Local Boat Ramps and Locations.
Duval Co.
Intracoastal Waterway
(North-South)
Talbot Island State Park - ICW, Sawpit Creek at old Fla. A1A bridge over Nassau
River; new ramp built in 1999 by Florida DOT as part of new Nassau River Bridge
project; operated by Florida DEP Division of State Parks; charge on honor
system.
Fort George River - At Fla. A1A bridge; unimproved sand-and-shell ramp behind
old Camp Alamacani; suitable only for small craft and personal watercraft; limited
parking; great ICW acress for small craft, but beware at low tide.
Sisters Creek Park - ICW at 8203 Heckscher Drive (Bridge); recently improved
double-wide ramp opened last September; adequate parking and new floating
concrete docks, but restrooms, paved parking lot, other park amenities are being
developed as funding becomes available. Can't be used much of July because of
use of site by Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament.
Joe Carlucci - ICW, McKenna Drive at Heckscher Drive on north bank of St.
Johns River at juncture with ICW; new, double-wide, rippled-surface ramp with
amenities like restrooms.
Mayport - Off Fla. A1A at village of Mayport just east of ferry slip, about 3 miles
from the St. Johns River entrance. After extensive expansion and renovation over
the last several years, probably one of the finest ramps for ready access to the
ocean on the East Coast. For that reason, it can also be one of the most
crowded, despite expanded parking and other facilities; currents, wakes from
ocean-going vessels can be a problem.
Oak Harbor - In Oak Harbor Subdivision at 2428 Seaway St. in Mayport off
Florida A1A; good access to the ICW and ocean. Good facilities, secluded and
seldom overcrowded, but shoaling is an ongoing problem and shallow water at
low tide can be a danger even for smaller boats.
Beach Boulevard - Just east of B.B. McCormick drawbridge in Jacksonville
Beach behind Beach Marine and Florida Fish & Wildlife Commisssion
headquarters. Good ramp, but parking is very limited.
St. Johns River and tributaries
(North-South)
Lonnie Wurn - At 4131 Ferber Rd. in Fort Caroline area on St. Johns south bank.
Recent renovations and dredging have improved the facility, but like all old ramps
built in what are now residential areas, space is limited.
Bert Maxwell - Located just north of I-95 at 680 Broward Rd. on the Trout River -
about 3 miles from the St. Johns - this little-used ramp has plenty of parking and
a good launching surface. But despite recent dredging, care is needed in going in
and out.
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T.K. Stokes - On upper reaches of Ribault River on Riverview Ave., off Lem Turner
Road; limited parking.
Harborview - On upper reaches of Ribault River on Harborview Drive; limited
parking.
Arlington Lion's Club - At Lion's Club Park on University Blvd. N North, above
Jacksonville University campus. One of the best on the St. Johns, set in an
idyllic park with plenty of parking, nature trails, restrooms, etc.
Arlington Road - At foot of Arlington Road just north of Mathews Bridge; old
single-wide ramp has been renovated some over the years, but parking is
extremely limited.
Pottsburg Creek - On upper reaches of Pottsburg Creek/Arlington River on Beach
Boulevard; old ramp with limited parking.
St. Johns Marina - Last ramp going south directly on St. Johns in Duval county,
on Gulf Life Drive downtown directly behind River City Brewing Co. restaurant and
hard by Acosta Bridge. Wide and well-surfaced, but parking and access are
limited because of location near restaurant and other businesses and ramps to
bridge; currents can also be a problem.
Lighthouse Marine - Cedar River, 5434 San Juan Ave. at bridge; recently
improved ramp with floating dock, restrooms; opened in 1999; limited parking.
Wayne B. Stevens - Fishing Creek off Ortega River at Ortega Farms Boulevard
and Seaboard Avenue (off Timuquana Road); recently rennovated and dredged;
adequate parking, restrooms.
Hood Landing - On Julington Creek at foot of Hood Landing Road at Clark's Fish
Camp; old single-wide ramp with no dock; parking is virtually non-existent, but
ramp offers only ready access to St. Johns from east bank between downtown
Jacksonville and St. Johns and Clay counties.
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