Airboat Tours Near Lighthouse Point, FL

Canal City Meets the Canals of the Everglades

Lighthouse Point was built on water. The city's recorded history notes that most of it sits on canals dug in the 1950s and 1960s, which is how boating and fishing became a way of life here. It even takes its name from the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse just across the water in Hillsboro Beach.

The Everglades has canals too, but they do a different job. Out west, long straight canals run beside earthen levees that hold and move fresh water across the Water Conservation Areas, a managed piece of the original marsh. The South Florida Water Management District runs that system for flood control and water supply, and the canals have become rich wildlife corridors in their own right.

On a ride you use both worlds. The captain may run a stretch of canal along the levee, where turtles line the banks and alligators cruise the edges, then swing off into open sawgrass where the only channel is the one the boat makes. Then the engine goes quiet beside a tree island and you hear herons croak and fish break the surface.

For canal-front families, that contrast is half the fun of airboat tours. Lighthouse Point water leads to the ocean. This water leads, slowly, all the way south to Florida Bay.

How Far Is the Airboat Launch From Lighthouse Point?

From Lighthouse Point, the closest Aces launch is The Landing in Parkland. The usual route: west on Hillsboro Blvd or Sample Rd to US-441/SR-7, north to Loxahatchee Rd, then west to the end of the road.

• The Landing, Parkland: about 18 miles, roughly 35-45 minutes by car outside rush hour.
• Sawgrass Expressway at Atlantic Blvd: about 20 miles, roughly 30-40 minutes by car outside rush hour.

We also run trips from our Stub Canal launch on request; ask Captain Billy which ramp suits your group.

Times are measured from central Lighthouse Point and grow at rush hour and on event weekends. Captain Billy confirms the exact meeting spot, parking and what to bring when you text or call 561-660-2419. All three launches open onto the same wild, gator-rich northern Everglades, so pick whichever is easiest for your day. See every launch on our pickup locations page.

Planning Airboat Tours: Lighthouse Point to the Levee

The trip from Lighthouse Point is a drive west across north Broward, from the Intracoastal to the edge of the marsh. For airboat tours Lighthouse Point residents book most, The Landing is the usual launch: take Sample Road or Hillsboro Boulevard west to US-441, turn north to Loxahatchee Road and follow it west to the end of the road, at 15490 Loxahatchee Road in Parkland.

If you like the expressway, take Sample Road west to the Sawgrass Expressway and head south to our launch at the Atlantic Boulevard ramp. Real miles and drive times from the city are shown in the getting-here section below, so you can pick the launch that suits your morning.

Think of it like heading out to a fishing spot: an early start pays off. Water is calmest and wildlife is busiest in the first hours after sunrise, which makes a sunrise airboat tour a favorite with boating families. If you would rather sleep in, afternoon and sunset tours run too.

We do not run a shuttle. Most guests drive, and you do not need to trailer anything or bring gear unless you are fishing. Captain Billy confirms the meeting spot when you book, and our pickup locations page lists the launches.

Booking Captain to Captain

Boat people tend to like this part: you deal directly with the owner. Text or call Captain Billy at 561-660-2419 and talk it through the way you would with any captain. Every tour is a private boat, so the rate depends on your group, the boat and the ride length. Ask him for yours.

1. Tell him the date, how many are coming and whether anyone wants to fish.
2. He picks the boat, from a 2-passenger airboat for two to the 15-passenger group boat for a crowd from the marina.
3. He confirms the launch and the time, and you meet him at the ramp.

Every seat on our boats is a front-row seat, so nobody gets stuck in the back. Hearing protection is handed out on every ride, and guests of all ages are welcome. Want to bring the whole dock party? See group airboat tours.

We hold a 4.9-star Google rating; read what guests say on our reviews page. For anyone who has spent years on salt water, airboat tours Lighthouse Point neighbors take with Aces are a fresh look at boating itself.