184 public boat ramps on published waters near Tampa.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Tampa; 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.
- 1Cotanchobee Fort Brooke Park Paddlecraft Launch Dock: boat ramp on Tampa Bay, ≈ 0.5 mi from downtown.
- 2Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park Paddlecraft Launch Dock: boat ramp on Tampa Bay, ≈ 0.8 mi from downtown.
- 3Water Works Park Kayak Launch Dock: boat ramp on Tampa Bay, ≈ 1.1 mi from downtown.
- 4Rick's On The River - Marina - Bar - Grill: boat ramp on Tampa Bay, ≈ 1.5 mi from downtown.
- 5Rivercrest Park Paddlecraft Launch Dock: boat ramp on Tampa Bay, ≈ 2.4 mi from downtown.
- 6Davis Island Public Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Tampa Bay, ≈ 2.5 mi from downtown.
- 7Rivercrest Park Paddlecraft Launch Dock: boat ramp on Tampa Bay, ≈ 3.1 mi from downtown.
- 8Ballast Point Park Public Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Tampa Bay, ≈ 4.1 mi from downtown.
- 9Lowry Park Public Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Tampa Bay, ≈ 4.7 mi from downtown.
- 12Riverhills Park Boat Ramp - City of Temple Terrace: boat ramp on Tampa Bay, ≈ 6.8 mi from downtown.
Old Tampa Bay
Recorded in Old Tampa Bay: Common Snook, Spotted Seatrout, Red Drum, and Tarpon.
Surveyed depths in Old Tampa Bay reach 93 ft.
- 10Cyoress Point Park Paddlecraft Launch: boat ramp on Old Tampa Bay, ≈ 5.3 mi from downtown.
- 11Salty Sol Fleishman - Gandy Boulvard Public Boat Ramp: boat ramp on Old Tampa Bay, ≈ 5.8 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, November is a slow month around Tampa 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











