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Garden Cove Paddle Launch
Garden Cove Paddle Launch is a public kayak and canoe launch on Garden Cove near Garden Cove, 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
- 25.17103, -80.36725
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Garden Cove, Key Largo · 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 GMZ042, Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Garden Cove, Key Largo 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 2:07 am 2.6 ft · Low 8:35 am 0.6 ft · High 2:49 pm 2.6 ft · Low 9:14 pm 0.8 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | High 3:18 am 2.6 ft · Low 9:42 am 0.7 ft · High 3:50 pm 2.6 ft · Low 10:15 pm 0.6 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | High 4:23 am 2.7 ft · Low 10:43 am 0.7 ft · High 4:46 pm 2.7 ft · Low 11:09 pm 0.4 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | High 5:22 am 2.8 ft · Low 11:36 am 0.7 ft · High 5:36 pm 2.7 ft · Low 11:57 pm 0.3 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | High 6:13 am 2.8 ft · Low 12:25 pm 0.6 ft · High 6:22 pm 2.7 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | Low 12:41 am 0.2 ft · High 6:59 am 2.9 ft · Low 1:09 pm 0.6 ft · High 7:04 pm 2.7 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | Low 1:22 am 0.2 ft · High 7:41 am 2.9 ft · Low 1:50 pm 0.6 ft · High 7:44 pm 2.7 ft |
On Garden Cove
Bay in Florida. All launches on Garden Cove.
Community
Where people who use Garden Cove talk about it.
Nearby launches
- John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park - Kayak Launch at Far Beach · 3.9 mi · Largo Sound
- John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park - Boat Ramp · 4.1 mi · Largo Sound
- John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park - Kayak Launch at The Point · 4.1 mi · Largo Sound
- Card Sound East Paddle Launch · 7.9 mi · Little Card Sound
- Barnes Sound West Ramp · 8.3 mi · Barnes Sound
- C-111 Boat Launch near Homestead · 9.3 mi · C-111
Sources
- Florida DEP Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail kayak launches record -80.36725,25.17103 · 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.