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Gasparilla Sound Carry-in Access

This is a public kayak and canoe launch on the Gasparilla Sound near Boca Grande, Florida.

Aerial view of the gravel parking strip at the shore of Gasparilla Sound, January 2023
Aerial view of the gravel parking strip at the shore of Gasparilla Sound, 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)
Tidal
Yes
Coordinates
26.76370, -82.26290

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.

Conditions

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, 3.0 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.

Tide predictions, Mon Nov 2 to Sun Nov 8
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

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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.