Robert J. Strickland Memorial Park is the Hudson Beach park on the Gulf channel. The current Pasco directory confirms the park and sunrise-to-sunset hours, but its launch-specific page returns unavailable and does not confirm current launch usability, parking, or facilities. A 2024 county schedule documented a ten dollar daily boat-trailer parking and launch fee without clarifying non-trailered paddlecraft, and a facilities inventory last modified in 2018 documented restrooms; both are expired evidence. Verify the launch and current fee before relying on them, and expect powerboat traffic if access is confirmed.
Where do I park, and is it free?
- Cost
- Current paddlecraft fee unknown
- Parking
- Unknown
- Restrooms
- Current availability unverified (checked 2026-08-21)
- Dogs
- Not allowed
The current Pasco directory lists Robert J. Strickland Memorial Park and sunrise-to-sunset hours, but its launch-specific page is unavailable. A 2024 fee schedule documented a 10 dollar boat-trailer parking and launch charge without clarifying non-trailered paddlecraft, and a 2018 facilities inventory documented restrooms; both are expired. Verify launch access and current fees before relying on them.
Access sources: pascocountyfl.net (checked August 21, 2026), pascocountyfl.gov (checked August 21, 2026), cms1files.revize.com (checked August 21, 2026).
How clear is the water?
Channel water at the ramp, opens to the Gulf.
What will I see?
- Dolphins along the channel and the near flats
- Manatees in the warmer channel and canal water through the cold months
- Snook and redfish near the channel, trout and sheepshead on the flats and structure
What's the fishing like?
Channel and Gulf: snook and redfish near the channel, trout and sheepshead on the flats and structure offshore.
How do I share the water here?
The grass flats off the channel are seagrass and the nursery for most of the fish people come here to catch, and they scar in a single careless pass. On a low tide stay in the marked channel and step off onto sand rather than grass, and if you are sharing the launch with motorboats, give them and the shallows room.
See how it scores before you drive out.
Check Strickland Memorial on the live map