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, 6 lanes
Water DepthBig southeast-shore ramp on Torry Island by the Belle Glade Marina; open-lake access via the rim canal and cuts. Home of the last hand-cranked swing bridge in Florida on the way in.
DockLaunch docks (pavilion side) plus Slim's Fish Camp ramp adjacent
Trailer Parking206 spots · paved
Plan B — if this lot is full Slim's Fish Camp ramp (2 lanes, adjacent on Torry Island)
Paul Rardin Park (SR 715, sunrise–sunset)
South Bay Boat Ramp
Paul Rardin Park (SR 715, sunrise–sunset)
South Bay Boat Ramp
FeeNo fee
Hours24 hours
SeasonOpen year-round
RestroomsPortable toilet (1)
AccessibilityAccessible parking (City of Belle Glade)
Not Available Fish cleaning · Fishing pier · Pier
Scout's Notes
Ramp Quirks & Etiquette
The Biggest Lot on the Lake
Six lanes and parking for more than 200 trailers make Torry Island the largest-capacity ramp on Okeechobee — the southeast shore's answer to Clewiston, with the Belle Glade Marina campground and Slim's Fish Camp ramp right alongside.
The Hand-Cranked Bridge
Getting onto Torry Island means crossing the Point Chosen bridge — reportedly the last hand-operated swing bridge in Florida. It's a genuine piece of Old Florida and a narrow one; take it slow.
Southeast Shoals
This corner of the lake — the bulrush and peppergrass off Belle Glade and Pahokee — is trophy-bass country, and Torry Island is the closest big ramp to it. Expect company on a pretty winter morning.
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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