The New Pass boat ramp at Big Hickory Island Preserve provides kayak and canoe access to Estero Bay and the Great Calusa Blueway paddling trail, located just south of the New Pass Bridge in Bonita Springs.

This primitive launch area allows paddlers to access the preserve's beaches, mangrove trails, and fishing areas, with a nearby primitive campground on Bowtie Island available for permitted circumnavigational paddlers only (free permit required in advance).