Picnic Island Public Boat Ramp
Picnic Island Public Boat Ramp is a public access point in Hillsborough County, Florida, providing access to Tampa Bay. It sits within the McDill Air Force Base watershed.
Sourced from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission . Last checked against the source on July 8, 2026.
Boat ramps on Tampa Bay
We track 9 public boat ramps on Tampa Bay, including this one. If you're planning to spend your time on a different stretch of the water, one of the launch points below may put you closer to where you're actually headed than Picnic Island Public Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Gandy Wayside Park 2.6 mi away
- Gandy Boulvard Public Boat Ramp 2.6 mi away
- MacDill AFB Marina (Military Recreational Facility) 4.8 mi away
- Ballast Point Park Public Boat Ramp 4.9 mi away
- Davis Island Public Boat Ramp 7.4 mi away
- Demens Landing Park Boat Ramp 7.6 mi away
- Courtney Campbell Causeway Public Boat Ramp 8.7 mi away
- E. G. Simmons Park 9.1 mi away
Other boat ramps in Hillsborough County
Hillsborough County tracks 30 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just Tampa Bay. Each one below shows which waterbody it's on, so you can tell at a glance whether it actually connects to the same water as Picnic Island Public Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Picnic Island Public Boat Ramp Tampa Bay less than 0.1 mi away
- Gandy Boulvard Public Boat Ramp Tampa Bay 2.6 mi away
- MacDill AFB Marina (Military Recreational Facility) Tampa Bay 4.8 mi away
- Ballast Point Park Public Boat Ramp Tampa Bay 4.9 mi away
- Davis Island Public Boat Ramp Tampa Bay 7.4 mi away
- Rick's on the River Hillsborough River 8.7 mi away