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KEY LARGO

Card Sound Road has two boat ramps. The first is a private ramp at Alabama Jack's and the second is just past the toll plaza before the bridge. Bayside. There is a fee at Alabama Jack's, or you have to pay the bridge tolls to reach the second ramp.
Little Blackwater
Sound Park

US 1, Mile Marker 110,
Bayside.
Dangerously close to traffic on US1.
Caribbean Club.
Bayside. Mile Marker 104
Private ramp, fee. Safer than Barnes Sound
John Pennekamp State Park
Mile Marker 102

Oceanside
Park fees, very heavily used, excellent park.

TAVERNIER

Harry Harris County Park,
Mile Marker 92.5
Take Burton Dr. to end, park entrance is on Beach Rd. Oceanside.
2 ramps, parking for 20 trailers, park fees weekends and holidays, 8:00 am to sundown, restrooms, picnic tables, playground, good security and sandy beach. 
Jo-Jean Way,
Mile Marker 92,
Bayside, Tavernier Creek.
Small ramp at end of street. Very limited street side parking.

ISLAMORADA

Indian Key
Mile Marker 79 
Bayside Parking is limited.
Long Key State Park
Mile Marker 70 Oceanside, Long Key
Admission: $5
Parking: Abundant

MARATHON

Mile Marker 53,
Marathon Boat Ramp. Bayside, Vaca Cut to Ocean.
No dock, Limited access, additional parking at Quay or across the street. Low overhead.
Mile Marker 51, North on Aviation Blvd. at west end of Airport. Go north and east to corner of Harbor Dr. Bayside. Short & narrow, sharp drop at end.  Tiny park, very limited access and parking.
Mile Marker 49, North on 33 St., behind Marathon Yacht Club. Bayside. Parking, dock, busy.
Marathon Chamber of Commerce
Mile Marker 48 Bayside
Admission: Free
Parking: Limited
Marathon Boat Ramp
Mile Marker 56 Oceanside
Admission: Free
Parking: Limited
West of Marathon
Mile Marker 34
 

SUGARLOAF KEY

Sugarloaf Key,
Mile Marker 23 Oceanside, 
Admission: Free
Parking: Limited

BAHIA HONDA

Bahia Honda,
Mile Marker 37 State Rec. Area. Oceanside and Bayside. Admission: $5
Very Good 2 Ramps. Park fee, restrooms, snack bar, beach, open 8:00 am to sunset.
Parking: Abundant

LOOE KEY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

Ramrod Key
Mile Marker 33 Bayside
Admission: Free
Parking: Limited

Cudjoe Key Boat Ramp:

Cudjoe Key
Mile Marker 26 Oceanside 
Admission: Free
Parking: Limited

KEY WEST AND SURROUNDING AREA

Shark Key,
Mile Marker 11,  Oceanside.
Very tight maneuvering, limited parking. No dock.
Stock Island,
Mile Marker 7 Oceanside.
No dock, tight maneuvering, limited parking.
A1A, west end of Smather's Beach. Ocean side. Recommended for emergency use only.
End of Simonton Street  

OTHER BOAT RAMPS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS

Matecumbe Marina
Mile Marker 81 on the bayside of US 1. 
Safe, protected, possible theft or vandalism. 10 $ for the day. The free ones are usually exposed to the wind
Indian Key Fill Boat Ramp
Mile Marker 79,
Bayside and Ocean via Hawk Channel.
Unpaved, shallow, no dock, access for Lignum vitae and Indian Keys.
Mile Marker 39,
Little Duck Key. Bayside or Ocean, West end of 7 Mile Bridge.
Good access & parking, dock, shallow at low tide.
Mile Marker-34,
Spanish Harbor Wayside Park, on West Summerland Key. Bayside.
Good/Poor Short ramp, shallow at low tide, no dock.
Old Wooden Bridge Marina, Big Pine Key side of the No Name Key viaduct. The ramp gives access to both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.  $5.00. Open from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. There are rental units available, bait, tackle, fuel, limited food.
Mile Marker 30,
Big Pine Key, North on Key Deer Blvd, east on Big Pine St., north on Koehn Ave., ramp is straight off the end of the road. Bayside.
Very shallow at low tide, no dock, no real parking or security.
Mile Marker 28,
Little Torch Key, North on old SR 4A. Oceanside & Bayside (Newfound Harbor Channel thru canals).
Parking across the street.

 

 

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