Sarasota County Boat Ramps, Florida

Sarasota County tracks 21 public boat ramps in total, spread across 14 different rivers, creeks and lakes — most notably Sarasota Bay (4 ramps), Lemon Bay (3 ramps) and Little Sarasota Bay (2 ramps). Each listing below shows which waterbody it's on, so you can tell at a glance which ones actually connect.

Sourced from official state and federal agency records, last synced on July 7, 2026. Read more about how we verify this data.

21 Boat ramps
14 Waterways
15 Free to launch
3 Neighboring counties

All boat ramps in Sarasota County

Blackburn Point Park East Boat Ramp Sarasota Bay Free
Dallas White Park Cocoplum Waterway
Higel Marine Park Roberts Bay Free
Indian Mound Park Lemon Bay Free
Ken Thompson Park Sarasota Bay Free
Linley Street Boat Launch (No Trailer Parking) Sarasota Bay Free
Loreto Boat Ramp Dona Bay Free
Manasota Beach Public Boat Ramp Lemon Bay Free
Myakka River State Park - Boat Ramp Upper Myakka Lake Fee Closed
Nathan Benderson Park (Main Watersport Lake) Nathan Benderson Lake Free
Nathan Benderson Park (SW Fishing Lake) Nathan Benderson Park SW Fishing Lake Free
Nokomis Beach Public Boat Ramp Blackburn Bay Free
North Venice Jetty Park Primitive Boat Ramp Lyons Bay
Northport Marina Park Myakka River - Big Slough Free
Pinecraft Park Phillippi Creek
Sarasota Centennial Park Sarasota Bay Free
Snook Haven Park Myakka River Free
South Venice Beach Boat Ramp Lemon Bay Fee
Turtle Beach Public Boat Ramp Little Sarasota Bay Free
Vamo Primitive Boat Ramp Little Sarasota Bay
Venice Marina Boat Ramp Park / Gulf ICW Regional Boat Launch Roberts Bay Free

Waterways in Sarasota County

These are the rivers, creeks and lakes with public boat ramps in Sarasota County. Ramps on the same waterway don't always sit close together on a map — some of these stretch across the whole county.

Blackburn Bay 1 Cocoplum Waterway 1 Dona Bay 1 Lemon Bay 3 Little Sarasota Bay 2 Lyons Bay 1 Myakka River 1 Myakka River - Big Slough 1 Nathan Benderson Lake 1 Nathan Benderson Park SW Fishing Lake 1 Phillippi Creek 1 Roberts Bay 2 Sarasota Bay 4 Upper Myakka Lake 1

Boat ramps in neighboring counties

If Sarasota County doesn't have what you're looking for, these bordering counties are worth a look too.

Charlotte County 21 ramps
Manatee County 17 ramps
DeSoto County 6 ramps

Frequently asked questions

We track 21 public boat ramps in Sarasota County, spread across 14 different rivers, creeks and lakes.

Yes — 15 of the 21 ramps we track in Sarasota County are free to launch from. Check each listing's fee badge before you go, since fee status can change.

Sarasota Bay has the most public boat ramps we track in Sarasota County, with 4 launch points.