Boca Grande Lighthouse Paddle Launch
Boca Grande Lighthouse Paddle Launch is a public kayak and canoe launch on Charlotte Harbor near Port Boca Grande, 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
- 26.71712, -82.26014
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Jacksonville District; the one nearest this launch is of February 10, 2024). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Port Boca Grande, Charlotte Harbor · NOAA, 0.2 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone GMZ836, Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Port Boca Grande, Charlotte Harbor station, 0.2 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 1.7 ft · Low 1:32 pm 0.3 ft · High 9:17 pm 1.3 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | Low 1:09 am 1.2 ft · High 7:20 am 1.6 ft · Low 2:16 pm 0.4 ft · High 9:20 pm 1.5 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | Low 2:35 am 0.9 ft · High 8:49 am 1.5 ft · Low 2:51 pm 0.6 ft · High 9:37 pm 1.6 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | Low 3:39 am 0.7 ft · High 10:03 am 1.4 ft · Low 3:22 pm 0.8 ft · High 9:58 pm 1.7 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | Low 4:31 am 0.4 ft · High 11:06 am 1.4 ft · Low 3:49 pm 0.9 ft · High 10:21 pm 1.8 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | Low 5:16 am 0.2 ft · High 12:04 pm 1.3 ft · Low 4:14 pm 1.0 ft · High 10:42 pm 1.9 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | Low 5:57 am 0.1 ft · High 1:00 pm 1.3 ft · Low 4:35 pm 1.1 ft · High 11:02 pm 2.0 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Charlotte Harbor · 0.2 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of February 10, 2024 by the Jacksonville District. Least depth in the channel: 8.8 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 32 ft. 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 Charlotte Harbor
Bay in Florida. All launches on Charlotte Harbor.
Community
Where people who use Charlotte Harbor talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Cayo Costa State Park Canoe/Kayak Launch · 2.4 mi · Charlotte Harbor
- Gasparilla Sound Carry-in Access · 3.2 mi · Gasparilla Sound
- Bocilla Island Seaport and Fishing Pier · 6.0 mi · Back Bay
- Stringfellow Road Right-of-Way Jug Creek Kayak Access · 6.6 mi · Charlotte Harbor
- Fritz Park Calusa Land Trust Kayak Access (High Tide Only!) · 7.1 mi · Big Jim Creek Preserve
- Lavender's Landing / Bokeelia Public Boat Ramp · 7.2 mi · Charlotte Harbor
Sources
- Florida DEP Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail kayak launches record -82.26014,26.71712 · 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.