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Indian River Carry-in Access

This is a public kayak and canoe launch on the Indian River near Jensen Beach, Florida.

Aerial view of the park strip, the sand bank and the lagoon shore beside the causeway road, February 2023
Aerial view of the park strip, the sand bank and the lagoon shore beside the causeway road, February 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
27.25370, -80.21660

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

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

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Jacksonville District; the one nearest this launch is of August 3, 2023). Not for navigation.

Boating rules

  • Slow Speed Minimum Wake · zone at Jensen Beach Causeway, at or next to this launch rule
  • Manatee zone: Slow Speed (All Year) · 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 AMZ555, Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Jensen Beach Causeway Park station, 0.2 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 3:47 am 1.3 ft · Low 10:32 am 0.0 ft · High 4:37 pm 1.5 ft · Low 11:21 pm 0.2 ft
Tue Nov 3 High 4:55 am 1.3 ft · Low 11:35 am 0.1 ft · High 5:33 pm 1.5 ft
Wed Nov 4 Low 12:15 am 0.1 ft · High 6:02 am 1.4 ft · Low 12:36 pm 0.2 ft · High 6:27 pm 1.4 ft
Thu Nov 5 Low 1:07 am 0.1 ft · High 7:02 am 1.5 ft · Low 1:36 pm 0.2 ft · High 7:16 pm 1.4 ft
Fri Nov 6 Low 1:57 am 0.0 ft · High 7:57 am 1.6 ft · Low 2:33 pm 0.2 ft · High 8:01 pm 1.3 ft
Sat Nov 7 Low 2:43 am 0.0 ft · High 8:46 am 1.6 ft · Low 3:24 pm 0.3 ft · High 8:44 pm 1.3 ft
Sun Nov 8 Low 3:25 am 0.0 ft · High 9:32 am 1.7 ft · Low 4:10 pm 0.3 ft · High 9:25 pm 1.2 ft

Channel survey

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

  • IWW JAX to MIA (Martin County) · 0.1 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of August 3, 2023 by the Jacksonville District. Soundings on the sheet from 5 to 28.5 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); the Corps maintains a 10 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 Indian River

Canal in Florida. All launches on Indian River.

Community

Where people who use Indian 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.