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Free boat ramps in Jacksonville

55 ramps and launches in Jacksonville listed as free by the FWC. Parking rules can still apply: check the ramp page.

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Boat ramps26
Paddle launches29
Free55
Trailer spaces518
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Boat ramps

Alimicani Unimproved Ramp (at Huguenot Memorial Park) Fort George River · Bay or lagoon Free4 lanes15 trailer spacesSalt or Brackish Water Arlington Lions Club Park & Boat Ramp St. Johns River · River Free2 lanes32 trailer spacesSalt or Brackish Water Arlington Road Public Boat Ramp St. Johns River · River Free2 lanes12 trailer spacesSalt or Brackish Water Baymeadows Regional Park- Fish Management Area Primitive Ramp Baymeadows Regional Park · Lake Free1 laneFreshwater Bert Maxwell Boat Ramp St. Johns River - Trout River (Jacksonville) · River Free4 lanes40 trailer spacesSalt or Brackish Water Curtis Lee Johnson Marina Park Public Boat Ramp (aka. Lighthouse Marina) Cedar River · River Free2 lanes15 trailer spacesFreshwater Dinsmore Boat Landing St. Johns River - Trout River (Jacksonville) · River Free2 lanes5 trailer spacesSalt or Brackish Water Fort George Island State Park Ribault Club Small Boat Launch Fort George Sound · Bay or lagoon Free1 laneSalt or Brackish Water Fulton Road Unimproved Landing St. Johns River · River Free1 lane2 trailer spacesSalt or Brackish Water Goodby's Creek Boat Ramp St. Johns River - Goodby's Creek · River Free3 lanes38 trailer spacesFreshwater Half Moon Island Preserve Boat Ramp Nassau River · River Free1 lane22 trailer spacesSalt or Brackish Water Harbor View Public Boat Ramp Ribault River · River Free2 lanes6 trailer spacesSalt or Brackish Water Hood Landing Public Boat Ramp St. Johns River - Julington Creek · River Free1 lane10 trailer spacesFreshwater Jim King Park at Sisters Creek - Boat Ramp St. Johns River - Sisters Creek · River Free4 lanes50 trailer spacesSalt or Brackish Water Joe Carlucci Sisters Creek Park - Boat Ramp St. Johns River - Sisters Creek · River Free2 lanes34 trailer spacesSalt or Brackish Water Lake Bethesda Park - Primitive FMA Ramp (Electric Motors Only) Bethesda Lake · Lake Free1 lane1 trailer spacesSalt or Brackish Water Lonnie Wurn Boat Ramp St. Johns River · River Free1 lane9 trailer spacesSalt or Brackish Water Mandarin Park Boat Ramp St. Johns River - Julington Creek · River Free2 lanes43 trailer spacesFreshwater New Berlin Public Boat Ramp St. Johns River · River Free1 lane2 trailer spacesSalt or Brackish Water Palms Fish Camp Public Ramp St. Johns River - Clapboard Creek · River Free1 lane14 trailer spacesSalt or Brackish Water Pottsburg Creek Public Boat Ramp Pottsburg Creek · River Free2 lanes14 trailer spacesSalt or Brackish Water Riverview Park Boat Ramp St. Johns River - Trout River (Jacksonville) · River Free1 lane5 trailer spacesSalt or Brackish Water Thomas Creek Preserve Boat Ramp Thomas Creek · River Free1 lane12 trailer spacesFreshwater Timucuan Eco & Historic Preserve - Cedar Point Boat Ramp Sisters Creek / Horseshoe Creek · Coastal marsh Free1 lane6 trailer spacesSalt or Brackish Water T.K. Stokes Public Boat Ramp Ribault River · River Free1 lane20 trailer spacesSalt or Brackish Water Wayne B Stevens Park Ortega River · River Free4 lanes39 trailer spacesFreshwater

Kayak and paddle launches

Hand launch sites for kayaks, canoes and paddleboards: no trailer ramp.

Alejandro Garces Camp Tomahawk Park Paddlecraft Access Goodby's Creek · River FreeFreshwater Bee Street Park - Paddlecraft Access St. Johns River · River FreeSalt or Brackish Water Betz-Tiger Point Preserve Edwards Creek Day Use Area Kayak Launch Edwards Creek · Coastal marsh FreeSalt or Brackish Water Blue Cypress Park Canoe Access St. Johns River · River FreeSalt or Brackish Water Castaway Island Preserve Kayak Dock Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway · Bay or lagoon FreeSalt or Brackish Water Charles Reese Memorial Park Kayak Launch St. Johns River - Trout River (Jacksonville) · River FreeSalt or Brackish Water Chelsea Street Kayak Access at McCoy Creek McCoy's Creek · River FreeFreshwater County Dock Hand Launch Area St. Johns River · River FreeFreshwater Earl Johnson City Park - St. Augustine Road Fish Management Area North Hand Launch Ramp (No Gas Motors) St. Augustine Road Fish Management Area North Pond · Lake Free1 lane3 trailer spacesFreshwater Earl Johnson City Park - St. Augustine Road Fish Management Area South Hand Launch Ramp (No Gas Motors) St. Augustine Road Fish Management Area South Pond · Lake Free6 trailer spacesFreshwater Haulover Creek Undeveloped Launch Site Haulover Creek · Bay or lagoon FreeSalt or Brackish Water Jim King Park at Sisters Creek - Kayak Launch Dock Intracoastal Waterway Creeks · Bay or lagoon FreeSalt or Brackish Water Joe Carlucci Sisters Creek Park - Paddlecraft Launch Beach St. Johns River · River Free34 trailer spacesSalt or Brackish Water Lake Bethesda Park - Adaptive Kayak Launch Bethesda Pond · Lake FreeFreshwater Mandarin Park Kayak Launch Dock Julington Creek · River Free14 trailer spacesFreshwater Nathan Krestul Park Paddlecraft Access Christopher Creek · River FreeFreshwater North Bank River Walk - Gefen Park Paddlecraft Access St. Johns River · River FreeSalt or Brackish Water North Shore Park Kayak Launch St. Johns River - Trout River (Jacksonville) · River FreeSalt or Brackish Water Oceanway Fish Management Area Hand Launch Ramp (No Gas Motors) Oceanway Lake · Lake FreeFreshwater Palmetto Leaves Regional Park Canoe Launch Julington Creek - Big Davis Creek · River FreeFreshwater Pope Duval Fish Management Area East Pond - Hand Launch Ramp (No Gas Motors) Pope Duval East Pond · Lake Free3 trailer spacesFreshwater Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park Canoe / Kayak Launch Pumpkin Hill Creek · Coastal marsh FreeSalt or Brackish Water Reddie Point Preserve Canoe Access St. Johns River · River FreeSalt or Brackish Water Ribault River Preserve Canoe Access Ribault River · River FreeSalt or Brackish Water Ringhaver Park Kayak Launch (Long Portage!) Ortega River · River FreeFreshwater River Oaks Park Paddlecraft Access Craig Creek · River FreeFreshwater Seminole Park Paddlecraft Access Ortega River · River FreeFreshwater Stinson Park Paddlecraft and Dinghy Dock Ortega River · River FreeFreshwater Thomas Creek Preserve Kayak Launch Dock Thomas Creek · River Free12 trailer spacesFreshwater

Source: FWC Florida Boat Ramp Inventory.