Mill Cove: depth and boat ramps

Boat: 6 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Arlington Lions Club Park & Boat Ramp, 2 lanes, concrete.

The estuary

Mill Cove covers 3,851 acres in Florida, across Duval County. It is an estuary: the deepest point measured is 31.8 feet (9.7 m). Our records hold 17 species for this water.

Depth: down to 31.8 ft at the deepest measured point

Deepest measured point: 31.8 ft (9.7 m). We hold 4 depth contours for this water, drawn from 19,206 soundings.

6 ramps and launches on this water

On this water we hold 4 trailer ramps, 2 hand launches and 3 fishing piers.

  • Lonnie Wurn Boat Ramp — 1 lane, concrete, parking for 9 trailers (paved), portable restrooms, dock, lit for night fishing, wheelchair access. Jacksonville, City of Jacksonville. 4131 Ferber Road, Jacksonville 32277 · website coj.net/departments/parks,-recreation-and-community-services/recreation-and-community-programming/waterways-(boating,-kayaking,-more)
  • Arlington Lions Club Park & Boat Ramp — 2 lanes, concrete, parking for 32 trailers (paved), flush restrooms, dock, wheelchair access. Jacksonville, City of Jacksonville. 4322 Richard D. Gatlin Road, Jacksonville 32277 · website coj.net/departments/parks,-recreation-and-community-services/recreation-and-community-programming/waterways-(boating,-kayaking,-more)
  • New Berlin Public Boat Ramp — 1 lane, concrete, parking for 2 trailers (firm unpaved), no fee, open around the clock, needs repair. Jacksonville, City of Jacksonville. 9002 Frederick Street, Jacksonville 32226 · website coj.net/departments/parks,-recreation-and-community-services/recreation-and-community-programming/waterways-(boating,-kayaking,-more)
  • New Berlin Unimproved Boat Ramp — 1 lane, open around the clock. Jacksonville, City of Jacksonville. East terminus of Fredrick Street, Jacksonville 32226

Car-top and kayak launches — no trailer

  • Blue Cypress Park Canoe Access — hand launch, sand, parking for 10 cars, no fee, flush restrooms, wheelchair access. Jacksonville, City of Jacksonville. 4012 University Boulevard North, Jacksonville 32277 · website coj.net/departments/parks,-recreation-and-community-services/recreation-and-community-programming/waterways-(boating,-kayaking,-more)
  • Reddie Point Preserve Canoe Access — hand launch, sand, parking for 42 cars, no fee, portable restrooms. Jacksonville, City of Jacksonville. 4499 Yachtsman Way, Jacksonville 32277 · website coj.net/departments/parks,-recreation-and-community-services/recreation-and-community-programming/waterways-(boating,-kayaking,-more)

Fishing piers

  • Blue Cypress Park — no fee, open 7am–7pm, wheelchair access. Jacksonville, City of Jacksonville. 4012 University Blvd. North, Jacksonville 32277
  • Dames Point Park — no fee, daylight hours. Jacksonville, City of Jacksonville. 9101 Dames Point Rd., Jacksonville 32226
  • Reddie Point Preserve — no fee, open 6:30am–8:30pm, restrooms, boat dock, monofilament recycling bin, wheelchair access. Jacksonville, City of Jacksonville. 4499 Yachtsman Way, Jacksonville 32277

3 of the 9 places listed have both a fee and opening hours on file: a blank means we hold no such field, not that it is free or always open, and this list may not be complete.

What is hard here

Only 6 public ramps are on file, so the launch decides where you fish.

Where this data comes from

  • USACE eHydro — USACE eHydro channel surveys: class A, a survey of the bottom.