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 per day (not verified; call first)
- Fee collected by
- Drop Box
- Parking fee
- No fee published, call first
- Hours
- 24 Hours (per FWC inventory)
- Lanes
- 3 (per FWC inventory)
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Water body
- Ochlockonee Bay - Apalachee Bay
- Address
- ~848 Mashes Sands Road (County Road 372), Panacea, FL 32346
- Owner
- Wakulla County
- Status
- Listed as Open for Business by FWC. Not confirmed by phone
- Phone
- Not listed in FWC inventory
- Coordinates
- 29.97260, -84.34584
What The Owner Says
- The county's Boat Ramps page lists a $5.00 daily permit (one-time use, bought at the ramps with cash or digital payment) and a $40.00 annual permit for unlimited launches at county ramps.
- A $25.00 annual rate is listed for seniors 65 and older, active military, veterans, persons with disabilities and commercial fishermen.
- The page lists this ramp among the county ramps covered by the permits and gives no separate per-ramp fee. The page shows no last-updated date (footer 2019).
Fee Breakdown From The Owner
- Daily fee
- $5
- Annual pass
- $40
Basis: 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 Mashes Sands Park Boat Ramp?
A $25.00 annual rate is listed for seniors 65 and older, active military, veterans, persons with disabilities and commercial fishermen. The page lists this ramp among the county ramps covered by the permits and gives no separate per-ramp fee. The page shows no last-updated date (footer 2019). We have not confirmed this by phone.
How much does it cost to launch at Mashes Sands Park Boat Ramp?
FWC inventory lists $5 per day (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 Mashes Sands Park 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.
Is there an annual pass at Mashes Sands Park Boat Ramp?
The county's Boat Ramps page lists a $5.00 daily permit (one-time use, bought at the ramps with cash or digital payment) and a $40.00 annual permit for unlimited launches at county ramps. A $25.00 annual rate is listed for seniors 65 and older, active military, veterans, persons with disabilities and commercial fishermen. Source: Wakulla County: Boat Ramps. We have not confirmed this by phone.
Who runs Mashes Sands Park Boat Ramp?
The FWC inventory lists the owner as Wakulla County. Call before you go to confirm the fee, hours and any closures.
Also see all boat ramps in Panacea.
Sources
- FWC Florida Boat Ramp Inventory, record WK10048YC
- Wakulla County: Boat Ramps
- 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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