Florida / Indian River Lagoon /
Port St. John Public Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Indian River Lagoon · near Cocoa · 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
- 20 spaces
- Car parking
- 10 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Hours
- Dawn to Dusk
- Managed by
- Brevard County
- Website
- brevardfl.gov
- Coordinates
- 28.47513, -80.76659
On Indian River Lagoon
The Indian River Lagoon is a 156-mile-long estuary on Florida's Atlantic coast. It runs from Ponce de León Inlet in Volusia County to Jupiter Inlet in Palm Beach County. It is made up of three lagoons: Mosquito Lagoon, the Banana River and the Indian River, which is the main body of water. The lagoon is between half a mile and five miles wide and averages 4 feet deep. Its waters cover 353 square miles. Five inlets connect it with the Atlantic Ocean, although locks at Port Canaveral limit water exchange there. Its brackish water is moved more by wind than by tide. It is one of 28 Estuaries of National Significance in the United States. More about Indian River Lagoon.
Boating rules on Indian River Lagoon
- Seasonal manatee No Entry zones (November 15 - March 31) in Indian River areas near power plants, Brevard County source
- Year-round Slow Speed manatee zones, including much of Mosquito Lagoon in Brevard County source
- Year-round 25 mph zones, including the ICW channel in Mosquito Lagoon north of marker 43 source
- Banana River No-Motor Zone in Merritt Island NWR: no vessels with internal combustion or electric trolling motors source
- Two Pole & Troll Zones in Mosquito Lagoon: internal combustion engines off except in posted channels; vessels drafting more than 12 inches may not enter; electric trolling allowed source
- No personal watercraft, air-thrust boats, hovercraft, kiteboarding or windsurfing in refuge waters source
- Idle Speed in Bairs Cove and KARS Marina; Slow Speed/Minimum Wake in Haulover Canal source
- Waters in the Kennedy Space Center Security Zone are closed to entry source
Community
Where people who use Indian River Lagoon talk about it.
- One Lagoon - Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program Association
- Indian River Lagoon - St. Johns River Water Management District Agency
- Fishing at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Agency
- One Lagoon - Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program Facebook
- Brevard County Save Our Indian River Lagoon Facebook
- Indian Riverkeeper Facebook
- North Indian River Lagoon Fishing Report - Microskiff Forum
- Indian River Lagoon Fishing Report - BigFishTackle.Com Forum
- Search Reddit: r/florida Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Indian River Lagoon, Florida Reddit
Nearby launches
- Manatee Hammock Campground and Park Non-Motorized Launch · 2.2 mi · Indian River Lagoon
- Manatee Cove Park Canoe Launch · 3.4 mi · Indian River Lagoon
- Fay Lake Wilderness Park Non-motorized Boat Ramp · 4.2 mi · Fay Lake
- Kings Park Kayak Access · 4.8 mi · Kings Park Pond
- Kennedy Point · 5.7 mi · Indian River Lagoon
- NASA Kennedy Athletic, Recreational & Social (KARS) Park Kayal Launch Beach (PERMIT REQUIRED) · 7.0 mi · Indian River Lagoon
Sources
- Florida Boat Ramp Inventory (FWC) record BV00274RV · Open data; credit to FWC-FWRI requested
- OpenStreetMap n2266524518 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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.