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Sigsbee anchoring area

A 35-acre designated anchoring area in the Gulf of America off Sigsbee Park, Key West, with a maximum vessel draft of 6 ft.

Dredgers Key · Key West24°35.322′ N · 081°46.342′ W (boundary point A of the rule)Last checked 21 Oct 2026
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Maximum vessel draft
6 ft
Area
35 acres
Size of the box
1,955 × 775 ft
Move after
90 days

Depths come from operators, the Coast Pilot, cruiser reports or a seabed model. This is not a nautical chart and does not tell you whether you will get through – use official charts and Local Notices to Mariners.

The area

Sigsbee Anchoring Limitation Area is a rectangle of 1,955 by 775 ft – 35 acres – in the Gulf of America north of Dredgers Key, where Naval Air Station Key West's Sigsbee Park lies ashore. The position above is boundary point A of the rule.

It is one of the seven areas FWC designated in Monroe County, under Fla. Admin. Code 68D-14.002(1)(b), in force since 3 October 2023.

What the designation means

The rule caps vessel draft here at 6 ft. That is a limit on the boat, not a statement about the water: 68D-14.003 leaves the depth under your keel to the operator. All of Monroe County is an anchoring limitation area, so a boat lying here has to move at least 0.5 nm, or into another designated area, after 90 days.

Our sources carry no soundings and no shelter report for this box. Read the depths off the current chart, and treat the 6 ft as what it is – the largest draft the rule allows, whatever the water does.

Good to know

  • Ashore: Sigsbee Park belongs to Naval Air Station Key West.
  • The box: 1,955 by 775 ft, which the rule puts at 35 acres.

Rules that apply here

  • Designated anchoring area: one of the seven anchoring areas FWC designated in Monroe County, in force since 3 October 2023.Fla. Admin. Code 68D-14.002(1)(b)
  • Maximum vessel draft: 6 ft. The rule sets a limit for the boat, and it leaves the water depth to the operator – it is not a sounding.Fla. Admin. Code 68D-14.003(1)(b)
  • 90-day rule: within an anchoring limitation area you must move at least 0.5 nm, or into another designated area, after 90 days.F.S. 327.4108

Questions

What draft is allowed in the Sigsbee anchoring area?

6 ft. Fla. Admin. Code 68D-14.003(1)(b) sets a maximum vessel draft for the area, and it leaves the water depth itself to the operator – the figure is a limit on the boat, not a sounding.

How big is the Sigsbee anchoring area?

35 acres, a rectangle of 1,955 by 775 ft in the Gulf of America north of Dredgers Key, with Naval Air Station Key West's Sigsbee Park ashore.

How long can I stay?

90 days, then you must move at least 0.5 nm under your own power or into another designated anchoring area. All of Monroe County is an anchoring limitation area.

Sources & checks

Written by buoya editorial from the sources above. Every figure was checked against its source on 21 Oct 2026. Found something wrong? Report a correction.