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Northeast Florida: Fernandina, St. Augustine and the Halifax River

The first hundred miles of Florida on the Intracoastal Waterway, from the Georgia line past the oldest city in the country to Ponce Inlet.

Last checked 22 Oct 20264 sources · 4 primary
Illustrated map of the northeast Florida coast, from Fernandina Beach and Amelia Island south past St. Augustine to Daytona Beach and Ponce Inlet, with the Intracoastal Waterway behind a chain of barrier islands and the Atlantic beyond. Every marked place links to its page.Amelia IslandSt. Johns RiverAtlantic OceanAnastasia IslandSt. AugustineDaytona BeachFernandinaMunicipal MarinaSan Marco & MenendezSalt RunHalifax Harbor
Illustration, not to scale – the pins mark places, not positions. Depths, seamarks and tides for the whole region are in the app.
4,000 ft
Alongside dockage at Fernandina Harbor Marina
three
Mooring fields the St. Augustine city marina serves
550
Slips at Halifax Harbor Marina, Daytona Beach
846.1
Intracoastal Waterway mile at New Smyrna Beach, the next stop south

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.

Places in this region

5 shownMooring fields →
Marina
Fernandina Beach · Amelia River
Fernandina Harbor Marina
  • Alongside dockage: 4,000 ft
Marina
St. Augustine · Matanzas River
St. Augustine Municipal Marina
  • Dockage for vessels: up to 200 ft
  • Mooring balls for vessels: up to 120 ft
Mooring field
St. Augustine · Matanzas River
San Marco & Menendez Moorings
  • Mooring balls for vessels: up to 120 ft
  • Monthly, transient: $620.00 on the rate sheet, $695.00 on the city's moorings pagepage conflicts
Mooring field
St. Augustine · Anastasia Island
Salt Run Moorings
  • Daily, transient: $20.00 on the rate sheet, $25.00 on the city's Salt Run pagepage conflicts
  • Water in the field: the city says the water tends to be much shallower
Marina
Daytona Beach · Halifax River
Halifax Harbor Marina
  • Slips: 550
  • Open to the public: 90%, first come, first served

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Sources & checks

Written by buoya editorial from the sources above. Every figure was checked against its source on 22 Oct 2026. Found something wrong? Report a correction.