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Moore Haven City Docks

A 300-foot city bulkhead on the west bank at Mile 78.5, half a mile below the lock, with power and water on the dock.

Caloosahatchee Canal at Moore HavenLast checked 22 Oct 2026
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waterway mile
78.5
feet of bulkhead
300
ft approach and dockside depth, as the city states it
6.0

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.

Rates and booking

Rates read 21 Oct 2026
Daily
$2.00 per ft

BookingThe city publishes no booking route for the docks; the number on the city's dock page is 863-946-0711.

Operator's rate page

Overview

Moore Haven City Docks are a fixed bulkhead, 300 feet of it, on the west side of the Caloosahatchee Canal at Mile 78.5 – just south of the highway bridge and about 0.5 mile south of the lock, as Coast Pilot 4 places it. The city runs them, charges $2.00 per foot a day, and takes VISA, MasterCard, cash or check.

There is water on the dock and electricity at 30 A and 50 A, with restrooms and showers ashore. The city park and waterpark are beside the docks, with grills, picnic tables, a tennis court and racquetball. Coast Pilot 4 adds that provisions can be obtained in the town, which has hotels, motels and restaurants.

The depth, and the datum nobody states

The city publishes 6.0 feet approach and 6.0 feet dockside. It does not say what that is measured from – not on the dock page and not elsewhere on the site – so the figure stands without a datum. Coast Pilot 4 reports 6 feet alongside the dock, but that reading is from 2004.

The chart datum in this reach is its own thing: from the lock here through the Caloosahatchee Canal to Ortona Lock, Coast Pilot 4 refers depths to a low water elevation 10.06 feet above mean sea level, not to a tidal datum. The depth that applies on the day is the one on the gauge at the lock, and the city answers on 863-946-0711.

Booking

The city publishes no booking route for the docks. The number on its dock page is 863-946-0711, and that is the way to ask whether there is room on the wall.

Facilities

  • Electricity on the dock30 A and 50 A
  • Water on the dockyes
  • Restroomsyes
  • Showersyes
  • Ashorecity park and waterpark, grills, picnic tables, tennis and racquetball
  • ProvisionsCoast Pilot 4: provisions can be obtained in the town, which has hotels, motels and restaurants

Good to know

  • A wall, not a marina. Three hundred feet of fixed city bulkhead with power and water on it – no slips, no fuel, no office hours published.
  • The city's depth carries no datum. 6.0 ft approach and dockside is what the city states; it names no reference level, so the figure cannot be compared with a charted depth.
  • The Coast Pilot reading is from 2004. Coast Pilot 4 reports 6 feet alongside the dock, reported in 2004. Nothing newer is published for this wall.

Questions

What does it cost to tie up at Moore Haven City Docks?

$2.00 per foot a day, paid by VISA, MasterCard, cash or check. The city publishes no booking route; the number on its dock page is 863-946-0711.

How deep is it at Moore Haven City Docks?

The city states 6.0 feet approach and 6.0 feet dockside but gives no datum for it. Coast Pilot 4 reports 6 feet alongside, reported in 2004. Depths change, and in this reach charted depths are referred to a low water elevation 10.06 feet above mean sea level rather than to a tidal datum – check the current chart and the gauge at the lock.

Where exactly are the Moore Haven City Docks?

At Mile 78.5, on the west side of the Caloosahatchee Canal just south of the highway bridge and about 0.5 mile south of the lock, as Coast Pilot 4 places them.

What is ashore at Moore Haven?

Restrooms and showers, and the city park and waterpark beside the docks with grills, picnic tables, a tennis court and racquetball. Coast Pilot 4 says provisions can be obtained in the town, which has hotels, motels and restaurants.

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.