Boat ramps in Alachua County, Florida

Alachua County has 18 open public boat ramps in the FWC inventory, plus 2 listed as closed or with an unclear status.

15 are listed as free (83%, against 68% statewide) and 3 charge a fee.
Lowest listed launch fees: Lochloosa Harbor Fish Camp ($2), Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park (No Gas Motors) ($4) and Poe Spring Park ($6).
7 are listed as open 24 hours (39%).
FWC lists 22 launch lanes at 15 ramps; the most is 2 at Lake Alto Park.
323 trailer parking spaces are listed across 13 ramps; Lake Alto Park has the most (108).
Restrooms: 7 with flush toilets and 1 with portable toilets.
All 18 launch into freshwater.
3 are hand-launch only (kayak, canoe, paddleboard).
Main water bodies: Lochloosa Lake (3), Lake Alto (2), Newnans Lake (2), Santa Fe Lake (2) and Santa Fe River (Alachua County) (2).

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Open ramps (18)

Earl P. Powers Park Boat Ramp	Gainesville	Free	2	24 hours	66	Flush toilets
High Springs Alachua County Boat Launch on Highway 41	High Springs	Free	1	24 hours	–	No restroom
Holden Park Public Boat Ramp	Hawthorne	Free	2	Daylight hours	15	No restroom
Hollingsworth Bluff Boat Ramp	High Springs	Free	1	24 hours	4	No restroom
Lake Alto Park	Waldo	Free	2	Posted hours	108	Flush toilets
Lindsey-Philips Park Boat Ramp	Hawthorne	Free	1	24 hours	4	Flush toilets
Lochloosa Conservation Area Boat Landing	Hawthorne	Free	–	Daylight hours	6	No restroom
Lochloosa Harbor Fish Camp	Hawthorne	$2	2	Posted hours	–	Flush toilets
Lochloosa Park	Hawthorne	Free	2	24 hours	16	Flush toilets
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings County Park	Hawthorne	Free	2	24 hours	71	Flush toilets
Melrose Boat Ramp (12 HP or smaller)	Melrose	Free	1	Daylight hours	2	No restroom
Orange Creek Restoration Area (Small Game Hunting Area) Primitive Boat Launch Requires Day Use Permit	Hawthorne	Free	1	Daylight hours	4	No restroom
Palm Point Park Kayak Access (Limited Parking)	Gainesville	Free	–	Daylight hours	0	No restroom
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park (No Gas Motors)	Micanopy	$4	1	Posted hours	–	No restroom
Poe Spring Park	High Springs	$6	1	Daylight hours	8	Flush toilets
Prairie Creek - Camps Canal Take Out Point (Potano Paddling Trail)	Micanopy	Free	–	Daylight hours	–	No restroom
Santa Fe Lake Park	Melrose	Free	2	Posted hours	14	Portable toilets
Waldo Canal Park	Waldo	Free	1	24 hours	5	No restroom

Closed or unclear status (2)

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