Ray Lynn Barnes Public Boat Ramp
Ray Lynn Barnes Public Boat Ramp is a public access point in Okaloosa County, Florida, providing access to Shoal River. It sits within the Mill Creek-Shoal River watershed.
Sourced from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission . Last checked against the source on July 8, 2026.
Boat ramps on Shoal River
We track 2 public boat ramps on Shoal River, 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 Ray Lynn Barnes Public Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Bill Duggan Jr. Park 5.3 mi away
Other boat ramps in Okaloosa County
Okaloosa County tracks 41 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just Shoal River. 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 Ray Lynn Barnes Public Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Ray Lynn Barnes Public Boat Ramp Shoal River less than 0.1 mi away
- Bill Duggan Jr. Park Shoal River 5.3 mi away
- Milligan - Yellow River Park Yellow River 6.9 mi away
- Eglin AFB - Duck Pond Jon Boat Launch (RESTRICTED ACCESS - PERMIT REQUIRED) Duck Pond 9.3 mi away
- Reedy Landing Gravel Boat Ramp Yellow River 9.4 mi away
- Gin Hole Landing (Eglin Air Force Base) Yellow River 9.8 mi away