Outback Crab Shack – Six Mile Creek – St. Johns River
Outback Crab Shack – Six Mile Creek – St. Johns River
Does anyone know where the "Outback Crab Shack," referred to in Catian Dave's note below, is located? I'm not familiar with it, but it sounds as if it would be well worth finding!!!!
Subject: Outback Crab Shack
Cruising News: Please include the "outback crab shack" in your places to eat off the St. Johns. Really good food at a great price, and the longest dock i have ever seen. A good side trip in with decent depths.
I visited several years ago, but forget the exact location. Somewhere near Green Cove Springs, by land it has a St. Augustine adress.
Dave Chili
And, as usual the cruising community has responded in a big way!
From a little research Outback Crab Shack is on Six Mile Creek, bear approx. 100 degrees from red flashing #22. 1,500 ft dock, 15' depth at dock, some shoaling at entry to creek from Parmo bay, entry to creek is way back in bay.
Dave Chili
Subject: outback crab shack
Cruising News: For Outback Crab Shack; by car take Rte 16 (N. St. Aug) from I 95 West; road T's off at the end and make left on Rte 13 DO NOT cross bridge to Green Cove Springs. Make right into their lot just before first bridge.Go slow as you approach this bridge and go in regardless of what you might think!
Les Glaser
Subject: Outback Crab Shack
Cruising News: Outback Crab Shack is located on 6 Mile Creek which is inside Palmo Cove about 8 miles South of Green Cove Springs on the East side of the St. John River. Unfortunately for sailors the location is also South of the Shands Bridge which has about a 42' clearance.
Jim Schofield
S/V Almost Heaven
Solomons, MD
Claiborne:
It is located on Sixmile Creek, which feeds into Palmo Cove on the eastern shore of the river just South of the Shands Bridge at Green Cove Springs (across the river from Red #22). The restaurant is on the Northeastern shore of the creek, just before the charted fixed bridge (vert cl 12 ft.) and has a 1500 foot floating face dock.
Although we frequently anchor in Palmo Cove ( 6-8 ft., mud bottom with fair holding with a CQR, use the chart to avoid the 3 foot shoal extending south of Jack Wright Island), we have only taken the dinghy up Sixmile Creek. However, we have seen fairly large boats at the restaurant dock and 36-40 foot trawlers (4 foot draft?) exiting the creek — the chart indicates a 5 foot shoal at the entrance, then quickly deepening as you get into the creek. We had lunch at the Crabshack 5-6 years ago — my memory is of a large place with extensive outdoor deck seating at umbrella-covered tables with good hamburgers and cold beer. The creek itself is a pretty piece of Floridiana — running through uninhabited cypress swamp full of birds and gators.
Hope this helps — let me know if you need anything further.
Randall
Claiborne;
Is your poster referring to the Outback Crab shack on Six-mile creek off of Palmo Cove? (St. Johns River). Sterling Kennedy's probably there now as it's a free dock with a good bar. That's why I always stop there!
Donovan Vezin, MVEOS
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