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Bicentenial Park Beach Launch
Bicentenial Park Beach Launch is a public kayak and canoe launch on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near Madeira Beach, 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.
At the launch
- Type
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 27.80758, -82.79364
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Jacksonville District; the one nearest this launch is of January 13, 2025). Not for navigation.
Boating rules
- Slow Speed Minimum Wake · zone at Tom Stuart (Welch) Causeway (SR 666) Bridge, at or next to this launch rule
From the boating rules map of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Madeira Beach Causeway · NOAA, 0.1 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone GMZ830, Tampa Bay waters. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Madeira Beach Causeway station, 0.1 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 5:19 am 2.4 ft · Low 1:19 pm 0.3 ft · High 9:12 pm 1.9 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | Low 1:13 am 1.7 ft · High 7:11 am 2.2 ft · Low 2:11 pm 0.5 ft · High 9:23 pm 2.0 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | Low 2:35 am 1.2 ft · High 8:50 am 2.1 ft · Low 2:53 pm 0.8 ft · High 9:37 pm 2.2 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | Low 3:34 am 0.8 ft · High 10:05 am 2.1 ft · Low 3:27 pm 1.0 ft · High 9:52 pm 2.4 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | Low 4:23 am 0.5 ft · High 11:06 am 2.0 ft · Low 3:55 pm 1.3 ft · High 10:07 pm 2.6 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | Low 5:05 am 0.2 ft · High 12:02 pm 2.0 ft · Low 4:19 pm 1.5 ft · High 10:24 pm 2.7 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | Low 5:44 am 0.0 ft · High 12:55 pm 1.9 ft · Low 4:38 pm 1.7 ft · High 10:45 pm 2.8 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- GIWW CAL to ANC (Pinellas County) · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of January 13, 2025 by the Jacksonville District. Soundings on the sheet from 5.8 to 15.6 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
Canal in Florida. All launches on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
Community
Where people who use Gulf Intracoastal Waterway talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Madeira Beach Municipal Marina · 0.3 mi · Boca Ciega Bay
- Pinellas War Veterans Memorial Park - Canoe Launch · 1.5 mi · Boca Ciega Bay
- Pinellas War Veterans Memorial Park - Boat Ramp · 1.6 mi · Boca Ciega Bay
- Boca Ciega Millennium Park Canoe/Kayak Launch · 2.0 mi · Boca Ciega Bay
- Treasure Island 123rd Avenue Public Boat Ramp · 2.2 mi · Boca Ciega Bay
- Seminole Waterfront Park - Paddlecraft Launch · 2.2 mi · Long Bayou
Sources
- Florida DEP Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail kayak launches record -82.79364,27.80758 · 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.