John Stretch Park Boat Ramp (Small Boats) (CLOSED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION)
Boat ramp · on Lake Okeechobee · near Clewiston · Florida
Listed as closed by Florida Boat Ramp Inventory (FWC): Temporarily Closed due to construction of the levee. Please contact Palm Beach County for the most accurate and up-to-date information.
source · checked October 14, 2026
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Trailer parking
- 30 spaces
- Restrooms
- Flush toilet
- Hours
- Sunrise to Sunset
- Managed by
- Palm Beach County
- Coordinates
- 26.69873, -80.80999
On Lake Okeechobee
Lake Okeechobee is the largest lake in Florida. It covers about 730 square miles of south-central Florida and is bordered by Palm Beach, Martin, Glades, Okeechobee and Hendry counties. The lake is shallow, averaging about 9 feet deep, with a maximum depth of about 12 feet. Its main tributaries are the Kissimmee River, Fisheating Creek and Taylor Creek. Water leaves the lake toward the Everglades, the Caloosahatchee River and the St. Lucie River. After the 1928 hurricane broke through an older dike, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built a larger levee system around the lake in the 1930s. It was expanded in the 1960s into the Herbert Hoover Dike, which has about 143 miles of levee, along with culverts, hurricane gates and other water control structures. The lake is managed for flood control and water supply as well as fisheries. Water levels are kept higher from October through March and lower from June through August. More about Lake Okeechobee.
Boating rules on Lake Okeechobee
- Slow speed, minimum wake zones in Taylor Creek and the Lake Okeechobee Rim Canal (Okeechobee County Ordinance 2023-0004, approved by FWC 2024) source
Community
Where people who use Lake Okeechobee talk about it.
Nearby launches
- South Bay Boat Ramp · 5.0 mi · Lake Okeechobee
- City of Belle Glade - Torry Island Public Boat Ramp - Pavillion Side · 5.7 mi · Lake Okeechobee
- City of Belle Glade - Torry Island Public Boat Ramp - Slim's Fish Camp · 5.8 mi · Lake Okeechobee
- Hoover Dike Road City Ramp · 8.1 mi · Lake Okeechobee
- Clewiston City Marina and Boat Ramp · 8.2 mi · Lake Okeechobee
- Paul Rardin Park Public Boat Ramp · 8.5 mi · Lake Okeechobee
Sources
- Florida Boat Ramp Inventory (FWC) record PB00271GI · 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.