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, 3 lanes
Water DepthNorth-shore lake ramp — the first to feel a low lake. FWC flagged the main ramp temporarily closed in May 2026 on low water; call ahead before you tow.
DockLaunch and staging docks
Trailer Parking74 spots · paved
Plan B — if this lot is full C. Scott Driver Recreation Area (2 mi west — launches into the deep C-38 river channel and stays open in low water)
FeeNo fee to launch (marina and campground fees apply)
Hours24 hours
SeasonOpen year-round
AccessibilityAccessible parking at the recreation area (verify current)
Not Available Fish cleaning · Fishing pier · Restrooms · Pier
Scout's Notes
Ramp Quirks & Etiquette
Call Before You Tow
Okee-Tantie is the landmark north-shore access at the Kissimmee River mouth — campground, marina, restaurant, the works — but its main ramp is the first casualty when the lake drops, and FWC flagged it temporarily closed in spring 2026 on low water. The airboat ramp and marina kept running. This is a call-ahead ramp: 863-763-6950.
When It's Open, It's a Basecamp
Full-service in a way most Okeechobee ramps aren't: overnight slips, a campground, bait and fuel on site, and a straight shot to the north-shore bass and crappie water. If you're making a weekend of the Big O, this is the north-side hub — water permitting.
Shallow-Water Respect
The north shore is skinny water studded with bulrush and eel grass — run the marked channels, trim up, and give the nine-foot-average lake the same wind respect every Okeechobee veteran does.
Sources: FWC boat-ramp inventory, USACE Lake Okeechobee ramp list, Okeechobee/Glades/Hendry/Palm Beach county parks pages; coordinates from FWC inventory (SV headings + Google-review detail pending).
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