Fort Meade Outdoor Recreation Area
The FWC source record identifies Fort Meade Outdoor Recreation Area as a hand launch only in Fort Meade, Florida, providing access to Peace River (freshwater).
Stand Alone Ramp1 laneGravel, Sand, Crushed Asphalt, LimestoneNo launch fee recordedFreshwaterAccessibility feature recorded
About This Ramp
The FWC source record identifies Heritage Peace River Landing (Canoes, Kayaks, and Small Boats) as a stand alone ramp in Fort Meade, Florida, providing access to Peace River (freshwater). The source record lists 1 lane with a gravel, sand, crushed asphalt, limestone surface and a good to excellent recorded condition. The source record marks no launch fee. The source record lists a staging dock and trailer parking for 12 vehicles. Source-record hours: Opens at 7:00 AM. Closes at 6:00 PM winter, 7:30 PM summer..
Ramp Details
Ramp & Launch
- Access
- Government — Open to Public
- Ramp Type
- Stand Alone Ramp
- Surface
- Gravel, Sand, Crushed Asphalt, Limestone
- Condition
- Good to Excellent
- Single Lanes
- 1
- Total Lanes
- 1
- Dock
- Staging Dock
- Source-record Hours
- Opens at 7:00 AM. Closes at 6:00 PM winter, 7:30 PM summer.
Parking & Facilities
- Trailer Spaces
- 12
- Parking Surface
- Not Paved - Grass/Loose Soil/Sand
- Parking Condition
- Good
- Source accessibility field
- Moderate Level of Accessibility
Water & Location
- Water Body
- Peace River
- Water Type
- Freshwater
- Hydrological Type
- River or Stream
- County
- Polk
- Street
- 3301 Homeland-Garfield Road (County Road 640)
- ZIP Code
- 33841
- Source coordinates (not for navigation)
- 27.81297, -81.79364
FWC inventory coordinates are source-reference fields and are not provided for navigation.
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- Managed by
- Polk County
- 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.
Directory processing: Filtered to source records marked Open for Business and excluding restricted public use; field names, text casing, slugs, descriptions, and amenity labels were normalized for directory display.
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