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Downtown Daytona Beach Park

Downtown Daytona Beach Park is a public kayak and canoe launch on the Halifax River near Daytona Beach, Florida.

Aerial view of the riverside park, the sand shore, the pavilions and the pier, January 2023
Aerial view of the riverside park, the sand shore, the pavilions and the pier, January 2023 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

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)
Restrooms
Yes
Coordinates
29.21190, -81.01580

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Jacksonville District; the one nearest this launch is of May 28, 2026). Not for navigation.

Boating rules

  • Manatee zone: Slow Speed (All Year) Includes all marked channels · a zone 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

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone AMZ550, Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Daytona Beach Side Channel · 0.2 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of May 28, 2026 by the Jacksonville District. Soundings on the sheet from 3.7 to 17.1 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); the Corps maintains a 8 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 Halifax River

The Halifax River is a tidal waterway in northeast Volusia County, Florida, and forms part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. It begins at Tomoka Bay, next to Tomoka State Park, where the Tomoka River, Bulow Creek and Halifax Creek meet. From there it flows south for about 25 miles past Ormond Beach, Holly Hill, Daytona Beach, South Daytona and Port Orange. Near its southern end it joins Spruce Creek and the Mosquito Lagoon, then reaches the Atlantic Ocean through Ponce de Leon Inlet. Its drainage basin covers most of eastern Volusia County. The waterway was first called the North Mosquito River. It was renamed for George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, during the British occupation of Florida (1763-1784). Six bridges cross it, from the Granada Bridge in Ormond Beach south to the Port Orange Causeway. More about Halifax River.

Boating rules on Halifax River

  • State manatee protection speed zones on the Intracoastal Waterway in Volusia County (Rule 68C-22.012, F.A.C.): idle speed, slow speed, 25/30/35 mph, seasonal, shoreline buffer and nighttime zones source
  • Manatee protection areas under FAC Chapter 68C-22 apply in Volusia County; the county links an interactive zone map source
  • Tomoka River Manatee Sanctuary (City of Ormond Beach): slow/idle speed zones; personal watercraft and airboats prohibited source

Community

Where people who use Halifax River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

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.