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Regatta Park - Seminole Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Biscayne Bay · near Miami · 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
- $10
- Ramp lanes
- 6
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Trailer parking
- 40 spaces
- Restrooms
- Flush toilet
- Hours
- 24 Hours
- Managed by
- City of Miami
- Website
- miamigov.com
- Coordinates
- 25.72738, -80.23766
On Biscayne Bay
Biscayne Bay is a lagoon on the Atlantic coast of South Florida that also has the characteristics of an estuary. The part traditionally called Biscayne Bay is about 35 miles long and up to 8 miles wide, with a surface area of about 221 square miles. Broader definitions also take in Dumfoundling Bay, Card Sound and Barnes Sound, which makes the bay about 60 miles long and about 271 square miles in area. The bay averages about 5.9 feet deep and reaches about 13 feet at most, except in dredged channels. Dense development of the Miami metropolitan area surrounds the northern end. The southern end is largely undeveloped, and much of it lies within Biscayne National Park. Sixteen waterways flow into the western side, and the Miami River is the largest. The Oleta River, Arch Creek and the Little River also feed the northern bay. More about Biscayne Bay.
Boating rules on Biscayne Bay
- State manatee protection zones in Miami-Dade County (adopted 1991) limit vessel speed and in some areas limit or prohibit entry source
- Slow-speed and idle-speed/no-wake zones in Biscayne National Park waters source
- Seagrass is protected in the aquatic preserve; damaging it can bring a fine of up to $1,000 (boaters are asked to avoid shallows and raise motors over seagrass) source
- Stay 300 feet from a divers-down flag or slow down source
Community
Where people who use Biscayne Bay talk about it.
- Friends of Biscayne Bay - Non-profit Citizen Support Organization Association
- Miami Waterkeeper Association
- Friends of Biscayne Bay (Facebook) Facebook
- Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve (Florida DEP) Agency
- Slow Speed Zones - Biscayne National Park Agency
- Search Reddit: r/florida Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Biscayne Bay, Florida Reddit
Nearby launches
- Rickenbaker Causeway Beach North - Paddlecraft Access Points · 2.9 mi · Biscayne Bay
- Matheson Hammock County Park - Boat Ramp · 3.6 mi · Old Cutler Bay
- Rickenbacker Causeway - Hobie Beach Catamaran Launch (Motorized Craft Prohibited) · 4.0 mi · Biscayne Bay
- Spring Garden Park Kayak Launch · 4.0 mi · Miami River
- Rickenbaker Causeway Beach South - Paddlecraft Access Points · 4.2 mi · Biscayne Bay
- Gerry Curtis Park Public Boat Ramp · 4.3 mi · Miami River
Sources
- Florida Boat Ramp Inventory (FWC) record MI00233MB · Open data; credit to FWC-FWRI requested
- OpenStreetMap w1448506979 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap w1448506977 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n4587815777 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
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- OpenStreetMap w1448506975 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n13172414273 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n13172414275 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n13172414259 © 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.