Boat ramps in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fort Lauderdale has 40 open public boat ramps in the FWC inventory, plus 3 listed as closed or with an unclear status.

31 are listed as free (78%, against 68% statewide) and 9 charge a fee.
Lowest listed launch fees: George English Park - Boat Ramp ($3), George English Park - Kayak Launch Beach ($3) and Markham Park - L-35A Canal Boat Ramp ($3).
18 are listed as open 24 hours (45%).
FWC lists 53 launch lanes at 25 ramps; the most is 6 at Everglades Holiday Park Boat Ramp.
627 trailer parking spaces are listed across 24 ramps; George English Park - Boat Ramp has the most (72).
Restrooms: 17 with flush toilets and 2 with portable toilets.
22 launch into salt or brackish water and 18 into freshwater.
15 are hand-launch only (kayak, canoe, paddleboard).
Main water bodies: Middle River (5), North Fork New River (3), Alligator Alley Canal North (2), Alligator Alley Canal South (2) and Dania Cut-Off Canal (2).

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Open ramps (40)

Bill Kieth Preserve Kayak Beach	Fort Lauderdale	Free	–	Daylight hours	–	No restroom
Colohatchee Public Boat Ramp	Fort Lauderdale	Free	1	24 hours	7	Flush toilets
Cooleys Landing Public Boat Ramp	Fort Lauderdale	$4	4	24 hours	22	Flush toilets
Cox's Landing 15th Street Boat Ramp	Fort Lauderdale	$4	4	24 hours	35	Flush toilets
Donn Eisele Park Dock	Fort Lauderdale	Free	–	Posted hours	–	No restroom
Esplanade Park Public Kayak Dock	Fort Lauderdale	Free	–	Posted hours	–	Flush toilets
Everglades Holiday Park Boat Ramp	Fort Lauderdale	Free	6	24 hours	68	Flush toilets
Everglades WMA - Alligator Alley - Mile 31 Westbound	Fort Lauderdale	Free	2	24 hours	25	No restroom
Everglades WMA - Alligator Alley - Mile 32 Eastbound	Fort Lauderdale	Free	2	24 hours	25	No restroom
Everglades WMA - Alligator Alley - Mile 35 Rest Area North	Fort Lauderdale	Free	2	24 hours	54	Flush toilets
Everglades WMA - Alligator Alley - Mile 35 Rest Area South Central	Fort Lauderdale	Free	2	24 hours	12	Flush toilets
Everglades WMA - Alligator Alley - Mile 35 Rest Area South West	Fort Lauderdale	Free	4	24 hours	54	Flush toilets
Everglades WMA - Alligator Alley - Mile 38.1 West Bound	Fort Lauderdale	Free	2	24 hours	60	No restroom
Everglades WMA - Alligator Alley - Mile 40.7 East Bound	Fort Lauderdale	Free	2	24 hours	58	No restroom
Everglades WMA - Highway 27 (Mile 34.5) S-11A	Fort Lauderdale	Free	2	24 hours	30	No restroom
Everglades WMA - Highway 27 (Mile 34.9) - Sawgrass Recreation Park	Fort Lauderdale	Free	2	Posted hours	8	Flush toilets
Everglades WMA - Highway 27 (Mile 35.2) - aka. Bergeron's	Fort Lauderdale	Free	1	24 hours	3	No restroom
Everglades WMA - Highway 27 (Mile 38.8) - Stubb Canal	Fort Lauderdale	Free	1	24 hours	16	No restroom
Everglades WMA - Highway 27 (Mile 39) - Weasel Trail	Fort Lauderdale	Free	1	24 hours	10	No restroom
George English Park - Boat Ramp	Fort Lauderdale	$3	4	24 hours	72	Portable toilets
George English Park - Kayak Launch Beach	Fort Lauderdale	$3	–	Posted hours	–	Portable toilets
Griffin Marine Park Boat Ramp	Fort Lauderdale	Free	2	Posted hours	10	No restroom
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park - Kayak Launch and Rentals	Fort Lauderdale	$6	–	Posted hours	–	Flush toilets
Island City Park Canoe/Kayak Launch	Fort Lauderdale	Free	–	Daylight hours	–	Flush toilets
J. Dewey Hawkins Landing - Boat Ramp	Fort Lauderdale	Free	1	24 hours	3	No restroom
J. Dewey Hawkins Landing - Kayak Launch Dock	Fort Lauderdale	Free	–	Daylight hours	0	No restroom
Lewis Landing Park Kayak Dock	Fort Lauderdale	Free	–	Posted hours	–	No restroom
Markham Park - L-35A Canal Boat Ramp	Fort Lauderdale	$3	2	Posted hours	18	Flush toilets
Markham Park - New River Canal Boat Ramp	Fort Lauderdale	$3	2	Posted hours	19	Flush toilets
Markham Park - Paddlecraft Launching Area	Fort Lauderdale	$3	–	Posted hours	–	Flush toilets
Markham Park - Personal Watercraft Recreation Area LIMITED ACCESS SEE COMMENTS	Fort Lauderdale	$3	1	Posted hours	–	Flush toilets
Mills Pond Park / Gold Coast Ski Club Boat Ramp (Members Only)	Fort Lauderdale	Free	1	–	6	–
North Fork Riverfront Park Kayak Landing	Fort Lauderdale	Free	–	Posted hours	–	No restroom
Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park Kayak Launch	Fort Lauderdale	Free	–	Posted hours	–	Flush toilets
Richardson Historic Park & Nature Preserve - Floating Dock	Fort Lauderdale	Free	–	Posted hours	0	Flush toilets
Riverland Woods Park Boat Ramp	Fort Lauderdale	Free	1	Posted hours	8	No restroom
Sailboat Bend Preserve/Townsend Park Dock	Fort Lauderdale	Free	–	Posted hours	–	No restroom
Snook Creek Public Boat Ramp	Fort Lauderdale	Free	1	24 hours	4	No restroom
South Fork Canoe Launch	Fort Lauderdale	Free	–	Posted hours	–	No restroom
Victoria Park Paddlecraft Launch	Fort Lauderdale	Free	–	Posted hours	–	No restroom

Closed or unclear status (3)

Listed by FWC but not open. Kept apart from the open counts above.

Everglades Holiday Park Outboard Ramp - DESTROYED Destroyed
Everglades WMA - Alligator Alley - Mile 35 Rest Area South East Temporarily closed
Everglades WMA - Highway 27 (Mile 33.5) - Andytown ( CLOSED ) Temporarily closed

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