Boat ramps in Bay County, Florida
Bay County has 61 open public boat ramps in the FWC inventory, plus 5 listed as closed or with an unclear status.
- 42 are listed as free (69%, against 68% statewide) and 8 charge a fee.
- Lowest listed launch fees: Cook Bayou Marina ($3), David W. Hutchinson Park Boat Ramp ($3) and Camp Helen State Park Kayak Rentals ($4).
- 16 are listed as open 24 hours (26%).
- FWC lists 60 launch lanes at 41 ramps; the most is 4 at Leslie Porter Wayside Park Public Boat Ramp.
- 490 trailer parking spaces are listed across 44 ramps; Mexico Beach Public Boat Ramp (City Docks) has the most (80).
- Restrooms: 12 with flush toilets and 7 with portable toilets.
- 44 launch into salt or brackish water and 17 into freshwater.
- 20 are hand-launch only (kayak, canoe, paddleboard).
- Main water bodies: Grand Lagoon - St. Andrew Bay (6), Deer Point Lake (5), St. Andrew Bay - North Bay (5), St. Andrew Bay (4) and St. Andrew Bay - East Bay (4).
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Closed or unclear status (5)
Listed by FWC but not open. Kept apart from the open counts above.
- B.V. Buchanan Bridge North Shore Undeveloped Access Point Permanently closed
- Frank Nelson Park - Paddlecraft Access Closed (no further information from FWC)
- Highpoint Park Public Boat Ramp Temporarily closed
- Mexico Beach Public Boat Ramp (Circle Drive) NO PARKING Closed (no further information from FWC)
- Pine Log State Forest - Pine Log Creek Boat Ramp (For Small Boats) Closed (no further information from FWC)