Paul Rardin Park Public Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Lake Okeechobee · near Belle Glade · 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
- 2
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Trailer parking
- 8 spaces
- Restrooms
- Flush toilet
- Hours
- Sunrise to Sunset
- Managed by
- Palm Beach County
- Website
- discover.pbcgov.org
- Coordinates
- 26.74992, -80.68398
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
- City of Belle Glade - Torry Island Public Boat Ramp - Slim's Fish Camp · 3.7 mi · Lake Okeechobee
- City of Belle Glade - Torry Island Public Boat Ramp - Pavillion Side · 3.8 mi · Lake Okeechobee
- City of Pahokee Marina and Boat Ramp · 5.3 mi · Lake Okeechobee
- South Bay Boat Ramp · 5.5 mi · Lake Okeechobee
- John Stretch Park Boat Ramp (Small Boats) (CLOSED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION) · 8.5 mi · Lake Okeechobee
- Canal Point Public Boat Ramp · 8.6 mi · Lake Okeechobee
Sources
- Florida Boat Ramp Inventory (FWC) record PB00843QV · 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.