54.630' N, 82° 33.230' W
Ballast Point Pier (Bay)	5.1 mi	8 ft	27° 53.273' N, 82° 28.749' W
St. Petersburg Bay Reef	5.5 mi	34 ft	27° 47.130' N, 82° 35.860' W
Bahia Beach Reef (Bay), Reef#4	7.5 mi	19 ft	27° 44.970' N, 82° 30.920' W
Bahia Beach Reef (Bay)	7.6 mi	20 ft	27° 44.933' N, 82° 30.978' W
Bahia Beach Reef (Bay)	7.6 mi	19 ft	27° 44.940' N, 82° 30.950' W
Bahia Beach Reef (Bay), Reef#5	7.6 mi	19 ft	27° 44.950' N, 82° 30.90' W
Bahia Beach Reef (Bay) #2	7.6 mi	19 ft	27° 44.930' N, 82° 30.960' W
Bahia Beach Reef (Bay) ,Reef#1	7.6 mi	19 ft	27° 44.930' N, 82° 30.940' W
Bahia Beach Reef (Bay) #3	7.6 mi	19 ft	27° 44.930' N, 82° 30.910' W
Bahia Beach Reef (Bay), Reef#4	7.6 mi	19 ft	27° 44.930' N, 82° 30.90' W
Bahia Beach Reef (Bay), Reef#2	7.6 mi	19 ft	27° 44.90' N, 82° 30.960' W
Bahia Beach Reef (Bay)	7.6 mi	24 ft	27° 44.910' N, 82° 30.890' W
Bahia Beach Reef(Bay)	7.6 mi	21 ft	27° 44.881' N, 82° 30.961' W
Bahia Beach Reef (Bay)	7.6 mi	19 ft	27° 44.890' N, 82° 30.890' W
Bahia Beach Reef (Bay) #5	7.7 mi	–	27° 44.850' N, 82° 30.940' W
Bahia Beach Reef (Bay)	7.7 mi	19 ft	27° 44.850' N, 82° 30.920' W
Bahia Beach Reef (Bay), #1	7.7 mi	19 ft	27° 44.840' N, 82° 30.890' W
Bahia Beach Reef (Bay) #4	7.7 mi	19 ft	27° 44.810' N, 82° 30.950' W
Bahia Beach Reef (Bay)	7.7 mi	19 ft	27° 44.820' N, 82° 30.910' W
Bahia Beach Reef (Bay)	7.7 mi	19 ft	27° 44.810' N, 82° 30.890' W
Bahia Beach Reef (Bay)	7.7 mi	19 ft	27° 44.810' N, 82° 30.880' W
Bahia Beach Reef (Bay)	7.7 mi	19 ft	27° 44.80' N, 82° 30.880' W
Courtney Campbell Site (Bay)	8.4 mi	16 ft	27° 57.750' N, 82° 36.860' W
Whiskey Stump Key	9.6 mi	3 ft	27° 48.888' N, 82° 24.117' W