Higgs Beach Park Paddle Launch
Higgs Beach Park Paddle Launch is a public kayak and canoe launch on Garrison Bight near Key West, Florida.
- Restrooms
- 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)
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 24.55060, -81.77457
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Key West, south side, White Street Pier · NOAA, 0.7 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone GMZ044, Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Key West, south side, White Street Pier station, 0.7 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 2:20 am 2.3 ft · Low 9:37 am 0.5 ft · High 4:10 pm 1.6 ft · Low 9:16 pm 0.9 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | High 3:50 am 2.2 ft · Low 10:34 am 0.6 ft · High 4:59 pm 1.8 ft · Low 10:39 pm 0.8 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | High 5:10 am 2.1 ft · Low 11:21 am 0.7 ft · High 5:40 pm 2.0 ft · Low 11:47 pm 0.6 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | High 6:15 am 2.1 ft · Low 12:02 pm 0.8 ft · High 6:17 pm 2.2 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | Low 12:43 am 0.4 ft · High 7:10 am 2.0 ft · Low 12:39 pm 0.8 ft · High 6:50 pm 2.3 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | Low 1:31 am 0.3 ft · High 7:59 am 1.9 ft · Low 1:14 pm 0.8 ft · High 7:23 pm 2.4 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | Low 2:13 am 0.2 ft · High 8:42 am 1.8 ft · Low 1:48 pm 0.8 ft · High 7:55 pm 2.5 ft |
On Garrison Bight
Bay in Florida. All launches on Garrison Bight.
Community
Where people who use Garrison Bight talk about it.
Nearby launches
- City of Key West 11th Street Public Boat Ramp · 0.7 mi · Riviera Canal
- Key West City Marina at Garrison Bight · 0.9 mi · Garrison Bight
- Garrison Bight Carry-in Access · 1.1 mi · Garrison Bight
- Simonton Street Beach Public Boat Ramp · 2.1 mi · Main Ship Channel
- Fort Zachary Taylor Paddle Craft Beach · 2.2 mi · Atlantic Ocean
- Stock Island Wayside Park Public Boat Ramp (Mile Marker 5) · 3.2 mi
Sources
- Florida DEP Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail kayak launches record -81.77457,24.55060 · 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.