Florida Keys anchorages, Key Largo to Key West

13 places · Florida Keys

A hundred and twenty miles of reefs and islets between Florida Bay and the Gulf Stream. Rodriguez Key and Tarpon Basin at Key Largo, Islamorada and Indian Key, Boot Key Harbor at Marathon with its 226 city moorings, Bahia Honda and Newfound Harbor in the Lower Keys, then Key West and Fleming Key. Two to three metres of water everywhere and protected seagrass: anchor on sand, and watch the winter cold fronts that swing the wind north.

1. 1Anchorage· US·3.0

   Rodriguez Kay

   Anchorage off Rodriguez Key, a nearshore mangrove island in Hawk Channel just south of Key Largo, in the Florida Keys.

   25.0457, -80.4650See on the chart →
2. 2Anchorage· US·5.0

   Tarpon Basin

   Anchorage in Florida Bay on the bayside of Key Largo, Florida, west of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. Sand bottom.

   • Water

   25.1280, -80.4318See on the chart →
3. Baron Maddock
   3Harbour· Key Largo, US

   Key Largo Resorts Marina

   Resort marina at Key Largo in the Florida Keys, sheltered behind the reef line on the Atlantic side.

   • Up to 18 m

   25.0957, -80.4363See on the chart →
4. 4Harbour· Islamorada, US

   Safe Harbor Islamorada

   Small private marina on the Gulf side of Islamorada in the Florida Keys, set off Yellow Shark Channel.

   • Up to 16 m

   24.9089, -80.6481See on the chart →
5. Upstateherd
   5Anchorage· US·4.0

   Indian Key Anchorage

   Anchorage off Indian Key, an 11-acre historic island in the Florida Keys near Islamorada, lying just inside the Hawk Channel passage south-east of U.S. 1.

   • Water
   • Buoys

   24.8745, -80.6792See on the chart →
6. Direnzoa at English Wikipedia
   6Anchorage· US·4.3

   Boot Key

   Harbour on the south side of Marathon in the Florida Keys, the most protected anchorage in the city, set between Sister Creek and the Boot Key Bridge.

   • Water

   24.6954, -81.1199See on the chart →
7. Good Free Photos
   7Harbour· Marathon, US·5.0

   Marathon Marina & Boatyard

   Full-service marina and boatyard on Boot Key Channel in Marathon, the Florida Keys, with 123 berths for vessels up to 130 feet.

   • Up to 39 m

   24.7047, -81.1124See on the chart →
8. 8Anchorage· US·5.0

   Vaca Key Bight

   Anchorage in Vaca Key Bight on the bayside of Marathon in the Florida Keys, just north of Boot Key Harbor.

   24.7034, -81.0649See on the chart →
9. Giuseppe Milo
   9Anchorage· US·4.3

   Calusa Beach & Loggerhead Beach

   Anchorage off Calusa Beach and Loggerhead Beach at Bahia Honda State Park, in the lower Florida Keys.

   24.6575, -81.2800See on the chart →
10. Bohao Zhao
    10Harbour· US·5.0

    Key West Bight

    City-run marina in the Historic Seaport at the heart of Key West, Florida, on a twenty-acre waterfront.

    • Up to 12 m

    24.5620, -81.8013See on the chart →
11. 11Anchorage· US

    Nord Fleming Key

    Anchorage off the north end of Fleming Key, just outside Key West harbour in the lower Florida Keys.

    • Water
    • Buoys

    24.5821, -81.8018See on the chart →
12. 12Anchorage· US·4.5

    Long Kay

    Anchorage off Long Key in the Florida Keys, on a bottom of sand and weed. Sheltered from the south-east only.

    24.8270, -80.7997See on the chart →
13. 13Harbour· Key West, US·2.4

    Garrison Bight/ City Moorings

    Municipal marina and mooring field in Garrison Bight, on the north side of Key West between Fleming Key and Sigsbee Park, in the Lower Florida Keys.

    • Up to 15 m

    24.5806, -81.7839See on the chart →

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