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Anna Maria Sound
Sound in Florida · 4,848 acres · near Bradenton Beach
The Anna Maria Sound is a 4,848-acre sound near Bradenton Beach in Florida, with 2 public boat ramps and 1 carry-in launch listed here. All of them are free to use.
Boating rules
- Manatee zone: 25 MPH (All Year) · 2 zones on Anna Maria Sound rule
- Manatee zone: Slow Speed (All Year) Excluding the marked ICW channel and waters within 100' of ICW · 2 zones on Anna Maria Sound rule
- Slow Speed Minimum Wake · 1 zone on Anna Maria Sound rule
From the boating rules map of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys of March 19, 2025. Not for navigation.
Channel surveys
- GIWW CAL to ANC (Manatee County)
Hydrographic survey of March 19, 2025 by the Jacksonville District. Soundings on the sheet from 1.9 to 56.7 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. 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.
Boat launches on the Anna Maria Sound
- Herb Dolan Bayfront Park - Kayak Launch · Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · near Bradenton Beach · free
- Holmes Beach Memorial Park · Boat ramp · near Bradenton Beach · free
- Kingfish Public Boat Ramp · Boat ramp · near Bradenton Beach · free
Community
Where people who fish, boat and paddle Anna Maria Sound talk about it. Lake associations, clubs and local groups will be added as we find them.