From the FWC boat ramp inventory, read Oct 26, 2026. FWC does not date its fee entries.
Key Facts
- Launch fee
- FWC inventory lists $5 (not verified; call first)
- Fee collected by
- Not listed
- Parking fee
- No fee published, call first
- Hours
- Not listed
- Lanes
- 1 (per FWC inventory)
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Water body
- Farles Lake
- Address
- NATIONAL FOREST ROAD 595-2, Altoona, FL 32702
- Owner
- United States Forest Service
- Status
- Listed as Open for Business by FWC. Not confirmed by phone
- Phone
- Not listed in FWC inventory
- Coordinates
- 29.10430, -81.67278
What The Owner Says
- Day use is listed as "$5 per vehicle per day" and a separate "$5 boat ramp fee" is listed.
- The page does not say whether the ramp fee is charged on top of the day-use fee.
- Hours are dawn to dusk, day use only; potable water is not available.
- The page notes the area may close when capacity is reached and gives no effective year.
- The FWC inventory lists $5 (not verified; call first).
Fee Breakdown From The Owner
- Daily fee
- $5
Basis: boat ramp fee, plus $5 per vehicle per day. Amounts come from the owner page cited above. Not confirmed by phone.
What Did You Pay Here?
Questions
What does the owner say it costs to launch at Ocala National Forest - Farles Prairie Recreation Area Primitive Boat Ramp?
The page does not say whether the ramp fee is charged on top of the day-use fee. Hours are dawn to dusk, day use only; potable water is not available. We have not confirmed this by phone.
How much does it cost to launch at Ocala National Forest - Farles Prairie Recreation Area Primitive Boat Ramp?
FWC inventory lists $5 (not verified; call first). The inventory does not date its fee entries and we have not confirmed this by phone, so call the owner before you go.
Is Ocala National Forest - Farles Prairie Recreation Area Primitive Boat Ramp open?
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission inventory lists it as Open for Business. The inventory was derived from a 2009 dataset and individual entries carry no check date, so confirm hours and closures with the owner.
Who runs Ocala National Forest - Farles Prairie Recreation Area Primitive Boat Ramp?
The FWC inventory lists the owner as United States Forest Service. Call before you go to confirm the fee, hours and any closures.
Also see all boat ramps in Altoona.
Sources
- FWC Florida Boat Ramp Inventory, record MR00736FR
- U.S. Forest Service, National Forests in Florida: Farles Prairie Recreation Area
- Owner or operator website (listed by FWC)
Basics on this page come from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC-FWRI) boat ramp inventory. Not for navigation. "Verified by phone" appears only after we confirm with the owner. How we verify.
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