Among the 48 access points closest to downtown Port St. Lucie, 11 are named as kayak, canoe or paddlecraft launches in the state registry.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Port St. Lucie; 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.
- 1Jensen Beach Causeway Wayside Park Paddlecraft Access: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 9 mi from downtown.
- 2Joe's River Park Paddlecraft Dock: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 10.1 mi from downtown.
- 3Fort Pierce Kayak Launch - Citrus Avenue: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 10.5 mi from downtown.
- 4River Cove Park Paddlecraft Access: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 11.7 mi from downtown.
- 5Clifton S. Perry Beach Kayak Dock: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 12.7 mi from downtown.
- 6Chastain Beach Lagoon Side Kayak Access: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 13.6 mi from downtown.
- 7Pepper Park Riverside Canoe Launch: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 14.2 mi from downtown.
- 8Cove Road Park Kayak Beach: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 15 mi from downtown.
- 9Queen's Island Preserve Canoe Access: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 15.7 mi from downtown.
- 10D.J. Wilcox Natural Area Canoe Launch: boat ramp on Indian River Lagoon, ≈ 16.2 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, November is a slow month around Port St. Lucie for the fish recorded at these stops — the bars on each card show when each one picks up.
BrackishSlowCommon Snook
Centropomus undecimalis
Centropomidae
48 in50 lb15 yr57 watersGame fish
SaltwaterSlowPermit
Trachinotus falcatus
Carangidae
36 in75 lb10 yr10 watersGame fish
SaltwaterSlowSheepshead
Archosargus probatocephalus
Sparidae
36 in20 lb9 yr63 watersGame fish
SaltwaterSlowSpotted Seatrout
Cynoscion nebulosus
Sciaenidae
30 in10 lb5 yr58 watersGame fish
SaltwaterBlack Drum
Pogonias cromis
Sciaenidae
60 in120 lb60 yr62 watersGame fish
SaltwaterRed Drum
Sciaenops ocellatus
Sciaenidae
50 in90 lb60 yr57 watersGame fish









