Boat ramps in Sarasota County, Florida

60 public launch sites.

• Blackburn Point Park Kayak Beach

  Little Sarasota Bay · free

• Blackburn Point Park Motorized Boat Ramp

  Little Sarasota Bay · 1 lanes · free

• Blackburn Point Park Rowing Facility

  Little Sarasota Bay · free

• Blind Pass Beach Park Kayak Access North

  Lemon Bay · free

• Blind Pass Beach Park Kayak Access South

  Lemon Bay · free

• Caspersen Beach Park Canoe Launch

  Red Lake - Lemon Bay · free

• Cherokee Street County Park - Kayak Access

  Lemon Bay · free

• Christopher Wheeler Park Kayak Access

  Little Sarasota Bay · free

• Curry Creek Preserve (West) Kayak Access

  Curry Creek · free

• Dallas White Park - Boat Ramp

  Cocoplum Waterway · 2 lanes

• Deer Prairie Creek Preserve Downstream Kayak Launch

  Deer Prairie Creek · free

• Deer Prairie Creek Preserve Upstream Kayak Launch

  Deer Prairie Creek · free

• Higel Marine Park Boat Ramp

  Roberts Bay · 4 lanes · free

• Indian Mound Park - Paddlecraft Launch

  Lemon Bay · 4 lanes · free

• Ken Thompson Park Boat Ramp

  Sarasota Bay · 5 lanes · free

• Ken Thompson Park Kayak Beach

  Sarasota Bay · free

• Lakeview Park Kayak Launch

  Lake Sarasota · 1 lanes · free

• Legacy Park Paddlecraft Launch Ramp

  Roberts Bay · free

• Lemon Bay Park Paddlecraft Launch

  Lemon Bay · free

• Linley Street Boat Launch (No Trailer Parking)

  Sarasota Bay · 1 lanes · free

• Longboat Key Bayfront Park Recreation Center - Kayak Launch

  Sarasota Bay · free

• Longboat Key Overlook Park - Paddlecraft Access

  Sarasota Bay · free

• Loreto Boat Ramp

  Dona Bay · 1 lanes · free

• Manasota Beach Park Boat Ramp

  Lemon Bay · 2 lanes · free

• Myakka River State Park - Boat Ramp

  Upper Myakka Lake · 1 lanes

• Myakka River State Park - Myakka River Kayak Launch

  Myakka River

• Myakka River State Park - Upper Myakka Lake Kayak Launch

  Upper Myakka Lake

• Nathan Benderson Park Non-Motorized Boat Ramp (Main Watersport Lake)

  Natahan Benderson Lake · 1 lanes · free

• Nathan Benderson Park Non-Motorized Boat Ramp (SW Fishing Lake)

  Nathan Benderson Park SW Fishing Lake · 1 lanes · free

• Nokomis Beach Park ICW Kayak Access

  Blackburn Bay · free

• Nokomis Beach Public Boat Ramp

  Blackburn Bay · 2 lanes · free

• Nokomis Community Park Canoe/Kayak Launch

  Roberts Bay · free

• Nokomis Riverview Park Kayak Launch

  Dona Bay · free

• North Jetty Park Kayak Launch Beach

  Lyons Bay · free

• North Port Blueways - Blue Ridge Park - Kayak Dock

  Blue Ridge Waterway

• North Port Blueways - Butler Park - Kayak Dock

  Big Slough

• North Port Blueways - McKibbon Park - Kayak Dock

  South Blue Ridge Lake

• North Port City Hall Park - Kayak Dock

  Snover Waterway

• North Port Marina Park - Boat Ramp

  Myakka River - Big Slough · 2 lanes · free

• Oscar Scherer State Park - Accessible Paddlecraft Launch

  South Creek

• Oscar Scherer State Park - Natural Launch (No Motors)

  South Creek

• Osprey Fishing Pier Kayak Launch

  Little Sarasota Bay · free

• Overbrook Gardens Boat Launch
• Phillippi Estate Park Kayak Launch

  Phillippi Creek · free

• Pine Craft Park

  Phillippi Creek

• Pinecraft Park Canoe Launch

  Phillippi Creek · 1 lanes · free

• Sarasota Centennial Park

  Sarasota Bay · 6 lanes · free

• Scherer Thaxton Preserve Kayak Launch

  Scherer Thaxton Lake · free

• Senator Bob Johnson's Landing Kayak Dock

  Myakka River · free

• Snook Haven Park (Restricted Days and Hours - Small Boats Only)

  Myakka River

• Snook Haven Park and Riverfront Restaurant - Kayak Launch

  Myakka River

• Snook Haven Park and Riverfront Restaurant - Small Craft Launch

  Myakka River · 1 lanes · free

• South Venice Beach Boat Ramp (Annual Fee Required in Advance)

  Lemon Bay · 1 lanes

• T. Mabry Carlton Jr. Reserve Kayak Launch

  Myakka River · free

• Ted Sperling South Lido Beach County Park - Kayak Launch

  Sarasota Bay · free

• Turtle Beach Park Boat Ramp

  Blind Pass / Little Sarasota Bay · 3 lanes · free

• Vamo Park Paddlecraft Ramp

  Little Sarasota Bay · 1 lanes · free

• Venice Marina Boat Ramp Park / Gulf ICW Regional Boat Launch

  Roberts Bay · 2 lanes · free

• Venice Myakka River Park Canoe and Kayak Launch Dock

  Myakka River · free

• Wharf Road Park Paddlecraft Launch

  Little Sarasota Bay · free