15. Julington Creek Anchorage Lat.Lon: near 30 07.755 North/081 38.068 West
Location: will be found on the centerline of Julington Creek, west of the charted 15-foot fixed bridge
Minimum Depth: 5 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 55 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: fair, wide open to western and eastern winds
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16. Cunningham Creek Cove Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 30 05.664 North/081 38.446 West
Location: lies west of the entrance to Cunningham Creek, and well east of the St. John’s flashing daybeacon #15
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: unlimited
Foul Weather Shelter: poor, wide open to western, northwestern and southwestern winds
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17. Black Creek Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 30 03.219 North/081 43.305 West
Location: Black Creek lies well west of the St. John’s flashing daybeacon #17A
Minimum Depth: 8 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent, great foul weather hidey hole
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Special Comment: your vessel must be able to clear a 30 foot fixed bridge to access this anchorage
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18. Florence Cove Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 29 59.139 North/081 35.076 West
Location: found southeast of the Shands – Green Cove Springs bridge and well east of flashing daybeacon #22
Minimum Depth: 5-feet
Swing Room: unlimited
Foul Weather Shelter: fair to good, but open to western and southwestern winds
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19. Colee Cove – Pacetti PointAnchorage
Lat/Lon: 29 56.772 North/081 34.902 West
Location: lies well east of flashing daybeacon #24, and south of charted Pacetti Point
Minimum Depth: 8 feet
Swing Room: unlimited
Foul Weather Shelter: fair, but open to western, southern and southwestern winds
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The submerged piling shown on chart is still there and SOLID.
N29 56.569 W81 35.079
ALSO—- The row of pilings shown in bottom of cove (east) many are still there and solid!!
20. Colee Cove Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 29 56.248 North/081 34.433 West Loction: lies well east of flashing daybeacon #24
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: unlimited
Foul Weather Shelter: poor, sheltered only from eastern, northeastern and southeastern winds
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WARNING – Many of the piling shown it the bottom (EAST) of Collee cove are still there and SOLID!!!
N29 56.392 W81 34.463
21. Rice Creek Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 29 41.991 North/081 39.938 West
Location: found on the waters of Rice Creek, west of the charted 45-foot fixed bridge, and north of the small, charted island which bisects the stream
Minimum Depth: 6-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 34 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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22. Cow Creek Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 29 40.458 North/081 37.540 West
Location: lies off the easterly banks of the St. Johns River, north of unlighted daybeacon #43
Minimum Depth: 8-feet
Swing Room: unlimited
Foul Weather Shelter: poor, fair weather and light air anchorage only
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23. Carman Cove Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 29 39.185 North/081 36.702 West
Location: will be discovered on the centerline of Carman Cove, east-northeast of flashing daybeacon #48
Minimum Depth: 5-feet
Swing Room: unlimited
Foul Weather Shelter: fair, but strong western and southwestern winds would be a problem
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24. Porters Cove Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 29 37.128 North/081 35.979 West
Location: found off the west banks of the St. Johns River, south-southwest of flashing daybeacon #11
Minimum Depth: 8 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: good
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25. Dunns Creek Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 29 34.904 North/081 37.664 West
Location: found on the centerline of Dunn Creek, abeam of its intersection with Murphy Creek
Minimum Depth: 5-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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26. Murphy Creek Eastern Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 29 35.006 North/081 38.125 West
Location: lies on the centerline of Murphy Creek, south of this stream’s first hairpin turn, south of charted Polly Creek; eastern mouth of Murphy Creek intersects Dunn Creek (see above) near the latter stream’s northern mouth
Minimum Depth: 5 feet, but typical 7-20 foot soundings
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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27. Murphy Creek – Murphy Island Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 29 35.056 North/081 39.524 West
Location: will be found between the charted “13” and “10” foot charted soundings, south of Murphy Island, just short of the creek’s sharp turn to the south, southeast; eastern mouth of Murphy Creek intersects Dunn Creek (see above) near the latter stream’s northern mouth
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
Rating: three anchorages
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28. Browns Landing Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 29 35.689 North/081 38.263 West
Location: lies off the northern banks of the St. Johns River, west-northwest of flashing daybeacon #16
Minimum Depth: 8-feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 55 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: good in all but strong northwesterly winds
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29. Seven Sisters Anchorages Various Lat/Lons:
29 34.857 North/081 40.749 West (northern anchorage)
29 34.299 North/081 41.007 West (anchorage west of Barrentine Creek)
29 34.240 North/081 41.169 West (anchorage north of Trout Creek)
Location: the Seven Sisters islands lie south of Buffalo Bluff and southeast of flashing daybeacon #29
Minimum Depth: 8-feet, though you can wander into 2 to 3 feet of water; use a GPS chartplotter while navigating these waters
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 38 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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30. Stokes Island Loop Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 29 34.308 North/081 41.899 West
Location: found at the rear of the loop stream that enters the St. Johns near flashing daybeacon #31
Minimum Depth: 7 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: very good in all but strong southern winds
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31. Turkey Island Northern Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 29 30.099 North/081 40.690 West
Location: sandwiched between the St. John’s easterly banks and two small islets, south of flashing daybeacon #42
Minimum Depth: 10+ feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: good
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32. Turkey Island Southern Anchorage
Lat/Lon: 29 29.682 North/081 40.703 West
Location: sandwiched between the St. John’s easterly banks and southeastern tip of Turkey Island, east of flashing daybeacon #454
Minimum Depth: 10+ feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 48 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: excellent
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33. Beecher Point Anchorage
Lat/Lon: near 29 27.855 North/081 40.934 West
Location: lies east-northeast of flashing daybeacon #53
Minimum Depth: 6 feet
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: fair, open to southern and southeastern winds; best used when northern or northeastern winds are blowing
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Comments from Cruisers (1)
Just had to share our current anchorage with you, what a fun stop! We are currently anchored in Julington Creek which is about 15 miles south of downtown JAX on the east bank. I will warn you that the holding here is “soupy” at best, we actually put out both the CQR & the Danforth. We have only had 5 to 10 mph west winds so the chain on the CQR has just laid on the bottom, we would only come back here in setteled weather. We are anchored in about 7′ of water, about 300 yards west of the marina, between the sailboats. The reason for mentioning anchoring in the sailboats is that it’s the quietest area for boat traffic, I would not anchor south of the sailboats because that’s the area the boats use to get in & out of the marina, day or night. I guess a person could tie up at the marina but I don’t have info on their operation??
On the north bank just west of the marina is a public launch ramp with a dock which would be a great place to potty the dogs. Now for the funky part………………….
There is restaurant called Clark’s Fish Camp http://www.clarksfishcamp.com which is on up the river about a mile from the anchorage, take the left fork and you will see Clark’s on your left. What a great place to eat and drink killer Bloody Mary’s, see the menu on their website. See the attached photo I’ve included of the prime rib they serve, it’s HUGE.
I have also included fellow cruisers who might be headed this way so they know to visit if they get in the neighborhood. It would also be a quick drive from downtown JAX if one had a car!
The water gets pretty skinny getting in here but it’s WELL worth the effort!
Brenda & Todd Lanning
M/V Life’s2Short
40′ Oceania