Franklin Lock South Recreation Area
The FWC source record identifies Franklin Lock South Recreation Area as a stand alone ramp in Alva, Florida, providing access to Caloosahatchee River (salt o...
Stand Alone Ramp2 lanesConcreteNo launch fee recordedFreshwaterAccessibility feature recorded
About This Ramp
The FWC source record identifies Franklin Lock North Recreation Area as a stand alone ramp in Alva, Florida, providing access to Caloosahatchee River (freshwater). The source record lists 2 lanes with a concrete surface and a good to excellent recorded condition. The source record marks no launch fee. The source record lists a launch dock, flush toilet restrooms with restroom accessibility recorded and trailer parking for 16 vehicles. Source-record hours: Sunrise to Sunset.
Ramp Details
Ramp & Launch
- Access
- Government — Open to Public
- Ramp Type
- Stand Alone Ramp
- Surface
- Concrete
- Condition
- Good to Excellent
- Single Lanes
- 2
- Total Lanes
- 2
- Dock
- Launch Dock
- Source-record Hours
- Sunrise to Sunset
Parking & Facilities
- Trailer Spaces
- 16
- Accessible Trailer Spaces
- 1
- Vehicle Spaces
- 10
- Parking Surface
- Paved - Asphalt or Concrete
- Parking Condition
- Good
- Source restroom field
- Flush Toilet (source marks accessible)
- Source accessibility field
- Low Level of Accessibility
Water & Location
- Water Body
- Caloosahatchee River
- Water Type
- Freshwater
- Hydrological Type
- River or Stream
- County
- Lee
- Street
- 1651 S Franklin Lock North
- ZIP Code
- 33920
- Source coordinates (not for navigation)
- 26.72372, -81.69235
FWC inventory coordinates are source-reference fields and are not provided for navigation.
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- Managed by
- United States Army Corps of Engineers
- Source record date
- August 3, 2026
- Directory source refresh
- August 3, 2026
- Official information
- Official website →
- Data source
- FWC Florida Boat Ramp Inventory
- Original source metadata
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Source record from the public-domain FWC Florida Boat Ramp Inventory. The original metadata prohibits claiming proprietary rights in the dataset, expects acknowledgment of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWC-FWRI), and states that the data is not for navigation. Coordinates are shown only as source-reference fields.
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