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Barnes Sound West Ramp
Barnes Sound West Ramp is a public boat ramp on the Barnes Sound near Homestead, Florida.
- Tidal

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Little Card Sound bridge · NOAA, 0.4 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone GMZ031, Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Little Card Sound bridge station, 0.4 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Nov 2 | High 5:26 am 1.0 ft · Low 12:10 pm 0.5 ft · High 6:15 pm 1.0 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | Low 12:45 am 0.5 ft · High 6:41 am 1.0 ft · Low 1:19 pm 0.5 ft · High 7:17 pm 1.0 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | Low 1:56 am 0.5 ft · High 7:53 am 1.0 ft · Low 2:22 pm 0.5 ft · High 8:14 pm 1.0 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | Low 2:58 am 0.5 ft · High 8:56 am 1.0 ft · Low 3:17 pm 0.5 ft · High 9:04 pm 1.0 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | Low 3:52 am 0.4 ft · High 9:51 am 1.0 ft · Low 4:04 pm 0.5 ft · High 9:50 pm 1.0 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | Low 4:39 am 0.4 ft · High 10:39 am 1.0 ft · Low 4:47 pm 0.5 ft · High 10:32 pm 1.0 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | Low 5:22 am 0.4 ft · High 11:23 am 1.1 ft · Low 5:26 pm 0.5 ft · High 11:11 pm 1.0 ft |
On Barnes Sound
Sound in Florida. All launches on Barnes Sound.
Community
Where people who use Barnes Sound talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Card Sound East Paddle Launch · 0.9 mi · Little Card Sound
- C-111 Boat Launch near Homestead · 4.2 mi · C-111
- Florida Department of Transportation - Aerojet Canal Public Access Ramp · 4.2 mi · C-111
- Garden Cove Paddle Launch · 8.3 mi · Garden Cove
- John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park - Kayak Launch at Far Beach · 11.6 mi · Largo Sound
- John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park - Boat Ramp · 11.6 mi · Largo Sound
Sources
- Florida DEP Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail kayak launches record -80.37542,25.29002 · FDEP: relative location reference only, not a survey; credit FDEP Office of Greenways and Trails and the Florida Paddling Trail Association
Why it is listed as public: listed by Florida DEP Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail kayak launches. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.