Florida / Lake Santa Fe /
Melrose Boat Ramp (12 HP or smaller)
Boat ramp · on Lake Santa Fe · near Melrose · 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
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Trailer parking
- 2 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Hours
- Daytime Use Only
- Managed by
- Alachua County
- Website
- alachuacounty.us
- Coordinates
- 29.71279, -82.05214
On Lake Santa Fe
Lake Santa Fe is a natural lake of about 5,850 acres in northeastern Alachua County, Florida. It is fed by seepage from the aquifer. The lake lies entirely within Alachua County, and Bradford, Clay and Putnam counties border it to the east and south. It has a large southern arm and a smaller northern basin called Little Lake Santa Fe, joined by a narrows known as "the pass." According to the Santa Fe Lake Dwellers Association, the main lake is about 30 feet deep and Little Lake Santa Fe about 22 feet. Together with the Santa Fe Swamp to the north, the lake forms the headwaters of the Santa Fe River, which flows into the Suwannee River. The communities of Melrose and Earleton are on its shores. The state of Florida has designated it an Outstanding Florida Water. More about Lake Santa Fe.
Community
Where people who use Lake Santa Fe talk about it.
- Santa Fe Lake Dwellers Association Association
- Lake Santa Fe - FWC fishing site and forecast Agency
- Jill McGuire Santa Fe Lake Park - Alachua County Parks (status notices) Agency
- Santa Fe lake in North central Florida - BassResource Southeast Bass Fishing forum Forum
- Search Reddit: r/florida Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Lake Santa Fe, Florida Reddit
Nearby launches
- Santa Fe Lake Park · 0.7 mi · Lake Santa Fe
- Lake Geneva Primitive Access · 4.1 mi · Lake Geneva
- Little Santa Fe Lake · 4.5 mi · Lake Santa Fe
- Lake Geneva Public Boat Ramp · 4.6 mi · Lake Geneva
- Lake Brooklyn Public Boat Ramp · 5.7 mi · Lake Brooklyn
- Lake Alto Park · 6.8 mi · Lake Alto
Sources
- Florida Boat Ramp Inventory (FWC) record AL70006PL · 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.