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Saint Joseph Sound
Sound in Florida · 18,882 acres · near Crystal Beach, Dunedin, Holiday, Tarpon Springs
The Saint Joseph Sound is a 18,882-acre sound near Crystal Beach, Dunedin and Holiday in Florida, with 3 public boat ramps and 7 carry-in launches listed here. 3 launches are listed as free.
Boating rules
- Slow Speed Minimum Wake · 1 zone on Saint Joseph 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 (Pinellas County)
Condition survey of March 19, 2025 by the Jacksonville District. Soundings on the sheet from 1.8 to 13.9 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 Saint Joseph Sound
- Anclote Gulf Park - Canoe Launch · Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · near Holiday
- Dunedin Causeway Non-Motorized Watercraft Launching Beach (small sailboats) · Boat ramp · near Dunedin · free
- Dunedin Causeway PWC Launch Beach · Boat ramp · near Dunedin · free Closed
- Dunedin Causeway Ward Island Non-Motorized Watercraft Launching Beach · Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · near Dunedin · free
- Fred Howard Park - Gulf Beach Kayak Launch · Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · near Tarpon Springs
- Fred Howard Park - Mangrove Loop Kayak Launch · Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · near Tarpon Springs
- Fred Howard Park - Wave Runner Launch Area · Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · near Tarpon Springs
- Live Oak Park Paddlecraft Access · Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · near Crystal Beach
- Sunset Beach Paddle Launch · Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · near Tarpon Springs
- Sunset Beach Park - Sand Launch Beach (City Permit Required) · Boat ramp · near Tarpon Springs
Community
Where people who fish, boat and paddle Saint Joseph Sound talk about it. Lake associations, clubs and local groups will be added as we find them.