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A boat ramp on the Intracoastal Waterway

Every public boat ramp, Amelia Island to Matanzas.

64 public trailer ramps in Nassau, Duval and St. Johns counties, 53 of the open ones free to launch, from FWC’s statewide ramp inventory. Lanes, trailer parking, fees, restrooms and what’s closed, on one map.

Krista Fracke - Broker Associate

By Krista Fracke — Broker Associate, Christie's International Real Estate First Coast · 20+ years in Northeast Florida · 500+ closings · client reviews

The map

I’m Krista Fracke, and if you own a boat, the first question about a house is how far it is to the water. This is the answer for everyone without a dock: every public ramp, sized by its trailer parking. The biggest lot is Dee Dee Bartels Public Boat Ramp, with about 93 trailer spaces. Tap a ramp, or any ramp name below, for its lanes, parking, fee and directions.

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Before you launch

  • Florida has no boating license, but anyone born on or after January 1, 1988 needs a boater education ID card to run 10 horsepower or more (FWC).
  • Motorized boats are registered with the county tax collector; canoes and kayaks without a motor are not.
  • Duval County’s manatee protection zones cover the St. Johns River, its creeks and the Intracoastal, most at slow speed all year. FWC publishes the zone maps.
  • Offshore from mid-November to mid-April, right whales calve along this coast; federal law keeps every boat 500 yards away.
  • Water skiing and tubing need an observer aboard or a wide-angle mirror, and both stop half an hour after sunset.

Nassau County: 11 public ramps

North to south. Tap a name to find it on the map.

RampLanesTrailer spaces
Kings Ferry Boat RampSt. Marys River · restrooms · Directions112
Walker Landing (aka. Scott's Landing)St. Marys River · Directions18
Dee Dee Bartels Public Boat RampAmelia River - St. Marys River · restrooms · Directions293
Egans Creek Marina IncSt. Marys River - Egans Creek · restrooms · private, open to the public · DirectionsFee: $5 daily114
Fernandina Harbour MarinaAmelia River - St. Marys Entrance · restrooms · Directions217
Melton Nelson Park and Boat RampLofton Creek · restrooms · Directions112
Nassau Landing (Edwards Road) Boat RampNassau River · restrooms · Directions115
Four Creeks State Forest – Hobbs Landing (Small Boats Only)Mills Creek · Directions13
John F. Claxton (aka. Wilson Neck) Boat RampNassau River · restrooms · Directions112
Goffinsville Nassau River Park and Boat RampNassau River · restrooms · DirectionsClosed: 4/21/2026 Boat ramp is closed due to undermining. Completion of repair and re-opening estimated for Spring or Summer of 2027.129
Holly Point Boat RampNassau River · restrooms · Directions115

Homes with their own dock in Nassau County

The newest listings, live from the MLS.

Every home with a dock or boat slip

Duval County: 32 public ramps

North to south. Tap a name to find it on the map.

RampLanesTrailer spaces
Half Moon Island Preserve Boat RampNassau River · restrooms · Directions122
Thomas Creek Preserve Boat RampThomas Creek · restrooms · Directions112
Big Talbot Island State Park Boat RampNassau Sound / Nassau River · restrooms · DirectionsFee: $4 per vehicle131
Timucuan Eco & Historic Preserve – Cedar Point Boat RampSisters Creek / Horseshoe Creek · restrooms · Directions16
Dinsmore Boat LandingSt. Johns River - Trout River (Jacksonville) · Directions25
Lake Bethesda Park – Primitive FMA Ramp (Electric Motors Only)Bethesda Lake · restrooms · Directions11
Fort George Island State Park Ribault Club Small Boat LaunchFort George Sound · restrooms · Directions1–
Alimicani Unimproved Ramp (at Huguenot Memorial Park)Fort George River · restrooms · Directions415
Riverview Park Boat RampSt. Johns River - Trout River (Jacksonville) · restrooms · Directions15
Palms Fish Camp Public RampSt. Johns River - Clapboard Creek · restrooms · Directions114
Bert Maxwell Boat RampSt. Johns River - Trout River (Jacksonville) · restrooms · Directions440
New Berlin Public Boat RampSt. Johns River · Directions12
T.K. Stokes Public Boat RampRibault River · Directions120
Michael B. Scanlon Mayport Boat RampSt. Johns River · restrooms · Directions975
Harbor View Public Boat RampRibault River · restrooms · Directions26
Jim King Park at Sisters Creek – Boat RampSt. Johns River - Sisters Creek · restrooms · Directions450
Joe Carlucci Sisters Creek Park – Boat RampSt. Johns River - Sisters Creek · restrooms · Directions234
Fulton Road Unimproved LandingSt. Johns River · Directions12
Arlington Lions Club Park & Boat RampSt. Johns River · restrooms · Directions232
Lonnie Wurn Boat RampSt. Johns River · restrooms · Directions19
Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park Fish Management Area – Primitive Boat RampHanna Park Lake · DirectionsFee: $5 daily13
Oak Harbor Boat Ramp (Restricted to shallow draft boats)Atlantic ICW (Duval County) · Directions126
Arlington Road Public Boat RampSt. Johns River · restrooms · Directions212
St Johns Marina (Downtown Jacksonville)St. Johns River · DirectionsClosed: Beginning August 1, 2026, the St. Johns Marina Boat Ramp in Downtown Jacksonville will be closed during construction of the adjacent South Bank Residences project. The improved boat ramp is expected to reopen in the summer of 2028, and updates to this timeframe will be posted online at JaxParks.com. For additional questions, please call (904) 630-CITY.214
McCue Park and Boat RampAtlantic ICW (Duval County) · restrooms · DirectionsClosed: 3 Floating Docks available for launching and retrieval.435
Pottsburg Creek Public Boat RampPottsburg Creek · Directions214
Curtis Lee Johnson Marina Park Public Boat Ramp (aka. Lighthouse Marina)Cedar River · Directions215
Wayne B Stevens ParkOrtega River · restrooms · Directions439
Baymeadows Regional Park – Fish Management Area Primitive RampBaymeadows Regional Park · restrooms · Directions1–
Goodby's Creek Boat RampSt. Johns River - Goodby's Creek · restrooms · Directions338
Hood Landing Public Boat RampSt. Johns River - Julington Creek · restrooms · Directions110
Mandarin Park Boat RampSt. Johns River - Julington Creek · restrooms · Directions243

Homes with their own dock in Duval County

The newest listings, live from the MLS.

Every home with a dock or boat slip

St. Johns County: 21 public ramps

North to south. Tap a name to find it on the map.

RampLanesTrailer spaces
Palm Valley Public LandingTolomato River · restrooms · Directions112
Guana River Wildlife Management Area – Six Mile Landing Public Boat Ramp (10 HP Max)Guana Lake · restrooms · Directions16
GTM Guana River Dam Recreation Area – Lake Access Ramp (10 HP Max)Guana Lake · restrooms · DirectionsFee: $3 per vehicle110
GTM Guana River Dam Recreation Area – River Access RampGuana River · restrooms · DirectionsFee: $3 per vehicle110
Trout Creek Fish Camp – Boat RampSt. Johns River - Trout Creek (St. Augustine) · restrooms · private, open to the public · DirectionsFee: $1016
Trout Creek Park Boat RampSt. Johns River - Trout Creek (St. Augustine) · restrooms · Directions26
Palmo Cove Public Boat RampSt. Johns River - Palmo Cove · restrooms · Directions17
Usina Public Boat RampTolomato River · restrooms · Directions2–
Boating Club Road Public Boat RampTolomato River · Directions1–
Vilano Public Boat RampTolomato River / St. Augustine Inlet · restrooms · Directions464
Lighthouse Park Boat RampSalt Run · restrooms · Directions225
Douglas C. Crane ParkMatanzas River · restrooms · Directions232
Moultrie Creek Boat RampMoutrie Creek · restrooms · Directions16
Riverdale Park Public Boat RampSt. Johns River · restrooms · Directions16
McCullough Creek at County Road 13 Primitive Access (Not Recommended)St. Johns River - McCunough Creek · Directions13
Palmetto Road Public Boat RampMatanzas River · Directions12
Frank B Butler Park WestMatanzas River · restrooms · Directions214
Green Road County Boat Ramp (Limited Parking)Matanzas River · Directions14
Devils Elbow Fishing ResortMatanzas River · restrooms · private, open to the public · DirectionsFee: $10112
Deep Creek at County Road 207 Primitive AccessSt. Johns River - Deep Creek · Directions13
Faver – Dykes State Park Boat RampPellicer Creek · restrooms · DirectionsFee: $5 per vehicle14

Homes with their own dock in St. Johns County

The newest listings, live from the MLS.

Every home with a dock or boat slip

Just over the line: Clay and north Flagler

Black Creek, Doctors Lake and the St. Johns west bank in Clay; the Matanzas and Pellicer Creek side of Flagler.

RampLanesTrailer spaces
Lakeshore Park Boat RampSt. Johns River - Doctors Lake · Directions215
Whitey's Fish Camp, Restaurant and RV ParkSt. Johns River - Doctors Lake · private, open to the public · DirectionsFee: $5132
Old Ferry Public Boat Ramp (aka. Rideout Ferry)St. Johns River - Black Creek · restrooms · Directions18
Middleburg (Main Street) Public Boat RampNorth Fork Black Creek · restrooms · Directions130
Knight's Boat Ramp and Marina on Black CreekSt. Johns River - Black Creek · restrooms · Directions360
Governor's Creek Public Boat RampSt. Johns River · restrooms · Directions215
Old Shand's Bridge Public Boat Ramp (shallow water)St. Johns River · restrooms · Directions14
Williams Park Boat RampSt. Johns River · Directions14
Camp Blanding FMA – Lowery Lake Boat Ramp (Saturday & Sunday Mornings Only)Lowery Lake · Directions16
Camp Blanding FMA – Magnolia Lake Boat Ramp (Saturday & Sunday Mornings Only)Magnolia Lake · Directions14
Lake Brooklyn Public Boat RampLake Brooklyn · DirectionsClosed: Open for hand launching only at this time. Please call Clay County Parks and Recreation at (904) 284-6378 or email ParksandRecreation@claycountygov.com for the latest information.115
Lake Geneva Primitive AccessLake Geneva · DirectionsClosed: Ramp temporarily closed due to logging activities in the area -----March 202614
Lake Geneva Public Boat RampLake Geneva · DirectionsClosed: Ramp Closed temporarily during nearby logging activities ---- March 202614
Bing's Landing Boat RampAtlantic ICW (Flagler County) Matanzas River · restrooms · Directions224

The part nobody tells you: the trailer has to live somewhere

A free ramp ten minutes away is only free if the boat can sit in your driveway, and in most deed-restricted neighborhoods it can’t. Many HOAs bar boats and trailers from driveways and streets, some allow them behind a fence or in the garage, and a few have a community storage lot with a waiting list. Read the declaration before you buy; I’ve written up how the parking rules work here.

A private dock changes the math the other way. An existing dock usually transfers with the house, but building or enlarging one runs through state submerged-lands rules, an Army Corps permit and sometimes the HOA, and none of that is in the listing photos. Ask for the permits before you offer.

Right now FWC lists 3 of these ramps as closed or limited: St Johns Marina (Downtown Jacksonville); McCue Park and Boat Ramp; Goffinsville Nassau River Park and Boat Ramp.

This is the work I do every week. Want the boat in the backyard instead of on a trailer? Tell me where you launch now. I'll find homes with a deep-water dock on the same water, and check the dock permits before you offer.

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Common questions

How many public boat ramps are there around Jacksonville and St. Augustine?

FWC’s ramp inventory lists 64 public trailer ramps in Nassau, Duval and St. Johns counties (32 in Duval, 21 in St. Johns, 11 in Nassau), 53 of the open ones with no launch fee recorded. Another 63 public sites are hand launches for kayaks, canoes and paddleboards.

Do I need a boating license in Florida?

Florida has no boating license, but anyone born on or after January 1, 1988 who operates a boat of 10 horsepower or more must carry a boater safety education ID card from an approved course. Motorized boats must be registered with the county tax collector.

Are there manatee speed zones near Jacksonville boat ramps?

Yes. Duval County’s manatee protection rule (68C-22.027) sets slow-speed and other zones across the St. Johns River, its creeks and the Intracoastal, most of them in effect all year. FWC publishes the zone maps; the signs on the water are the rule.

Which boat ramps charge a fee?

Most county and city ramps here record no fee. Fees in FWC’s inventory are mostly at the parks and fish camps: Big Talbot Island State Park Boat Ramp ($4 per vehicle), Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park Fish Management Area – Primitive Boat Ramp ($5 daily), Egans Creek Marina Inc ($5 daily), GTM Guana River Dam Recreation Area – Lake Access Ramp (10 HP Max) ($3 per vehicle).

Homes with a dock or boat slip →

Every listing with its own dock, lift or slip.

The best boating neighborhoods →

Where the water is part of the address.

Fishing the First Coast →

Surf, pier, inlet, river and offshore, and the rules.

Kayak and paddleboard launches →

Every hand launch and the state paddling trails.

Ramp data from FWC’s Florida Boat Ramp Inventory, read October 17, 2026. FWC calls the inventory preliminary and county staff update it; check the ramp’s own page or the posted signs before you tow.

Boat first, house second?

Tell me your boat and your water. I’ll send the homes that fit both, with the dock or the storage sorted out.

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