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Dowling Park Public Boat Ramp

Boat ramp · on Suwannee River · near Live Oak · Florida

Open per Florida Boat Ramp Inventory (FWC)'s data, updated weekly. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Boat ramp
Fee
Free
Ramp lanes
1
Ramp surface
Concrete
Trailer parking
10 spaces
Restrooms
No
Hours
24 Hours
Managed by
Suwannee County
Website
suwanneeparks.com
Coordinates
30.24474, -83.24871

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On Suwannee River

The Suwannee River is a blackwater river about 246 miles long. It rises in the Okefenokee Swamp near Fargo, Georgia, and flows southwest through north Florida to the Gulf of Mexico near the town of Suwannee, in the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. After crossing into Florida it drops through limestone into a whitewater rapid, which is rare in Florida, and turns west near White Springs. Along the southern edge of Hamilton County it is joined by the Alapaha and Withlacoochee rivers. The river then bends south near Ellaville, passes Luraville, and takes in the Santa Fe River, its main tributary, south of Branford. More about Suwannee River.

Boating rules on Suwannee River

  • Idle speed/no wake on US 90 to SR 51 when the flood gauge reaches 49 ft source
  • Idle speed/no wake on SR 51 to Little River Spring when the gauge reaches 22 ft source
  • Idle speed/no wake on Little River Spring to CR 340 (Rock Bluff) when the gauge reaches 22 ft source
  • Idle speed/no wake on CR 340 to Fowler Bluff when the gauge reaches 7 ft source
  • Boat ramps can be closed by county authorities during high water source

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Why it is listed as public: listed by Florida Boat Ramp Inventory (FWC). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Corrections help everyone; a reporting form is coming soon.