Boating, Fishing, and Travel Information for Flamingo, Florida Bay, FL

A marina on the west side of the canal just below the dam at Flamingo has berths with electricity, water, ice, and limited marine supplies. Gasoline, diesel fuel, and launching ramps are available on either side of the dam.
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Flamingo, on the north side of Florida Bay about 9 miles east of East Cape (25°07’N., 81°05’W.), is a visitors center in Everglades National Park. A 300-foot tower and an 86-foot standpipe about 0.3 mile northeast of the visitors center are prominent.
A dredged channel leads from the bay to the entrance to Buttonwood (Flamingo) Canal. The reported controlling depth was 4½ feet in 1982. A dam blocks the canal about 200 yards above the entrance. Passage around the dam to allow vessels to proceed to Whitewater Bay is provided by boat ramps and by an 8-ton sling hoist that can handle craft to 26 feet with 10-foot beam. A highway bridge about 0.5 mile above the entrance to the canal has a 45-foot fixed span with a clearance of 10 feet.
A 5 mph-no wake speed limit is enforced in the canal.