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Below, you will discover our COMPLETE listing of Eastern Florida anchorages, arranged in a rough, north to south, geographic format. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO NARROW YOUR SELECTION of EF Anchorages to those in a specific geographic sub-region, locate the RED, vertically stacked menu, on the right side of this, and all Cruisers’ Net pages. Click on “Eastern Florida.” A drop down menu will appear, with a blue background, Now, click on “EF Anchorages.” A sub-drop-down menu will now appear. The first selection is “All Eastern Florida Anchorages,” which is where you are now. Below this selection, however, you will find listed 12 Eastern Florida geographic sub-regions. Select your waters of interest, and after clicking on your choice, a list of EF anchorages will appear, confined to the sub-region you have picked!

Fernandina Beach Waterfront Mooring Field
Statute Mile: 716.5
Lat/Lon: near 30 40.204 North/081 28.147 West
Location: just off the Fernandina Beach waterfront and hard by flashing daybeacon #12
Minimum Depth: 6 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Protection: Fair, wide open to southwestern and, to a lesser extent, northeastern breezes

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Bells River Anchorages
Statute Mile: 716.5
Lat/Lon:
30 40.700 North/081 28.777 West (downstream anchorage, just north of intersection with Lanceford Creek)
30 41.366 North/081 29.084 West (anchorage short of river’s turn to the west – after passing through this turn, the river splits)
30 41.316 North/081 29.581 West (anchorage on western fork of Bells River, east of charted Tiger Basin)
Location: these anchorages are located along the splintered course of Bells River – this stream intersects the ICW abeam of the Fernandina Beach waterfront, hard by flashing buoy #10
Minimum Depth: 7 feet in the unmarked channel
Swing Room:
sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet in downstream anchorage
sufficient room for vessels as large as 42 feet in anchorage short of river’s turn to the west
sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet in anchorage on western fork of Bells River, east of charted Tiger Basin
Foul Weather Protection: Fair in downstream anchorage – open to northern winds; Good in both upstream anchorages

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Waterway Anchorage
Statute Mile: 718.5
Lat/Lon: near 30 39.623 North/081 29.160 West
Location: south of flashing daybeacon #1, just off the western shoreline of the combined track of the Amelia River and the ICW
Minimum Depth: 6 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 55 feet
Foul Weather Protection: Fair to poor, particularly open to southern winds

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Jackson Creek Anchorage
Statute Mile: 719.5
Lat/Lon: near 30 38.700 North/081 29.014 West
Location: off from the Waterway’s eastern banks just south of flashing daybeacon #3
Minimum Depth: 6 feet BUT channel is MUCH narrower than appears to be the case at high tide
Swing Room: sufficient room ONLY for vessels as large as 32 feet
Foul Weather Protection: Fair

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Upper Amelia River Anchorage
Statute Mile: 720
Lat/Lon: near 30 38.367 North/081 29.697 West
Location: on the waters of upper Amelia River, which intersects the ICW southwest of flashing daybeacon #7
Minimum Depth: 7 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Protection: Good, except in unusually strong eastern and northeastern winds

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Alligator Creek Anchorage
Statute Mile: 726
Lat/Lon:
30 34.491 North/081 28.288 West (anchorage south of intersection with Alligator Creek
30 34.690 North/081 28.127 West (anchorage northeast of intersection with Alligator Creek)
Location: entrance lies north-northeast of the ICW’s unlighted daybeacon #36
Minimum Depth: 6 ½ feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Protection: Fair to good, but open to southwestern and northeastern winds

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Fort George River Anchorage
Statute Mile: 735
Lat/Lon: near 30 26.460 North/081 26.285 West
Location: lies just west of unlighted daybeacon #5 – the westerly entrance to Fort George River, from the ICW, lies east-southeast of flashing daybeacon #72
Minimum Depth: 6 feet minimum in the channel
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels only as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Protection: Fair, except with strong eastern winds in the offing

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One and Only Anchorage
Statute Mile: 744
Lat/Lon: near 30 19.709 North/081 26.212 West
Location: south of unlighted daybeacon #15, and just north of the San Pablo Bridge
Minimum Depth: 10 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Protection: Very good

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Pine Island Loop Anchorage
Statute Mile: 765
Lat/Lon: near 30 03.059 North/081 21.951 WestLocation: south of unlighted daybeacon #25, off the eastern banks of the Waterway
Minimum Depth: 7-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 48 feet
Foul Weather Protection: Good, except during strong eastern and northeastern winds

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Shell Bluff Anchorage
Statute Mile: 767.5
Lat/Lon: near 30 01.342 North/081 20.977 West
Location: north-northwest of flashing daybeacon #35
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room:
Foul Weather Protection: Fair to poor; sheltered only from eastern and northeastern winds

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Open Anchorages
Statute Mile: 769
Lat/Lon:
29 59.782 North/081 19.872 West (anchorage east of flashing daybeacon #44)
30 00.061 North/081 20.229 West (anchorage east, northeast of flashing daybeacon #41)
Location: off the easterly flank of the ICW, between flashing daybeacons #41 and #44
Minimum Depth: 8-feet, but unmarked shoals abound; use of a GPS chartplotter is recommended to safely access anchorage east, northeast of flashing daybeacon #41
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet
Foul Weather Protection: Poor; fair weather anchorages only

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Guana River Anchorage
Statute Mile: 770.5
Lat/Lon: 29 59.611 North/081 19.302 West
Location: off the eastern side of the ICW, south of unlighted daybeacon #44A
Minimum Depth: 5-feet, but be advised that this is a navigationally difficult anchorage
Special Note: this anchorage is rife with unmarked shoals, and even the main channel is subject to shoaling
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet
Foul Weather Protection: Good

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Waterway Anchorage
Statute Mile: 775
Lat/Lon: near 29 55.628 North/081 18.247 West
Location: lies south-southeast of flashing daybeacon #55
Minimum Depth: 8-feet
Swing Room: virtually unlimited
Foul Weather Protection: Poor, fair weather anchorage only

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Salt Run Anchorages
Statute Mile: 776.5
Lat/Lon:
29 53,517 North/081 17.389 West (anchorage east of unlighted daybeacon #14)
29 53.363 North/081 17.177 West (anchorage south, southeast of unlighted daybeacon #15)
Location: on the waters of Salt Run, south-southeast of unlighted daybeacon #11
Minimum Depth: 5 ½ feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet
Foul Weather Protection: Fair to good, open to northerly blows

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St. Augustine City Northern Anchorage
Statute Mile: 778
Lat/Lon: near 29 53.776 North/081 18.587 West
Location: will be found north of the Bridge of Lions, along the westerly banks
Special Note: this long-popular anchorage was converted to a mooring field by the city of St. Augustine in the fall of 2010
Minimum Depth: 8-feet
Swing Room: only limited by other vessels swinging at anchor on these waters
Foul Weather Protection: Fair to Poor; wide open to northeasterly winds

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St. Augustine City Southern Anchorage
Statute Mile: 778.5
Lat/Lon: near 29 53.402 North/081 18.445 West
Location: along the Tolomato River’s western banks, south of the St. Augustine City Marina
Special Comment: BE SURE TO ANCHOR SOUTH OF A POINT ABEAM OF THE SANTA MARIA RESTAURANT AND DOCK; this long-popular anchorage was converted to a mooring field by the city of St. Augustine in the fall of 2010
Minimum Depth: 6 feet – typical 10-foot soundings
Swing Room: only limited by other vessels swinging at anchor on these waters
Foul Weather Protection: Fair; open to southern, northern and southeastern winds

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Emergency Anchorage
Statute Mile: 781
Lat/Lon: 29 50.994 North/081 18.258 West
Location: west and south of flashing daybeacon #18, and northeast and south of flashing daybeacon #31
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Special Note: an obstruction which covers at mid to high tide has been reported in the southern 1/2 of this anchorage. It is strongly recommended that you drop the hook north of a position abeam of marker #20
Swing Room: sufficient for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Protection: Poor; fair weather only anchorage

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South Channel Anchorage
Statute Mile: 843
Lat/Lon: near 29 03.557 North/080 54.846 West
Location: north-northeast of the ICW’s flashing daybeacon #19
Minimum Depth: 7-feet
Special Notice: shoaling at the intersection of South Channel and the AICW is now making successful entrance into this anchorage difficult, and these waters host strong tidal currents. We are downgrading our estimate of this overnight haven to “emergency only” status
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 55 feet
Foul Weather Protection: Poor; fair weather anchorage only

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Titusville Anchorage
Statute Mile: 879
Lat/Lon: near 28 37.310 North/080 48.211 West
Location: lies south of the Titusville harbor entrance channel
Minimum Depth: 4 ½ feet
Special Note: as of November, 2011, the city of Titusville has converted this anchorage to a mooring field
Swing Room: sufficient room for almost any size cruising craft
Foul Weather Protection: Poor, fair weather mooring field only

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