- Shelter
- N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- Seabed
- mud
- Anchoring
- Allowed
Anchorage and county mooring field on the south side of the Rickenbacker Causeway, off Key Biscayne in Biscayne Bay, Florida.
Guide
Approach and anchoring
All-round shelter from the surrounding shores and the causeway. Sailing yachts must pass under the causeway bridge to reach it, while shallow-draught craft can come in from Bear Cut. Holding is in mud.
Practical
Crandon Park Marina lies about 2.6 NM north for fuel, water and provisions, monitoring VHF 16 and working channel 68. The marina sits at the northern end of Key Biscayne off Crandon Boulevard.
Ashore
Crandon Park, an 808-acre county park on the northern part of Key Biscayne, has a long sandy beach, a nature centre and picnic shelters, reached from the marina end of the basin.
Key facts
- Type
- Anchorage
- Coordinates
- 25.68266, -80.16945 (25°40.96'N 80°10.17'W)
- Country
- United States
- Shelter
- Sheltered from north, north-east, east, south-east, south, south-west, west, north-west winds
- Seabed
- mud
- Anchoring
- Allowed
- Updated
- July 7, 2026
Getting there
South Basin lies at 25°40.96'N 80°10.17'W, that is 25.68266, -80.16945 in decimal degrees.
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Which winds is South Basin sheltered from?
South Basin is sheltered from north, north-east, east, south-east, south, south-west, west, north-west winds.
Can you anchor at South Basin?
Yes, anchoring is allowed at South Basin.
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