146 public boat ramps on published waters near St. Petersburg.
Distances are straight-line from downtown St. Petersburg; below are the 12 closest, grouped by water.
Tampa Bay
Recorded in Tampa Bay: Common Snook, Spotted Seatrout, Red Drum, and Tarpon.
Surveyed depths in Tampa Bay reach 93 ft.
- 1Demens Landing Park Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Tampa Bay, ≈ 0.4 mi from downtown.
- 2North Shore Park Beach - Paddlecraft Access: boat ramp on Tampa Bay, ≈ 1.1 mi from downtown.
- 3Lassing Park Paddlecraft Access: boat ramp on Tampa Bay, ≈ 1.3 mi from downtown.
- 4South Shore Park Paddlecraft Access: boat ramp on Tampa Bay, ≈ 2 mi from downtown.
- 5Coffee Pot Bayou Public Boat Ramp (Small Boats): boat ramp on Tampa Bay, ≈ 2 mi from downtown.
- 6Crisp Park Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Tampa Bay, ≈ 2.3 mi from downtown.
- 7Coquina Key Park Kayak Launch: boat ramp on Tampa Bay, ≈ 2.3 mi from downtown.
- 8Grandview Park Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Tampa Bay, ≈ 2.6 mi from downtown.
- 9Lake Maggiore Park Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Tampa Bay, ≈ 2.9 mi from downtown.
Boca Ciega Bay
Recorded in Boca Ciega Bay: Common Snook, Spotted Seatrout, Red Drum, and Tarpon.
Surveyed depths in Boca Ciega Bay reach 38 ft.
- 10Clam Bayou Nature Park - 34th Avenue Paddlecraft Launch Dock: boat ramp on Boca Ciega Bay, ≈ 4.2 mi from downtown.
- 11Clam Bayou Nature Park - Miriam Street Paddlecraft Launch: boat ramp on Boca Ciega Bay, ≈ 4.3 mi from downtown.
- 12Gulfport City Marina: boat ramp on Boca Ciega Bay, ≈ 4.3 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, November is a slow month around St. Petersburg 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
SaltwaterSlowFlorida Pompano
Trachinotus carolinus
Carangidae
24 in6 lb4 yr59 watersGame fish
SaltwaterSlowLane Snapper
Lutjanus synagris
Lutjanidae
30 in12 lb10 yr32 watersGame fish
SaltwaterSlowSheepshead
Archosargus probatocephalus
Sparidae
36 in20 lb9 yr64 watersGame fish
SaltwaterSlowSpotted Seatrout
Cynoscion nebulosus
Sciaenidae
30 in10 lb5 yr58 watersGame fish
SaltwaterGray Snapper
Lutjanus griseus
Lutjanidae
36 in20 lb10 yr55 watersGame fish










