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Kayak and paddle launches near Daytona Beach
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Kayak and paddle launches near Daytona Beach

10 stops6 watersUpdated Nov 6

Among the 59 access points closest to downtown Daytona Beach, 10 are named as kayak, canoe or paddlecraft launches in the state registry.

Distances are straight-line from downtown Daytona Beach; below are the 10 closest, grouped by water.

Indian River Lagoon

Recorded in Indian River Lagoon: Sheepshead, Common Snook, Spotted Seatrout, and Tarpon.

Surveyed depths in Indian River Lagoon reach 76 ft.

Indian River Lagoon24 min · 15.1 mi
EstuarySaltwater

Indian River Lagoon

Volusia

7

max 76 ft · surveyed

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  1. 1Callalisa Park Canoe/Kayak Beach: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 14.4 mi from downtown.
  2. 2Indian River Lagoon Preserve Park Kayak Beach (Long Portage): boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 16.5 mi from downtown.
  3. 3Menard May Park Small Boat and Kayak Launch: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 17 mi from downtown.
  4. 6Canaveral National Seashore - Seminole Rest Historic Site - Kayak Beach: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 26.1 mi from downtown.

Saint Johns River

Recorded in Saint Johns River: Flier, Spotted Bass, Brown Bullhead, and Spotted Gar.

Surveyed depths in Saint Johns River reach 65 ft.

Saint Johns River35 min · 27.7 mi
River

Saint Johns River

Duval

24

max 65 ft · surveyed

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  1. 4De Leon Springs State Park - Paddlecraft Launch: boat ramp on Saint Johns River, ≈ 21.2 mi from downtown.
  2. 7Volusia Blue Spring State Park - Canoe/Kayak Launch: boat ramp on Saint Johns River, ≈ 26.8 mi from downtown.

Lake Beresford

Recorded in Lake Beresford: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Sunshine Bass, and Brown Bullhead.

Surveyed depths in Lake Beresford reach 16 ft.

Lake Beresford38 min · 28.3 mi
Lake

Lake Beresford

Volusia

21

max 16 ft · surveyed

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  1. 5Hontoon Island State Park - Mainland Kayak Access: boat ramp on Lake Beresford, ≈ 25.9 mi from downtown.

Lake Dexter

Recorded in Lake Dexter: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Sunshine Bass, and Brown Bullhead.

Surveyed depths in Lake Dexter reach 18 ft.

Lake Dexter54 min · 37.5 mi
Lake

Lake Dexter

Volusia

21

max 18 ft · surveyed

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  1. 8Lake George State Forest Bluffton Recreation Area Canoe Launch: boat ramp on Lake Dexter, ≈ 29.6 mi from downtown.

Lake Monroe

Recorded in Lake Monroe: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Sunshine Bass, and Brown Bullhead.

Surveyed depths in Lake Monroe reach 22 ft.

Lake Monroe36 min · 31.6 mi
Lake

Lake Monroe

Seminole

23

max 22 ft · surveyed

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  1. 9Gemini Springs Park Kayak Launch: boat ramp on Lake Monroe, ≈ 29.6 mi from downtown.

Lake Apopka

Recorded in Lake Apopka: Largemouth Bass, Sunshine Bass, Brown Bullhead, and Channel Catfish.

Surveyed depths in Lake Apopka reach 18 ft.

Lake Apopka69 min · 56.9 mi
Lake

Lake Apopka

Lake

18

max 18 ft · surveyed

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  1. 10McDonald Canal Accessible Kayak Launch: boat ramp on Lake Apopka, ≈ 52.8 mi from downtown.

When the fish bite here

By our bite calendar, November is a slow month around Daytona Beach for the fish recorded at these stops — the bars on each card show when each one picks up.

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Where this guide comes from

Every sentence here is assembled from the data on the Daytona Beach fishing page: road drive times where a route was built (≈ marks straight-line distances), access points from state registries, the species recorded in each water and our bite calendar, adjusted for latitude. Nothing is written by hand or generated by AI.

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