Boat Ramps Found Near the Little Manatee River in Hillsborough County
Domino Park Boat Ramp
Domino Park Boat Ramp is located at the south end of 22nd Avenue SW and 8th Street SW in Ruskin. The park offers a grooved concrete slab ramp with a dock for loading and unloading. The ramp is in very good condition. No facilities are offered at the park. There is parking for eight (8) vehicles and trailers.
Location Site Area Latitude Longitude Manager 22nd Ave SW & PRC SE Tampa 27.69397962 -82.44491044 8th St. SW
Figure 2 - Boat entering the water at the ramp and launch dock
Figure 1 - Sign at park entrance
Figure 3 - Boat ramp and launch dock entrance
E.G. Simmons Boat Ramp
E.G. Simmons Park is located at the end of 19th Ave NW 2 miles west of US 41. The park offers bathrooms, camping, picnic areas, trails and vending machines. There are two (2) grooved concrete slab ramps with loading and unloading docks. Some of the concrete on the ramps is eroded or worn, but the ramp is in good condition. The ramp gives access to Tampa Bay. The entrance to the park is located at 27.74606600, -82.47361803.
Location Site Area Latitude Longitude Manager 2401 19th Ave. PRC SE Tampa 27.74606600 -82.47361803 NW
Figure 5 - Boat ramp launch area
Figure 4 - Entrance sign at park where boat ramp is located
Figure 6 - Boat being launched into water
Ruskin Common Good Park
Located off 1st Ave NW in Ruskin, this park offers one (1) grooved concrete slab ramp with a dock for loading and unloading. There are no facilities offered at the park. The ramp is partially sedimented and partially eroded, but still in working condition.
Location Site Area Latitude Longitude Manager 121st & 2nd Street PRC SE Tampa 27.71969081 -82.43597818
Figure 8 - Boat ramp launch area
Figure 7 - Park entrance where boat ramp is located
Figure 9 - Seawall and cement docks off of boat ramp area
Sun City Heritage Boat Ramp
This ramp is now a small fishing pier on the Little Manatee River. The park is mostly deserted now and is mostly used by county workers for lunch. The entrance to the park is located at 27.69570347, - 82.46016106.
Location Site Area Latitude Longitude Manager 3030 S. Hwy 41 PRC SE Tampa 27.69570347 -82.46016106
Figure 11 - Fishing pier where boat ramp used to be
Figure 10 - Sign at entrance to park where ramp is located
Copyright: All text and photo credit belongs to the Florida Center for Community Figure 12 - Edge of fishing pier Design and Research. David Eilers at FCCDR took all photos.