Doctors Lake Anchorages (St. Johns River, south of Jacksonville)

On 7/17/08, as part of a “St. Johns River Wish List,” I posed the following question:

11. Doctors Inlet, crossed by a fixed 37 foot bridge, makes into the St. Johns western shores south of Orange Point. Before passing under the Doctors Inlet bridge, Whitney’s Marine will be visible just to the south. Anyone stayed at Whiteneys lately? What did you find? For those that can clear the 37-foot bridge, the body of water body beyond, known as Doctors Lake, offers some wonderful anchorage. Who has dropped the hook here? Did you visit the fish camp style restaurant on Swimming Pen Creek? How was the food?

Responses follow:

For my taste, Mill Cove in Doctors Lake is the best anchorage on the Lake. Have not tried to tie up at Whitey’s Restaurant in years. Last stopped via car. This the once enjoyable restaurant has turned in to a heavy drinking noisy crowd from its former self.
Les Rothman .