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Jensen Beach Mooring Field

A county mooring field in the Indian River Lagoon off the Jensen Beach Causeway, with showers, laundry and a dinghy dock ashore.

Jensen Beach · Indian River Lagoon27°15.000′ N · 080°13.200′ W (as the county prints it, to two decimal places)Last checked 22 Oct 2026
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Mooringspage conflicts
the county calls it a 43-vessel facility, but warns off buoys #50 to #56
Vessels up to
50 ft
Average depth at low tide (no datum named)
7 1/2 ft

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 22 Oct 2026
Daily
$30.00 + tax
Weekly
$180.00 + tax
Monthly
$400.00 + tax
Cancellation recovery charge
$10.00
one-time
Cancellation, monthly or long-term
a 20% fee on top
15 days' notice
Laundry
$2.00 a washer load
$1.50 a dryer load, quarters only

CancellingA daily reservation must be cancelled 24 hours before noon on the arrival date, a weekly one 5 days before, a monthly or long-term one 15 days before. Late arrivals and early departures are not eligible for a refund.

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Overview

Martin County's mooring field in the Indian River Lagoon lies off the Jensen Beach Causeway. The county calls it a 43-vessel facility and takes vessels up to 50 ft, on steel helix anchors with Helmken StormSoft upline buoy systems. The harbormaster answers on VHF channel 16, and reservations go through (772) 320-3184.

Ashore there are restrooms and showers, a laundry with washers and dryers that take quarters only, a dinghy dock, parking and a boat ramp nearby. Dinghies are made fast on one line, not side-tied.

What the county says about the water

Two figures, and neither carries a datum. The field's page gives an average depth at low tide of 7 1/2 ft; the county's overview of the same field says 8 ft. Both are the county's own numbers, not soundings, and nothing says which surface they are measured from.

Between the field and the waterway the county warns of shoaling as shallow as 5 feet during extremely low tide. For a boat drawing more than 4 ft it recommends leaving the waterway south of channel marker R 220 and heading west 30 to 40 feet before turning north into the field. And it advises vessels that draw more water not to book buoys #50 to #56 — seven of the buoys in a field it calls a 43-vessel facility.

What it costs

A mooring is $30.00 plus tax a day, $180.00 plus tax a week or $400.00 plus tax a month. The laundry is separate: $2.00 a washer load and $1.50 a dryer load, in quarters.

Cancelling is not free. There is a one-time recovery charge of $10.00, and a monthly or long-term booking carries a 20% fee on top. The notice periods differ by the booking: a daily reservation is cancelled 24 hours before noon on the arrival date, a weekly one 5 days before, a monthly or long-term one 15 days before. Late arrivals and early departures are not eligible for a refund.

Insurance, and what counts as living aboard

The county sets insurance minimums by length: $300,000 per occurrence for vessels 40 ft and under, $500,000 for 41 ft to 50 ft. Fifty feet is the maximum length allowed. A stay of 30 days or more also needs proof of registration and Martin County named as an additional insured.

A vessel counts as a liveaboard once it is inhabited for any five consecutive days, or ten days within a 30-day period. That status is limited to not more than six months within a 12-month period.

Facilities

  • Restrooms and showersashore
  • Laundrywashers and dryers, quarters only
  • Dinghy dockon site
  • Pump-outweekly; request it the day before on 772-260-8326
  • Pump-out boatTuesday mornings, usually before 11 a.m.
  • Parkingon site
  • Boat rampaccess nearby

Good to know

  • Two depth figures, no datum: the field's page says 7 1/2 ft at low tide, the county's overview says 8 ft, and neither names the surface it is measured from.
  • Buoys #50 to #56: the county advises vessels that draw more water not to book them.
  • Quarters only: the laundry takes nothing else — $2.00 a washer load, $1.50 a dryer load.
  • The pump-out boat: Tuesday mornings, usually before 11 a.m.; a weekly pump-out is requested the day before on 772-260-8326.
  • Cancelling costs: a one-time $10.00 recovery charge, and 20% on top for a monthly or long-term booking, with 15 days' notice.

Questions

What does a mooring at Jensen Beach cost?

$30.00 plus tax a day, $180.00 plus tax a week and $400.00 plus tax a month. Cancelling carries a one-time $10.00 recovery charge, and a monthly or long-term booking 20% on top with 15 days' notice.

How deep is the Jensen Beach Mooring Field?

Martin County publishes an average depth at low tide of 7 1/2 ft on the field's page and 8 ft in its overview, and names no datum with either. It also warns that the water between the field and the waterway shoals to as shallow as 5 feet during extremely low tide. These are the county's figures, not soundings.

How big a boat does the Jensen Beach Mooring Field take?

Up to 50 ft, which is also the maximum length allowed. Insurance is $300,000 per occurrence for vessels 40 ft and under and $500,000 for 41 ft to 50 ft.

When does a boat count as a liveaboard here?

When it is inhabited for any five consecutive days, or ten days within a 30-day period. Liveaboard status is limited to not more than six months within a 12-month period.

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.