Helen Mellon Schmidt Park Paddlecraft Access #1
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Matanzas River · near Saint Augustine · 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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp surface
- Sand Kayak Beach
- Car parking
- 36 spaces
- Restrooms
- Portable toilet
- Hours
- Dusk to Dawn
- Managed by
- Saint Johns County
- Website
- sjcfl.us
- Coordinates
- 29.69963, -81.23088
On Matanzas River
The Matanzas River is a narrow, saltwater, bar-bounded estuary in St. Johns and Flagler counties, Florida. Anastasia Island shelters it from the Atlantic Ocean, and it forms part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. It runs about 23 miles, from St. Augustine Inlet south to roughly 6.5 miles past Matanzas Inlet at the southern tip of Anastasia Island. Because it lies between these two ocean inlets, it is tidal and does not flow in a single direction, with a tidal range of up to 6 feet. Three major bridges cross it: the Bridge of Lions, the Mickler-O'Connell Bridge and the Crescent Beach Bridge (State Road 206). More about Matanzas River.
Community
Where people who use Matanzas River talk about it.
- Matanzas Riverkeeper Association
- Matanzas Riverkeeper (Facebook page) Facebook
- Search Reddit: r/florida Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Matanzas River, Florida Reddit
Nearby launches
- Helen Mellon Schmidt Park Paddlecraft Access #2 · 0.3 mi · Summer Haven River
- Helen Mellon Schmidt Park Paddlecraft Access #3 · 0.4 mi · Summer Haven River
- Fort Matanzas National National Monument - Matanzas Inlet West Parking Lot Paddlecraft Access · 0.8 mi · Matanzas River
- Summer Haven Boat Launch · 1.2 mi
- River to Sea Preserve - North Paddlecraft Access · 2.2 mi · Matanzas River
- River to Sea Preserve - Main Park Paddlecraft Access (Long Portage) · 2.6 mi · Matanzas River
Sources
- Florida Boat Ramp Inventory (FWC) record SJ00265GM · Open data; credit to FWC-FWRI requested
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.