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Lake Cypress Public Boat Ramp

Also known as: Lake Cypress Ramp (Public) · Cypress Lake Ramp · 3301 Lake Cypress Road ramp
Cypress Lake · Osceola County, Florida
Last verified: July 30, 2026
Sunrise-to-sunset access per Osceola County — this is not a 24-hour ramp, whatever the 2009 FWC survey says.
Low water: the pool ran 2.70 ft below its 51.50 ft NGVD29 schedule on 29 July 2026 on a lake whose maximum depth is 8 ft. Expect bars, stumps and exposed edges.
Unimproved gravel and packed-soil parking — greasy after rain, and two-wheel drive with a heavy rig deserves a look before backing down.
Wide open, wind-exposed water with afternoon thunderstorms and no shelter on the run home.
Alligators on the shoreline and around the ramp; the adjoining WMA land is water-access only and lightly used.
2 lanesConcrete ramp
20 spotsTrailer parking
Sunrise to sunset — Osceola County's own ramp page states "access available from sunrise to sunset." FWC's inventory still shows "24 Hours," but that layer is a 2009 survey and the county is the operator; plan on daylight.Hours
Directions
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 DepthNo agency publishes a depth here, and on a lake whose maximum depth is 8 feet the pool level is the whole answer: the Corps read Cypress at 48.80 ft NGVD29 on 29 July 2026, 2.70 ft below its 51.50 ft schedule. Idle out and read the water rather than trusting a line you ran last year.
DockLaunch dock
Trailer Parking20 spots · unpaved — gravel, limestone and packed soil
Crowding The only public ramp on 3,192 acres, at the end of Lake Cypress Road, so weekend and spring-spawn mornings concentrate here. Osceola County describes it as a single ramp with two lanes and unimproved parking capable of accommodating 20 trailers — enough on a normal day, tight when a tournament or a holiday lands on it.
Plan B — if this lot is full There is no second ramp on Cypress Lake. Port Hatchineha Public Boat Ramp is the nearest public alternative — it is a DIFFERENT lake (Lake Hatchineha) in the same undivided pool, so a boat already on the water can reach it through the C-36 canal, but from the parking lot it is a trailer trip of roughly 25 miles by road around the south end. Farther afield and also requiring a trailer: the Lake Kissimmee ramps at Joe Overstreet Landing and Coleman Landing, and Southport Park on Lake Tohopekaliga above the S-61 lock.
FeeNo launch fee posted — FWC's inventory records no fee and Osceola County's ramp page lists none
HoursSunrise to sunset — Osceola County's own ramp page states "access available from sunrise to sunset." FWC's inventory still shows "24 Hours," but that layer is a 2009 survey and the county is the operator; plan on daylight.
SeasonOpen year-round
RestroomsModern restroom (1)
AccessibilityFWC records the accessibility level as "Unknown" and Osceola County's page does not address it — call 407-742-0375 if you need to know before you tow.
Not Available Fish cleaning · Fishing pier · Pier
Scout's Notes
Ramp Quirks & Etiquette
The Only Door on the Lake
Two concrete lanes, a launch dock, gravel parking for about 20 trailers, and no launch fee posted by either FWC or the county — that is the complete inventory of public access to 3,192 acres. Osceola County runs it and answers at 407-742-0375. There is no ramp B here, so if the weather or the water level is marginal, decide in the driveway.
Sunrise to Sunset, Not 24 Hours
FWC's boat-ramp layer says "24 Hours." That layer is a 2009 survey. Osceola County, the operator, says access runs sunrise to sunset — and the county wins. Build the day around daylight and give yourself room for the run back across an open lake.
Where This Ramp Actually Gets You
This is the launch for a three-lake day. Run C-36 into Lake Hatchineha and C-37 into Lake Kissimmee with no lock, no gate and no waiting — the three basins sit within a tenth of a foot of each other and share one regulation schedule. Lake Toho is a different pool behind the S-61 lock at Southport; Lake Gentry and the Alligator Chain cannot be reached from this water at all.
The Address Is Shared, the Facilities Are Not
3301 Lake Cypress Rd is also the address of Wild Florida Adventure Park — airboat tours, gator park and drive-thru safari, open Mon–Sat 9 a.m.–6 p.m. It is a separate, gated attraction with no boat ramp and no trailer launch, so do not plan on it for restrooms, bait, fuel or a place to leave a rig. There is no fish camp or marina on Cypress Lake.
Sources: FWC boat ramp inventory row OS00338GD (coordinates, ramp surface, lanes, dock, restroom listing; fees/hours/amenities in that layer are from a 2009 survey), Osceola County "Lake Cypress Ramp (Public)" page (hours, two lanes, 20-trailer unimproved parking, 407-742-0375), USACE Kissimmee daily reports 28–29 July 2026 (NGVD29), SFWMD Kissimmee Chain of Lakes WMA — Cypress Lake unit, SFWMD navigation page, Wild Florida (wildfloridairboats.com) for the shared address and hours.
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