213 public boat ramps on published waters near Lakeland.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Lakeland; below are the 12 closest, grouped by water.
Lake Bonny
Recorded in Lake Bonny: Largemouth Bass, Sunshine Bass, Brown Bullhead, and Channel Catfish.
Surveyed depths in Lake Bonny reach 14 ft.
- 1Lake Bonny Public Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Lake Bonny, ≈ 1.2 mi from downtown.
Lake Hollingsworth
Recorded in Lake Hollingsworth: Warmouth, Largemouth Bass, Redear, and Blue Tilapia.
Surveyed depths in Lake Hollingsworth reach 15 ft.
- 2Lake Hollingsworth Public Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Lake Hollingsworth, ≈ 1.5 mi from downtown.
Lake Parker
Recorded in Lake Parker: Black Crappie, Blue Tilapia, Striped Bass, and Largemouth Bass.
Surveyed depths in Lake Parker reach 24 ft.
- 3Lakeland Sertoma Park on Lake Parker: boat ramp on Lake Parker, ≈ 1.6 mi from downtown.
- 4Lake Parker East Side Park: boat ramp on Lake Parker, ≈ 2.6 mi from downtown.
- 5Lake Parker Park Public Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Lake Parker, ≈ 2.7 mi from downtown.
- 6Tenoroc FMA - Lake Coronet Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Lake Parker, ≈ 3.2 mi from downtown.
- 7Lake Crago Park Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Lake Parker, ≈ 3.6 mi from downtown.
- 8Tenoroc FMA - Tern Lake - Hand Launch Site: boat ramp on Lake Parker, ≈ 3.6 mi from downtown.
Banana Lake
Recorded in Banana Lake: Bluegill, Redear, Largemouth Bass, and Black Crappie.
Surveyed depths in Banana Lake reach 6 ft.
- 9Banana Lake Public Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Banana Lake, ≈ 5.3 mi from downtown.
Lake Ariana
Recorded in Lake Ariana: Black Crappie, Blue Tilapia, Largemouth Bass, and Sunshine Bass.
Surveyed depths in Lake Ariana reach 23 ft.
- 10Lake Lena Public Boat Ramp (smaller boats): boat ramp on Lake Ariana, ≈ 8.6 mi from downtown.
- 11Lake Ariana Park Public Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Lake Ariana, ≈ 8.9 mi from downtown.
- 12Lake Mariana Public Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Lake Ariana, ≈ 11.2 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, November is a slow month around Lakeland for the fish recorded at these stops — the bars on each card show when each one picks up.
FreshwaterSlowLargemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Centrarchidae
30 in22 lb16 yr935 watersGame fish
FreshwaterBrown Bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
Ictaluridae
24 in8 lb8 yr519 watersGame fish
FreshwaterBlack Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Centrarchidae
18 in5 lb6 yr700 watersGame fish
FreshwaterChannel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Ictaluridae
48 in50 lb20 yr348 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSunshine Bass
Sunshine Bass
Moronidae
30 in15 lb8 yr140 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowWhite Catfish
Ameiurus catus
Ictaluridae
30 in10 lb10 yr93 watersGame fish














