South Brevard boat ramps — Brevard County, Florida

Between Grant-Valkaria and Palm Bay, trailer boats launch at three county-maintained ramps in Grant-Valkaria (First Street, John Jorgensen Landing and Christenson's Landing) and at two City of Palm Bay ramps on Turkey Creek, Goode Park and Pollak Park (Town of Grant-Valkaria; City of Palm Bay).

The Grant-Valkaria ramps open onto the Indian River. The Town of Grant-Valkaria says every boat ramp inside the town is maintained by Brevard County and that the ramps give access to the Indian River Lagoon and the nearby Sebastian Inlet; the town itself has 5 miles of Scenic Highway frontage on the lagoon (Town of Grant-Valkaria).

The Palm Bay ramps start on Turkey Creek instead. The City of Palm Bay's facility directory marks both Goode Park and Pollak Park as located on Turkey Creek (City of Palm Bay directory). Lane counts and parking totals for the two Palm Bay ramps are not published in that directory, so they are left out of the table.

Brevard County maintains all three powerboat ramps in Grant-Valkaria, and Christenson's Landing at 5355 U.S. 1 has the most, six lanes of boat ramps (Town of Grant-Valkaria; Brevard County).

Christenson's Landing covers 3.92 acres and, besides its six ramp lanes, has two fishing piers, a restroom building with non-potable water, benches that overlook the Indian River and a natural shoreline mitigation area. Brevard County lists the ramp as 6 lanes for saltwater, motorized launching, with free parking (Brevard County). The Town of Grant-Valkaria describes it as a staging area for exploring the small islands along the Indian River (Town of Grant-Valkaria).

John Jorgensen Landing is the mid-size option. The Grant-Valkaria recreation page lists a 2-lane boat ramp, one 50-foot dock and two 30-foot docks at John Jorgensen Landing (Town of Grant-Valkaria).

First Street Boat Ramp is the smallest. The Town of Grant-Valkaria gives it 0.54 acre with a 1-lane boat ramp, a raised wooden boat dock and parking for 30 cars and six trailers, and notes that there are no restroom facilities at First Street (Town of Grant-Valkaria). Brevard County's page for the ramp at 4727 1st Street describes one saltwater, motorized lane with a 6-foot by 160-foot loading dock, shoreline fishing in the Indian River Lagoon and free parking (Brevard County). The town lists First Street, like Christenson's Landing, as a staging area for the small islands in the Indian River.

The county's park directory places John Jorgensens Landing at 5045 Highway 1 in Grant-Valkaria and Fisherman's Landing, a county park, at 5795 S. US Highway 1, and gives (321) 255-4400 as the phone for all four Grant-Valkaria waterfront parks (Brevard County Park Directory). Grant-Valkaria Town Hall at 1449 Valkaria Road (321-951-1380) is the town contact (Town of Grant-Valkaria).

The City of Palm Bay runs two boat ramps, Goode Park at 1300 Bianca Dr NE and Pollak Park at 1455 Main St NE, both listed on Turkey Creek with the phone (321) 952-3443 (City of Palm Bay; City of Palm Bay).

Goode Park pairs its boat ramp with a dock, electricity, grills, pavilions, a playground, restrooms and water fountains, according to the City of Palm Bay facility directory (City of Palm Bay directory).

Pollak Park adds a boating safety center and a fishing pier to its boat ramp, along with pavilions, picnic tables, restrooms and water fountains (City of Palm Bay directory). The ramp got a repair job in 2026: the City of Palm Bay announced on February 3, 2026, that work on the Pollak Boat Ramp would begin February 9, replacing rotted or broken boards and hardware and installing new rub rails, one side at a time so the ramp stayed open, with completion estimated at about two weeks, weather permitting; the city's Parks & Facilities Department took questions at (321) 726-2777 (City of Palm Bay).

Stearns Point Park at 4295 Dixie Hwy (US 1) in Palm Bay has a dock and a fishing pier on the river but no boat ramp in the city directory (City of Palm Bay directory).

Hand-carried kayaks and canoes launch from Fisherman's Landing in Grant-Valkaria, where motorized launching is not permitted, and from Castaways Point Park, Ais Trail Park and Turkey Creek Sanctuary in Palm Bay (Town of Grant-Valkaria; City of Palm Bay).

Fisherman's Landing is a 7.48-acre park on the Indian River with the Grant Historical House, a shaded pavilion, a boardwalk and a 200-foot fishing pier. The Town of Grant-Valkaria says hand-carried canoes and kayaks launch from the north parking area, and that motorized boat launching is not allowed there (Town of Grant-Valkaria). The Grant Historical House was originally erected in 1916; the Grant Historical Society answers at (321) 723-8543.

Castaways Point Park at 2990 Bay Blvd NE lists river frontage with a kayak/canoe launch, a fishing pier, a fish cleaning station, a boardwalk and restrooms, open 7am until sunset (City of Palm Bay).

Two more Palm Bay launches sit on Turkey Creek. Ais Trail Park at 2800 Hickory Ave NE has a kayak/canoe launch, a boardwalk and a fishing pier on Turkey Creek (City of Palm Bay directory), and Turkey Creek Sanctuary at 1518 Port Malabar Blvd NE lists a kayak/canoe launch alongside its education center and trails (City of Palm Bay directory).

At county-run parks such as the Grant-Valkaria ramps, Brevard County Code chapter 78 allows boats only in areas designated for that use, and vehicles, including watercraft and trailers, may park only where the Brevard County parks department designates (Brevard County Code chapter 78).

Section 78-112 of the Brevard County Code says no person shall swim, ski, dive, surf, scuba, fish or use boats in any area of a county park unless the area is specifically designated for that purpose. The code's definition of a vehicle covers any watercraft and any trailer in tow of any size, so the parking rules apply to a boat trailer at Christenson's Landing the same as to a car (Brevard County Code).

Closing time is enforced too. Section 78-103 bars anyone from entering or remaining in a Brevard County park without a permit when it is closed, if the operating hours are posted at the entrance, and the parking rules forbid leaving a vehicle parked at night without lights except in legally established parking areas (Brevard County Code). The same chapter lets Brevard County adopt, by resolution, the fees, hours of operation and vehicle and parking rules for each county park.

The Palm Bay ramps follow city rules instead, since Goode Park and Pollak Park are City of Palm Bay facilities; the city directory lists (321) 952-3443 for both parks (City of Palm Bay). Last verified: October 12, 2026, on the Brevard County, Town of Grant-Valkaria and City of Palm Bay websites.