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Sunset Park Paddle Launch

Sunset Park Paddle Launch is a public kayak and canoe launch on Florida Bay near Key Colony Beach, Florida.

Aerial view of the sand beach, the rock edge and two piers in clear shallow water, January 2023
Aerial view of the sand beach, the rock edge and two piers in clear shallow water, January 2023 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

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)
Tidal
Yes
Coordinates
24.71746, -81.02513

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Conditions

Marine advisories

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

National Weather Service marine zone GMZ043, Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Key Colony Beach station, 0.6 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 2:17 am 2.4 ft · Low 9:02 am 0.6 ft · High 3:33 pm 1.9 ft · Low 9:06 pm 0.9 ft
Tue Nov 3 High 3:36 am 2.3 ft · Low 10:03 am 0.7 ft · High 4:32 pm 2.1 ft · Low 10:20 pm 0.8 ft
Wed Nov 4 High 4:52 am 2.3 ft · Low 10:56 am 0.7 ft · High 5:22 pm 2.2 ft · Low 11:24 pm 0.6 ft
Thu Nov 5 High 5:58 am 2.3 ft · Low 11:43 am 0.8 ft · High 6:04 pm 2.4 ft
Fri Nov 6 Low 12:18 am 0.4 ft · High 6:53 am 2.2 ft · Low 12:25 pm 0.8 ft · High 6:42 pm 2.5 ft
Sat Nov 7 Low 1:05 am 0.3 ft · High 7:39 am 2.2 ft · Low 1:04 pm 0.8 ft · High 7:18 pm 2.6 ft
Sun Nov 8 Low 1:49 am 0.2 ft · High 8:20 am 2.1 ft · Low 1:42 pm 0.8 ft · High 7:54 pm 2.6 ft

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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.