Brasher Park
North coast launch
Brasher Park is a north-coast kayak and paddleboard launch, free to park.
Brasher Park is a free waterfront carry-launch on Millers Bayou, just up from where the Cotee empties into the Gulf. It is a hand launch over very shallow flats, which is the first thing to know: at low tide you will be walking your board out across skinny water before it floats, so plan around the tide or you will earn the launch on foot. The bayou and the near flats are calm and protected, good for a quiet local paddle, but it is not a scenic showpiece, especially right now. The 2024 storms hit this little park hard, the old structures were torn down, and as of early 2026 it is portable toilets only while the county works through repairs. Come for an easy, uncrowded put-in on a higher tide, not for the amenities.
Where do I park, and is it free?
- Cost
- Free
- Parking
- Limited
- Restrooms
- portable
Free waterfront carry-launch. Storm-damaged; porta-potties only as of early 2026.
How clear is the water?
Very shallow flats, skinny at low tide.
What will I see?
- Wading birds and herons working the shallow flats and the bayou edge
- Manatees move into the warmer bayou and canal water in the cold months
- Redfish and trout on the flats, snook back in the bayou
What's the fishing like?
Shallow flats and bayou: redfish and trout on the flats, snook in the bayou. Plan around the tide.
How do I share the water here?
These flats are seagrass and they sit in inches of water at low tide, so a dragged fin or a walked board tears them up fast. Time your launch for higher water, step off onto sand or the ramp rather than the grass, and give the wading birds feeding on the flats a wide, slow berth.