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Riverside Park

Riverside Park is a public kayak and canoe launch on Indian River Lagoon near New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

Indian River at Castaway Point Park
Indian River Lagoon, the water this launch is on. Indian River at Castaway Point Park Photo: Pokemonprime · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Restrooms
Yes
Tidal
Yes
Coordinates
29.02300, -80.91910

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Jacksonville District; the one nearest this launch is of September 14, 2023). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone AMZ550, Flagler Beach to Volusia-Brevard County Line 0-20 nm. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's New Smyrna Beach station, 0.1 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.

Tide predictions, Mon Nov 2 to Sun Nov 8
Mon Nov 2 High 2:25 am 2.3 ft · Low 8:40 am 0.2 ft · High 2:55 pm 2.7 ft · Low 9:25 pm 0.1 ft
Tue Nov 3 High 3:33 am 2.4 ft · Low 9:46 am 0.2 ft · High 3:56 pm 2.6 ft · Low 10:19 pm 0.1 ft
Wed Nov 4 High 4:34 am 2.6 ft · Low 10:48 am 0.2 ft · High 4:52 pm 2.5 ft · Low 11:09 pm 0.0 ft
Thu Nov 5 High 5:27 am 2.7 ft · Low 11:45 am 0.2 ft · High 5:43 pm 2.4 ft · Low 11:56 pm 0.0 ft
Fri Nov 6 High 6:16 am 2.9 ft · Low 12:39 pm 0.2 ft · High 6:30 pm 2.3 ft
Sat Nov 7 Low 12:41 am 0.0 ft · High 7:02 am 2.9 ft · Low 1:30 pm 0.2 ft · High 7:17 pm 2.3 ft
Sun Nov 8 Low 1:25 am 0.0 ft · High 7:47 am 3.0 ft · Low 2:17 pm 0.2 ft · High 8:01 pm 2.2 ft

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • IWW JAX to MIA (Volusia County)
    Hydrographic survey of September 14, 2023 by the Jacksonville District. Least depth in the channel: 8.5 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 12 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)

US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.

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.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Florida DEP Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail kayak launches. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.