Craft Access
✓
Motorboat ✓
Kayak / Canoe ✗
Jet Ski / PWC ✗
Large 22ft+ Site Details
Conditions change rapidly due to water levels, prop wash, and weather. Always visually inspect before backing down.
RampConcrete, 2 lanes
Water DepthInverness Pool access via Lake Henderson, one of the chain's larger open-water pools.
DockFloating launch docks
Trailer Parking12 spots · paved
Vehicle-Only19 spots
Plan B — if this lot is full Eden Park ramp (Little Lake Spivey, 1 lane, 18 trailer)
North Apopka Avenue ramp (no parking — drop-and-go only)
North Apopka Avenue ramp (no parking — drop-and-go only)
FeeNo fee
Hours24 hours
SeasonOpen year-round
Not Available Fish cleaning · Fishing pier · Restrooms · Pier
Scout's Notes
Ramp Quirks & Etiquette
Inverness's Front Door
Two concrete lanes and floating docks right on SR 44 at the edge of Inverness — the county seat that grew up on this pool. Lake Henderson is one of the chain's larger true open-water pools, and this is its main public access.
Town-Water Convenience
You're minutes from downtown Inverness — fuel, food, tackle, and the Withlacoochee State Trail. For a half-day trip with civilized logistics, this is the chain's easiest button.
Winter Crappie, Summer Frogs
FWC's forecast pattern for the chain holds here: plastic worms and weedless frogs in the vegetation for bass, and winter speck fishing in the open pockets. The TrophyCatch ledger says the chain produces genuine giants.
Sources: FWC boat-ramp inventory + Tsala Apopka Chain site forecast, Citrus County Parks & Recreation ramp directory; coordinates from FWC inventory (SV headings + Google-review detail pending).
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