Boat Rentals in Tampa, FL
United States · Florida
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Run boats in Tampa? List them →Where people go
Boat-accessible spots worth the run.
Beer Can Island
Island at Longboat Pass that draws dozens and sometimes hundreds of anchored boats on weekends.
Egmont Key
Island at the mouth of Tampa Bay, roughly a thirty-to-forty-five minute run from St. Pete Beach.
Fort De Soto
Park with protected beaches and boat-accessible shoreline at the south end of Pinellas.
Marinas & launch ramps
Where trips start.
Davis Islands
Ramp and marina minutes from downtown Tampa.
Harbour Island
Downtown Tampa marina on the Garrison Channel.
Local rules that apply
Verified against public sources. Conditions change — check posted signage on the water.
Tampa Bay speed zones
Tampa Bay carries more than 150 designated speed zones across roughly 2,200 square miles of navigable water. Violations draw fines from $50 to $500.
Do you need a licence?
Anyone born on or after January 1, 1988 must carry a Florida Boating Safety Education ID Card to operate a vessel powered by a motor of 10 horsepower or more. You are exempt if an adult 18 or older who holds the card is aboard and actively supervising your operation of the boat, not just riding along, if you hold an equivalent boating safety card from your home state, with photo ID, or if you pass the 25-question online exam for a temporary certificate valid for 90 days. Book a captained trip and the requirement does not apply to you at all, because the captain operates the boat, not you.
Checked against Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; s. 327.395, Florida Statutes. Source
When to go
March through May and September through November.