Escribano Point Wildlife Management Area - Bayside Kayak Beach

Hand launch only (kayak, canoe, paddleboard) on Pensacola Bay - East Bay - Blackwater Bay in Eglin AFB, Santa Rosa County

Fee
Free (no launch fee listed)
Lanes
Not listed by FWC
Hours
Daylight hours (FWC: “Daytime Use Only”)
Trailer parking
No trailer parking listed (0 spaces)
Restrooms
No restroom
Navigate (driving directions)

Driving directions only; not for navigation on the water.

Check fees, hours and status with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission before you go.

All FWC facts

All FWC facts
StatusOpen
Ramp typeHand launch only (kayak, canoe, paddleboard)
AccessGovernment Owned for General Public Use
FeeFree (no launch fee listed)
Launch lanesNot listed by FWC
HoursDaylight hours (FWC: “Daytime Use Only”)
Trailer parkingNo trailer parking listed (0 spaces)
Car-only parking6 spaces
RestroomsNo restroom
AccessibilityNo Accommodations for Accessibility
Ramp surfaceSand · Good to Excellent
Parking surfaceNot Paved - Gravel/Limestone/Packed Soil · Good
DocksNo dock
WaterSalt or brackish water · Bay or Lagoon
Water bodyPensacola Bay - East Bay - Blackwater Bay
Managed byFlorida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
AddressOLF Choctaw Field, Eglin AFB, FL 32542
CountySanta Rosa County
Coordinates30.51656, -87.00728
FWC ramp IDSR46365XG

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Nearest open ramps

Straight-line distance (as the crow flies), not driving or boating distance.