Boat Ramps

There are total of 13 boat ramps at Lake Okeechobee. Here are details of each ramp. Members can upload photos of the ramps.

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Alvin L. Ward Public Boat Ramp (Caloosahatchee Launch Lane)
GPS: 26.83598, -81.08716
Owner: Glades County

This ramp provides access to the Caloosahatchee River side of the navigation lock.

  • Waterbody: Caloosahatchee Canal
  • Management / Access: Government Owned for General Public Use
  • Glades County
  • Type of Facility: Stand Alone Ramp
  • Ramp Construction: Poured in place concrete
  • Ramp Condition: Needs Repair (as of 11-2015)
  • Ramp Capacity: 1 Double Lane (2 Total Lanes)
  • Parking: Vehicle with Trailer: 8
  • Parking Surface: Grass (Be cautious of soft sand.)
  • Parking Condition: Unknown
  • Type of Dock: None
  • Toilets Available: None
  • Disabled Access: None
  • ADA Compliant Toilets: None
  • Days/Hrs of Operation: 24 Hours
  • Fees: None
  • Additional Amenities: None

Owner: Government Owned for General Public Use
Managed By: Glades County

CAUTION: Be aware of a sharp drop-off at the end of the ramp which may be encountered when launching during times of low water levels.

Record Created: 11/24/2015 2:48:42 AM - Record Updated: 11/23/2015 11:40:02 PM - Edit
Alvin L. Ward Public Boat Ramp (Lake Okeechobee Rim Canal Launch Lanes)
GPS: 26.83921, -81.08106
Owner: Glades County

Waterbody: Lake Okeechobee - Southwest, Glades County

Management / Access: Government Owned for General Public Use

  • Type of Facility: Stand Alone Ramp
  • Ramp Construction: Poured in place concrete
  • Ramp Condition: Good to Excellent
  • Ramp Capacity: 3 Single Lanes
  • Parking: Vehicle with Trailer: 168
  • Parking: Vehicle Only: 28
  • Parking Surface: Asphalt
  • Parking Condition: Good
  • Type of Dock: Launch Docks
  • Toilets Available: Yes, Flush
  • Disabled Access: Unknown
  • ADA Compliant Toilets: Yes
  • Days/Hrs of Operation: 24 Hours
  • Fees: None
  • Additional Amenities: Picnic Tables / Grills

Owner: Government Owned for General Public UseManaged By: Glades County

Contact Information:

863-983-8101

SFOO@usace.army.mil

 

 

Record Created: 11/12/2015 2:46:18 AM - Record Updated: 11/23/2015 11:43:11 PM - Edit
Bare Beach Recreation Area
GPS: 26.834555, -81.0717494
Owner: Glades County

Hours: 24 hrs/day - Disabled Access

Stand-Alone Ramp

# Ramps: 2

# Lanes: 3   (1 single lane; 1 double-lane)

Construction Type: Poured in place concrete.

Ramp Condition:  Good to Excellent

# Docks: 0

No Restroom Facilities

Fee: $0

Parking with Trailer:  18 spaces

Parking Surface:  Grass

Parking Condition:  Good


Contact Information:

863-983-8101

SFOO@usace.army.mil

Record Created: 11/12/2015 2:46:18 AM - Record Updated: 11/11/2015 9:09:53 PM - Edit
Big Lake Lodge and RV Park
GPS: ,

PRIVATE Boat Ramp

Free boat dockage for your boat or access our private boat ramp.

Record Created: 11/24/2015 2:48:42 AM - Record Updated: 11/23/2015 11:55:03 PM - Edit
C. Scott Driver Recreation Area
GPS: 27.15109, -80.8666666666667
Owner: Okeechobee County

Hours:  24/day

Stand-Alone Ramp

# Ramps:  2

# Lanes:  6   (4 Single Lanes; 1 Double Lane)

Ramp Construction Type:  Poured in place concrete.

Ramp Condition:  Good to Excellent

Ramp

# Launch Docks:  4

Fee:  $0

Parking:

- Vehicle with Trailer:  78

- Handicap with Trailer:  6

Parking Surface:  Asphalt

Parking Condition:  Good

Restrooms: Yes (ADA Compliant)

Disabled Access:  Yes - Medium Accessibility


Contact Information:

863-983-8101

SFOO@usace.army.mil

Record Created: 11/12/2015 2:46:18 AM - Record Updated: 11/11/2015 10:52:11 PM - Edit
Hoover Dike Road City Ramp
GPS: 26.76148, -80.92003
Owner: City of Clewiston

709 Hoover Dike Rd
Clewiston FL 33440
Hendry County

  • Type of Facility: Stand Alone Ramp
  • Ramp Construction: Poured in Place Concrete
  • Ramp Condition: Good to Excellent
  • Ramp Capacity: Two Single Lane (2 Total Lanes)
  • Parking: Vehicle with Trailer: 22
  • Parking: Handicap with Trailer: 2
  • Parking Surface: Asphalt
  • Parking Condition: Good
  • Type of Dock: Both Launch and Staging Docks
  • Disabled Access: Medium Accessibility
  • Toilets: Yes, Flush
  • ADA Compliant Toilets: Unknown
  • Days/Hrs of Operation: 24 Hours
  • Fees: None
  • Additional Amenities: Fresh Water / Picnic Tables /
  • Grills

Owner: Government Owned for General Public Use
Managed By: City of Clewiston

Record Created: 11/24/2015 2:48:42 AM - Record Updated: 11/23/2015 10:01:37 PM - Edit
John Stretch Memorial Park Public Boat Ramp (South Rim Canal)
GPS: 26.69878, -80.81
Owner: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Management / Access: Government Owned for General Public Use

This boat ramp is located at the South Rim Canal of Lake Okeechobee. (It's also across the street from the South Bay RV Park.)
Access to this boat ramp requires vehicles to drive up and over the Herbert Hoover Dike, then down a steep and narrow, primitive gravel path. Not all vehicles are equipped for this journey; and the ramp is appropriate for smaller boats.

  • Owner: US Army Corps of Engineers
  • Managed By: Palm Beach County
  • Type of Facility: Stand-Alone Ramp
  • Ramp Construction: Poured in Place Concrete, Gravel
  • Ramp Condition: Good to Excellent
  • Ramp Capacity: 1 Double Lane (2 Lanes Total)
  • Parking: Vehicles/Vehicles with Trailers: 30
  • Parking Surface: Asphalt
  • Parking Condition: Good to Excellent
  • Type of Dock: None
  • Disabled Access: None
  • ADA Compliant Toilets: Yes
  • Days/Hrs of Operation: Open Sunrise to Sunset
  • Fees: None
  • Additional Amenities: Water / Picnic Areas with Grills
Record Created: 11/24/2015 2:48:42 AM - Record Updated: 11/24/2015 12:16:54 AM - Edit
Paul Rardin Park Public Boat Ramp
GPS: 26.74991, -80.68398
Owner: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Management / Access: Government Owned for General Public Use
Waterbody: Lake Okeechobee in Palm Beach County
Type of Facility: Stand Alone Ramp
Ramp Construction: Poured in Place Concrete
Ramp Condition: Good to Excellent
Ramp Capacity: 1 Double Lane (2 Total Lanes)
Parking: Vehicle with Trailer: 8
Parking Surface: Grass
Parking Condition: Good
Type of Dock: None
Disabled Access: None
Toilets: Yes, Flush
ADA Compliant Toilets: Yes
Days/Hrs of Operation: Sunrise to Sunset
Fees: None
Additional Amenities: Running Water / Picnic Tables / Grills

Owner: Government Owned for General Public Use
Managed By: Palm Beach County

Record Created: 11/24/2015 2:48:42 AM - Record Updated: 11/24/2015 12:34:49 AM - Edit
Platt's Bluff Boat Ramp
GPS: 27.2973, -80.99425

 

Waterbody:  Kissimmee River

Structure:  Stand Alone Ramp

Management:  Government Owned for General Public Use

  • Ramp Construction: Poured in place concrete
  • Ramp Condition: Good to Excellent
  • Ramp Capacity: Two Single Lanes
  • Parking: Vehicles (with or without trailers):  20 spaces
  • Parking Surface: Gravel/Sand/Dirt
  • Type of Dock: None
  • Disabled Access: Yes

Okeechobee County Parks & Recreation
640 North West 27th Lane
Okeechobee, Florida 34972
Office: 863.763.6950 | Fax: 863.763.0662

Record Created: 11/24/2015 2:48:42 AM - Record Updated: 11/23/2015 9:46:08 PM - Edit
Taylor Creek Boat Ramp at Hwy 98/441
GPS: -80.79743, 27.20824
Owner: South Florida Water Mgmt District

Waterbody: Taylor Creek

Type of Facility: Stand Alone Ramp

  • Ramp Construction: Poured in place concrete
  • Ramp Condition: Needs Repair (As of Nov. 2015)
  • Ramp Capacity: 1 Single Lane
  • Parking: Vehicle with Trailer: 25
  • Parking Surface: Gravel / Sand / Dirt
  • Parking Condition: Needs Repair (As of Nov. 2015)
  • Type of Dock: None
  • Toilets Available: None
  • Disabled Access: None
  • ADA Compliant Toilets: Unknown
  • Days/Hrs of Operation: Daylight Hours
  • Fees: No
  • Additional Amenities: None

Owner: Government Owned for General Public Use
Managed By: South Florida Water Management District

Okeechobee County Parks & Recreation
640 North West 27th Lane
Okeechobee, Florida 34972
Office: 863.763.6950 | Fax: 863.763.0662

Record Created: 11/24/2015 2:48:42 AM - Record Updated: 11/23/2015 10:59:23 PM - Edit
The Glades RV Resort and Marina
GPS: 26.78784, -81.23023
Owner: Commercially Owned for General Public Use

Waterbody: Caloosahatchee Canal in Glades County

Type of Facility: Stand Alone Ramp

Ramp Construction: Poured in place concrete

Ramp Condition: Needs Repair (As of Nov. 2015)

Ramp Capacity: 1 Single Lane

Parking Surface: Grass

Parking Condition: Good

Type of Dock: Unknown

Toilets Available: Yes, Flush

Disabled Access: Unknown

ADA Compliant Toilets: Yes, Flush

Days/Hrs of Operation: Unknown

Fees: $5.00 (Collected via Attendant)

Additional Amenities: Showers / Running Water / Picnic Tables

Record Created: 11/24/2015 2:48:42 AM - Record Updated: 11/23/2015 10:24:42 PM - Edit
Torry Island Boat Ramp
GPS: 26.70454, -80.71788
Owner: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Type of Facility: Stand-Alone Ramp

  • Ramp Construction: Poured in Place Concrete
  • Ramp Condition: Good to Excellent
  • Ramp Capacity: 2 Single Lanes / 2 Double Lanes (6
  • Total Lanes)
  • Parking: Vehicle with Trailer: 206 spaces
  • Parking Surface: Asphalt
  • Parking Condition: Good
  • Type of Dock: Unknown
  • Disabled Access: Unknown
  • Toilets: Yes, Portable
  • ADA Compliant Toilets: Unknown
  • Days/Hrs of Operation: 24 Hours
  • Fees: Unknown
  • Additional Amenities: Picnic Tables

Owner: US Government Owned

Managed By: City of Belle Glade

Record Created: 11/24/2015 2:48:42 AM - Record Updated: 11/24/2015 12:28:48 AM - Edit
Uncle Joe's Motel and Campground
GPS: 26.8117, -80.9842
Owner: Commercially Owned for General Public Use

Waterbody: Lake Okeechobee - Mayaka Cut
Management / Access: Commercially Owned for General Public Use

Glades County

Type of Facility: Stand Alone Ramp

  • Ramp Construction: Poured in place concrete
  • Ramp Condition: Needs Repair (As of November 2015)
  • Ramp Capacity: 1 Singles Lane (1 Lane Total)
  • Parking: Vehicle with Trailer: 12 spaces
  • Parking Surface: Grass
  • Parking Condition: Good
  • Type of Dock: Staging Docks
  • Disabled Access: Unknown
  • Toilets: None
  • ADA Compliant Toilets: Unknown
  • Days/Hrs of Operation: 24 Hours
  • Fees: Yes, $5 (Honor System Dropbox)

Owner: Commercially Owned for General Public Use

Record Created: 11/24/2015 2:48:42 AM - Record Updated: 11/23/2015 10:25:24 PM - Edit
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