Florida Lakes & Boat Ramps

93 lake guides · 182 verified boat ramps · from the Panhandle to the Big O

Panhandle & Big Bend 7 North Florida & the St. Johns 14 Central Florida 69 Okeechobee & South Florida 3 Florida Webcams →

Panhandle & Big Bend

17,713 acres · 35 ft deep · 7 ramps

Depth map FL/GA border water & license reciprocityHydrilla flats and stump fields

The Border Water — Stumps, Hydrilla & Three Rivers

8,113 acres · 34 ft deep · 9 ramps

Depth map National-Class CrappieStriped Bass

Deep Timbered Reservoir — Crappie Country & Striper Water

Lake Miccosukee

5,007 acres · 18 ft deep · 4 ramps

Depth map The 2025-26 full dry-downSpring bluegill & shellcracker beds

The Lake That Drains Itself — Bluegill & Duck Water

Deer Point Lake

5,000 acres · 16 ft deep · 6 ramps

Depth map Spring Shellcracker RunEconfina Creek Paddling

Panama City's Backyard — Cypress Creeks Behind the Dam

3,695 acres · 30 ft deep · 5 ramps

Depth map Porter Sink & the disappearing lakeTrophy largemouth pedigree

Okeeheepkee — Tallahassee's Disappearing Trophy Bass Lake

227 acres · 2 ramps

Coastal Dune Lake RarityOutfall Events

A Rare Coastal Dune Lake — Where the Pines Meet the Gulf

Merritts Mill Pond

202 acres · 9 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map State-Record ShellcrackerJackson Blue Spring

Panhandle Spring Run — Crystal Water, Cypress & Caves

North Florida & the St. Johns

43,472 acres · 2 ramps

Striped Bass & Spring RefugesThe Volusia Bar

Florida's Inland Sea — Big, Wild & Spring-Fed

17,150 acres · 3 ramps

Bass Capital HeritageDunns Creek to the St. Johns

The Bass Capital's Lake — St. Johns Backwater

8,771 acres · 14 ft deep · 3 ramps

Depth map Winter Shad RunSanford Riverfront

Sanford's River-Lake — Shad Runs & Riverfront

Rodman Reservoir

8,605 acres · 4 ramps

Trophy BassStump-Field Structure

Trophy Bass & Stump Fields — a River Held Still

7,281 acres · 9 ft deep · 2 ramps

Depth map Boom-and-Bust Trophy BassCross Creek & Rawlings Country

Cross Creek Country — Boom & Bust Trophy Water

5,624 acres · 20 ft deep · 2 ramps

Sand-bottom beach daysThe Ma Barker House museum

Clear Sand, Deep Water & the Ma Barker House

5,456 acres · 7 ft deep · 2 ramps

Depth map Winter Crappie LimitsDrought-Resilient Water

The Quiet Twin — Cypress-Ringed Crappie Water

5,188 acres · 28 ft deep · 3 ramps

Depth map Outstanding Florida Water ClarityTwin-Basin Geography

Spring-Fed & Clear — Outstanding Florida Water

2,907 acres · 15 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map Sand-Bottom ClarityKerr City Ghost Town

Clear Sand-Bottom Water Beside Salt Springs

370 acres · 1 ramp

4x4-Only AccessOne Trailer Spot

The 4x4 Lake — One Trailer Spot at the End of the Forest

360 acres · 1 ramp

Primitive Sand AccessName-Trap Survivor

The Forest's Charles — Sand Launch, Scrub Solitude

334 acres · 1 ramp

Dirt-Road AccessCrescent Lee Water

The Quiet Crescent — Dirt-Road Concrete in the Scrub

333 acres · 1 ramp

24-Hour Rec AreaCentral Forest Hub

The Old Mill's Lake — 24-Hour Concrete in the Central Scrub

313 acres · 7 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map Lake Eaton SinkholePrimitive Campground

Quiet Camp Water Beside the Eaton Sinkhole

Central Florida

34,948 acres · 17 ft deep · 3 ramps

Depth map Trophy Bass & Wild ShinersOld Florida Shoreline

The Chain's Wild Heart — Trophy Bass & Old Florida

30,990 acres · 5 ramps

Restoration ComebackWildlife Drive Birding

Florida's Great Comeback — Bass Capital Reborn

Lake Tohopekaliga

18,627 acres · 17 ft deep · 4 ramps

Depth map Trophy Bass RecordsKissimmee Chain Headwaters

America's Trophy-Bass Stage — Hydrilla & Airboats

18,416 acres · 27 ft deep · 5 ramps

Depth map Tournament Bass FishingHarris Chain Boating

The Harris Chain's Anchor — Tournament Water, Twin Basins

East Lake Tohopekaliga

11,742 acres · 16 ft deep · 2 ramps

Depth map The other Toho — a different lake entirelyNo lock at S-59: trailer to Lake Toho

The Other Toho — Behind a Gate That Doesn't Open

Headwaters Lake (Fellsmere Reservoir)

Indian River Co.

10,000 acres · 1 ramp

Purpose-built trophy bass habitatCatch-and-release plus circle-hook regs

Florida's Purpose-Built Trophy Bass Lake

9,473 acres · 20 ft deep · 2 ramps

Depth map Shellcracker BedsHarris Chain Gateway

Harris Chain's Last Stop — Comeback Shellcracker Water

7,774 acres · 22 ft deep · 3 ramps

Depth map Winter CrappieGator Hole

Golden Triangle Crossroads — Crappie & the Dora Canal

Lake Weohyakapka

7,549 acres · 12 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map FWC's 8-Pound Tagging LeaderTrophy Bass

Walk-in-Water — Polk's Quiet Trophy Bass Factory

Blue Cypress Lake

Indian River Co.

6,666 acres · 1 ramp

Osprey PhotographyAncient Cypress Shorelines

Old Florida in the Round — Cypress, Ospreys & One Road In

Stick Marsh / Farm 13

Indian River Co.

6,500 acres · 8 ft deep · 1 ramp

Catch-and-release trophy bassThe flooded timber ('sticks')

Flooded Timber — Catch-and-Release Trophy Bass Factory

Lake Hatchineha

5,873 acres · 22 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map The middle basin — C-36 to Cypress, C-37 to Kissimmee, no locksPort Hatchineha, a county ramp with a campground attached

Middle of the Chain — A Canal Open at Both Ends

4,671 acres · 1 ramp

Circle B Bar Reserve ShorelinePeace River Headwaters

Wild Engine of the Peace — Circle B's Lake

4,666 acres · 16 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map The chain lake that isn't in the chainCrappie numbers, not crappie size

Lake Marian — The Chain Lake That Isn't in the Chain

4,537 acres · 16 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map The only free public ramp on either Lake Rosalie or Tiger LakeA county campground at the ramp — 20 RV sites and six primitive

4,536 Acres, a Free Ramp & a Weir You Can't Pass

4,385 acres · 18 ft deep · 2 ramps

Depth map The Dora CanalSeaplanes over Tavares

Seaplanes, the Dora Canal & a Lighthouse

4,174 acres · 42 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map Outstanding Florida WaterRidge-Lake Clarity

Polk's Only Outstanding Florida Water — The Ridge Lake

4,041 acres · 27 ft deep · 2 ramps

Depth map Deep, clear sleeper bass waterThe Harris Chain's landlocked lake

Deep, Clear & Landlocked — The Chain's Sleeper

3,856 acres · 11 ft deep · 3 ramps

Depth map Cherry Pocket InstitutionFish-Camp Culture

Old-Florida Fish-Camp Water — Cherry Pocket's Lake

3,507 acres · 18 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map Small-Town Flagship RampReed-Line Bass

Frostproof's Front Yard — Small-Town Lake, First-Class Ramp

3,484 acres · 32 ft deep · 2 ramps

Depth map Five lakes, one pool — Alligator, Lizzie, Coon, Center and Trout with no structure between“Headwaters of the Everglades” — its water reaches them

Five Lakes in One Pool, a Spillway at the Bottom

Lake Panasoffkee

3,320 acres · 8 ft deep · 3 ramps

Depth map Shellcracker BedsSpring-Fed Grass Flats

The Spring-Fed Grass Lake — Shellcracker Royalty off I-75

3,192 acres · 8 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map One pool with Hatchineha and Kissimmee — no locks betweenThe S-61 Southport lock to Lake Toho

Eight Feet Deep — Top Basin Of One Big Pool

Tsala Apopka Chain of Lakes

3,168 acres · 4 ramps

Three Pools, No Passage BetweenTrophyCatch Bass Water

Three Sealed Pools — Citrus County's Marsh Maze

Garcia Reservoir

Indian River Co.

3,149 acres · 1 ramp

Airboat cultureThe cluster's only keep-a-bass water

Airboat Country & the Cluster's Only Keep-a-Bass Water

3,021 acres · 9 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map Cypress-Edge FishingName-Trap Survivor

Polk's Marion — The Cypress Sleeper of Haines City

2,544 acres · 19 ft deep · 2 ramps

Depth map Top-10 Florida bass lake, per FWCLargest freshwater lake in the Tampa Bay area

Top-10 Bass Lake Hiding in Pinellas Suburbs

Kenansville Lake

Indian River Co.

2,500 acres · 1 ramp

Catch-and-release trophy bassSubmerged fence-post rows

Flooded Ranch Country — Catch & Release Trophies

2,120 acres · 24 ft deep · 3 ramps

Depth map TrophyCatch BassUrban Big Water

Lakeland's Urban Giant — TrophyCatch Bass Water

2,086 acres · 8 ft deep

Depth map 2,086 acres and eight feet at its deepest — a grass lake, not a structure lakeNo public boat ramp: access is through two small private fish camps

Tiger Lake — 2,086 Shallow Acres With No Public Ramp

1,799 acres · 20 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map A pool of its own — no boat reaches it, and no boat leaves itChain pickerel, which the neighbouring lakes do not have

Lake Gentry — A Pool of Its Own, Between Two Spillways

1,722 acres · 26 ft deep · 2 ramps

Depth map USFS Recreation AreaWaterskiing Water

A Patch of Blue in a Sea of Green — SR 19 Gateway

1,558 acres · 24 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map Newest Ramp in Polk (2025)Walled All-Level Channel

The Newest Door in Polk — Engineered Past Its Own Low Water

1,450 acres · 2 ramps

20-horsepower motor cap, lake-wideNo water-skiing

Two Counties' Drinking Water — 20 Horsepower, Tops

1,184 acres · 21 ft deep

Depth map Cypress Gardens LegacyLegoland Waterfront

Cypress Gardens' Famous Water — No Public Ramp

1,126 acres · 10 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map Big-bass comeback waterThe Apopka restoration story, downstream

The Harris Chain's Comeback Water — Big-Bass Sleeper

958 acres · 2 ramps

Alligators and wading birds at close rangeInside Myakka River State Park, on the state Wild and Scenic Myakka

More Alligators Than Boats — Myakka's Wild Lake

936 acres · 18 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map Fertile Auburndale bass and speck waterFree 24-hour county ramp

Auburndale's Fertile Flagship — Bass, Specks, 24-Hour Ramp

Lake Thonotosassa

Hillsborough Co.

888 acres · 12 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map Largest natural lake in Hillsborough CountyTrophy black crappie

Trophy Crappie on Hillsborough's Biggest Lake

716 acres · 21 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map North Chain AnchorTannin Wilderness

The North Chain's Anchor — Tannin Water, Wild Edges

Edward Medard Reservoir

Hillsborough Co.

700 acres · 21.5 ft deep · 2 ramps

Reclaimed 1960s phosphate mineIdle speed only across the whole reservoir

Reclaimed Phosphate Mine — Idle Speed, Ramp Closed

684 acres · 1 ramp

Made lake, 1948-49 dam across upper Long BayouFive-lane county ramp inside a 258-acre park

Suburban Made Lake — Easy Five-Lane Launch

631 acres · 18 ft deep · 2 ramps

Depth map Dock-and-Dine Circuit24-Hour Access

Downtown's Lake — Dock Dining & 24-Hour Ramps

562 acres · 20 ft deep · 2 ramps

Depth map 24-Hour North RampMackay Gardens Paddling

Lake Alfred's Water — North Chain Crossroads

490 acres · 1 ramp

Urban Lakeland bass fishing20-foot depths — deep for urban Polk

North Lakeland's Bass Lake — Deep Water & Seaplanes

446 acres · 18 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map The Chain LockHealthiest South-Chain Water

The Lock Lake — Gateway Between the Chains

429 acres · 1 ramp

Shallow launch channel awaiting a funded dredgeClosed karst basin, connected only by dug canals

A Sanded-In Ramp on a Shrinking Karst Lake

363 acres · 1 ramp

St. Petersburg's largest lakeFree ramp, no gate, in the city

St. Pete's Largest Lake — Restored & Free to Launch

359 acres · 2 ramps

One water, three names — Ward Lake, Bill Evers Reservoir, Evers ReservoirBradenton's drinking-water supply

A River in Disguise — Old Florida Fish Camp

351 acres · 1 ramp

Headwaters of the Pithlachascotee RiverSevere multi-year drydown

Pithlachascotee Headwaters — Currently Run Dry

339 acres · 18 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map Chain CrossroadsLow-Bridge Gate

The Chain's Crossroads — Canal Hub & Low-Bridge Gate

308 acres · 1 ramp

Two-Lane Forest RampSR 40 Convenience

The Forest's Easiest Ramp — 24-Hour Concrete on SR 40

280 acres · 14 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map Hardpacked-sand county rampAfter-hours launching allowed

The Sand-Ramp Sleeper of the Alturas Countryside

278 acres · 10 ft deep · 2 ramps

Depth map Chain Launch HubTournament Mornings

The Chain's Front Door — Where Winter Haven Launches

233 acres · 19 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map Lock Landing24-Hour LRLMD Ramp

Gateway of the Chains — Where the Lock Lands

218 acres · 1 ramp

Documented overflow onto Mondon Hill Road pasturesFive FDEP Cycle 6 impairment listings

Quiet, Unattended & Off The County's List

200 acres · 1 ramp

FWC Fish Management AreaIdle speed only, whole lake

Idle-Speed Sandhill Lake — Park Closed For Repairs

190 acres · 12 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map Jack Brown's Seaplane BaseDead-End Quiet

The Seaplane Lake — Jack Brown's & Dead-End Calm

160 acres · 6 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map Winter speck fishing off SR 33After-hours launching, county-blessed

Polk City's Shallow Speck Pond — Mud or Mudd

108 acres · 1 ramp

Free launch with ten paved trailer spacesRamp closes a half hour before the park

Clear Karst Water — One Small Park, Free Launch

102 acres · 4 ramps

A widening of the Withlacoochee River, not a standalone lakeFour Florida Forest Service access points on one reach

A Withlacoochee River Reach in the State Forest

Walsingham Reservoir

100 acres · 1 ramp

FWC Fish Management Area with its own bag limitsFree launch, no permit, in a $6-a-day ramp county

No Gas Motors — Free Electric & Paddle Fishing

73 acres · 24 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map Deep Water in MiniatureThe Longest Canal

The Deep Little Dead End — 24 Feet of Quiet

68 acres · 21 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map Not on the Winter Haven Chain — and quieter for it20-foot depths in 68 acres

The Winter Haven Lake That Isn't on the Chain

68 acres · 24 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map The Eloise DoorUnimpaired Water

Eloise's Door — Deep, Clean & Quietly Essential

61 acres · 1 ramp

Winter Haven's Quiet Opt-Out LakeGrass-Line Bass Fishing

The Quiet One — Winter Haven Off the Chain

57 acres · 6 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map Free 24-hour lighted ramp14-inch speckled perch (per Polk County)

Lakeland's All-Night Speck Bowl off I-4

54 acres · 30 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map Cypress Gardens Water Ski Team ShowsWater Ski Capital Heritage

Winter Haven's Ski-Show Lake — Small Water, Big Tradition

53 acres · 1 ramp

Free non-motorized launch, no permit53-acre lake inside a 156.5-acre county park

Free Non-Motorized Launch In A Busy Largo Park

Okeechobee & South Florida

Lake Okeechobee

339,988 acres · 9 ramps

Bass Fishing Capital of the WorldFlorida's Inland Sea (the Big O)

The Big O — Florida's Inland Sea and Bass-Fishing Cathedral

26,763 acres · 9 ft deep · 3 ramps

Depth map Trophy Largemouth BassWinter Crappie

Trophy-Bass Shallows — Big Water, Fish Camps & Cypress

1,630 acres · 8 ft deep · 1 ramp

Depth map The $22 million muck-dredge comebackBlack crappie ('speck') factory

The Comeback Lake — Crappie, Airboats & Alligators

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