The lock is open today, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Next board meeting: Wednesday, October 21 at 5:30 p.m.

Boat ramps and lakes

Find your way onto the water

Forty lakes, twenty public boat ramps and a self-operated lock connect the Winter Haven Chain of Lakes. Use the district map and the lake directory below to pick your launch.

The district's boat lock with its gates closed

Lock status: OPEN

The self-operated lock

The lock joins Lake Hartridge on the South Chain with Lake Conine on the North Chain, so boaters can travel the whole Winter Haven Chain of Lakes. You operate it yourself: pull in, follow the posted steps, and let the chamber level out before the far gate opens.

The district map

Our own map of the lakes, ramps and structures. Tap a marker for details, or open the map full screen for turn-by-turn directions.

Lake directory

Forty lakes inside the district. Filter by chain or by what is at the ramp, or type a lake name. Select a lake to open directions in Google Maps.

Lake Alfred

Independent · 722 acres
Boat ramp · City owned

Lake Buckeye

Independent · 70 acres
Boat ramp, fishing pier · District owned

Lake Cannon

South Chain · 327 acres
Boat ramp, fishing pier · County owned

Lake Conine

North Chain · 238 acres
Boat ramp, fishing pier · District owned

Lake Dexter

Independent · 154 acres
No public ramp

Lake Echo

Independent · 69 acres
Boat ramp, fishing pier · District maintained

Lake Elbert

Independent · 175 acres
Boat ramp, fishing pier · District maintained

Lake Eloise

South Chain · 1,178 acres
Nearest boat ramp is on Lake Summit

Lake Fannie

North Chain · 832 acres
Boat ramp, fishing pier · District owned

Lake Florence

Independent · 74 acres
Park, no boat ramp · County owned

Lake Haines

North Chain · 728 acres
Boat ramp, fishing pier · District maintained

Lake Hartridge

South Chain · 443 acres
Boat ramp, fishing pier · City owned

Lake Howard (West)

South Chain · 614 acres
Boat ramp, fishing pier · District owned

Lake Howard (East)

South Chain · 614 acres
Boat ramp, fishing pier · City owned

Lake Ida

Independent · 16 acres
No public ramp

Lake Idyl

Independent · 19 acres
Boat ramp, fishing pier · District owned

Lake Idylwild

South Chain · 100 acres
Nearest boat ramp is on Lake Hartridge

Lake Ina

Independent · 9 acres
No public ramp

Lake Jessie

South Chain · 189 acres
Boat ramp · County owned

Lake Link

Independent · 24 acres
Nearest boat ramp is on Lake Otis

Lake Lucerne

Independent · 39 acres
No public ramp

Lake Lulu

South Chain · 304 acres
Nearest boat ramp is on Lake Shipp

Lake Mariam

Independent · 190 acres
Boat ramp, fishing pier · District owned

Lake Mariana

Independent · 502 acres
Boat ramp · County owned

Lake Martha

Independent · 86 acres
Boat ramp, fishing pier · District maintained

Lake Maude

Independent · 54 acres
Boat ramp, fishing pier · District maintained

Lake May

South Chain · 43 acres
Nearest boat ramp is on Lake Shipp

Lake Mirror

South Chain · 124 acres
Nearest boat ramp is on Lake Cannon

Lake Ned

Independent · 71 acres
Boat ramp, fishing pier, park · District owned

Lake Otis

Independent · 143 acres
Boat ramp, fishing pier · District owned

Lake Pansy

Independent · 50 acres
Boat ramp · District maintained

Lake Rochelle

North Chain · 582 acres
Boat ramp · City owned; district ramp nearby on Lake Conine

Lake Roy

South Chain · 65 acres
Boat ramp · County owned

Lake Shipp (East)

South Chain · 284 acres
Boat ramps, fishing piers · County owned

Lake Shipp (Southwest)

South Chain · 284 acres
Boat ramp, fishing pier · County owned

Lake Silver

Independent · 52 acres
Boat ramp, fishing pier · City owned

Lake Smart

North Chain · 278 acres
Nearest boat ramp is on Lake Conine

Lake Spring

South Chain · 25 acres
Nearest boat ramp is on Lake Cannon

Lake Summit

South Chain · 56 acres
Boat ramp, fishing pier · County owned

Lake Winterset

South Chain · 554 acres
Nearest boat ramp is on Lake Summit