Boat ramps in Sarasota County, Florida
Sarasota County has 59 open public boat ramps in the FWC inventory, plus 2 listed as closed or with an unclear status.
- 47 are listed as free (80%, against 68% statewide) and 5 charge a fee.
- Lowest listed launch fees: Oscar Scherer State Park - Accessible Paddlecraft Launch ($5), Snook Haven Park and Riverfront Restaurant - Kayak Launch ($5) and Myakka River State Park - Myakka River Kayak Launch ($6).
- 2 are listed as open 24 hours (3%).
- FWC lists 42 launch lanes at 20 ramps; the most is 6 at Sarasota Centennial Park.
- 473 trailer parking spaces are listed across 21 ramps; Sarasota Centennial Park has the most (77).
- Restrooms: 32 with flush toilets and 6 with portable toilets.
- 38 launch into salt or brackish water and 21 into freshwater.
- 42 are hand-launch only (kayak, canoe, paddleboard).
- Main water bodies: Lemon Bay (9), Little Sarasota Bay (8), Sarasota Bay (7), Myakka River (6) and Roberts Bay (4).
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Closed or unclear status (2)
Listed by FWC but not open. Kept apart from the open counts above.
- Caspersen Beach Park Canoe Launch Temporarily closed
- Myakka River State Park - Boat Ramp Temporarily closed