Region guide · 7 places
Florida Keys: harbors, anchorages and the Hawk Channel
From Key Largo to the Dry Tortugas: 226 city moorings in Boot Key Harbor, 149 in Garrison Bight, seven designated anchoring areas – and a new permit for long stays at anchor since January 2026.
144
NOAA chart cells read for the app
123
depth tiles for offline use
180
tide stations
320
fairway objects
Places in the Florida Keys
Marina
Key West · Historic Seaport
Key West Bight Marina
- From the sea (buoya route): 2.3 nm
- Shallowest on that route: 3.6 m · 11.8 ft
Mooring field
Key West · north side
Garrison Bight
- City moorings: 149
- Mooring per night: $25.64 incl. tax
Anchorage
Key West · Man of War Harbor
Wisteria Island
- Depth south-east: 7–10 ft
- Holding: good; rock and mud
Mooring field
Marathon · Middle Keys
Boot Key Harbor
- City moorings: 226
- Mooring per day: $25 + tax
Anchorage
Bahia Honda Key · Lower Keys
Bahia Honda anchorage
- Depth: 6–8 ft
- Bottom: thin sand on rock
Anchorage
Key Largo · Upper Keys
Rodriguez Key
- Depth: 8–12 ft
- Bottom: grassy sand
Anchorage
Dry Tortugas National Park
Garden Key, Dry Tortugas
- Overnight anchoring: sand, within 1 nm of the light
- Park fee: $15 per person 16+
Passages buoya has computed
For 2.30 m (7.5 ft) draft| Passage | Distance | Shallowest on route |
|---|---|---|
| Key West: sea → harbor | 2.3 nm | 3.6 m |
| Key West → Dry Tortugas | 59.2 nm | 3.6 m |
| Key West → Carysfort (all of Hawk Channel) | 102.8 nm | 3.6 m |
| Carysfort → Miami | 34.8 nm | 5.4 m |
Routes are computed by buoya on a seabed model and rounded to the safe side. This is not a nautical chart and does not tell you whether you will get through – use official charts and Local Notices to Mariners.
From the magazine
Take the Florida Keys offline.
Depths, seamarks, tides and wind for the whole region on your phone – plan a passage here, sail it without signal.
Sources & checks
- buoya data pipeline – NOAA ENC import for the Florida Keys · 21 Oct 2026buoya model
- buoya route model – passages at 2.30 m draft · 21 Oct 2026buoya model
- Florida Statutes 327.4108 (2026)
- Florida Statutes 327.4111 – Long-term anchoring permit (2026)
- City of Key West – Mooring field · 21 Oct 2026
- City of Marathon – Anchorage areas · 21 Oct 2026
- Fla. Admin. Code 68D-14 – Monroe County anchoring areas · 3 Oct 2023
Written by buoya editorial from the sources above. Every figure was checked against its source on 21 Oct 2026.