Ken Thompson Park Boat Ramp
Ken Thompson Park Boat Ramp is a public access point in Sarasota County, Florida, providing access to Sarasota Bay. It sits within the Sarasota Bay watershed.
Sourced from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission . Last checked against the source on July 8, 2026.
Boat ramps on Sarasota Bay
We track 6 public boat ramps on Sarasota 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 Ken Thompson Park Boat Ramp does — they're listed here in order of distance from this ramp.
- Sarasota Centennial Park 1.8 mi away
- Linley Street Boat Launch (No Trailer Parking) 9.7 mi away
- Coquina Bayside Park (South) 11 mi away
- Coquina Beach (north) 11 mi away
- Blackburn Point Park East Boat Ramp 12 mi away
Other boat ramps in Sarasota County
Sarasota County tracks 21 public boat ramps in total, spread across several different rivers, creeks and lakes — not just Sarasota 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 Ken Thompson Park Boat Ramp or leads somewhere completely different.
- Ken Thompson Park Sarasota Bay less than 0.1 mi away
- Sarasota Centennial Park Sarasota Bay 1.8 mi away
- Pinecraft Park Phillippi Creek 4.4 mi away
- Nathan Benderson Park (SW Fishing Lake) Nathan Benderson Park SW Fishing Lake 7.3 mi away
- Nathan Benderson Park (Main Watersport Lake) Nathan Benderson Lake 7.9 mi away
- Turtle Beach Public Boat Ramp Little Sarasota Bay 8.7 mi away