Florida – East Coast Pilot Notes
Note: The Fort Jefferson East Channel has dock at Fort Jefferson. There is no over-
shoaled over and is closed to navigation. Do night dockage.
not attempt to pass between Bush Key and Anchorage: Primary anchorage is SE of
Garden Key. The daymarks for this channel Garden Key, off the coaling docks, if there’s
have been replaced with danger marks. room. The dinghy beach on Garden Key is
Waypoints
adjacent to the NPS dock. Anchoring in or
Dry Tortugas Southeast Channel Light 1
damaging coral is prohibited. Be alert for
seaplanes near the fort, which use the adja-
24 35.6N, 82 52.4W Fl G, 2.5s 3M
cent waters for takeoffs and landings. The
SG on dolphin. 19ft.
secondary anchorage, Bird Key, is a bit far-
Lighted Buoy 2
ther away from the fort and somewhat more
exposed to wind and wave. It is accessible
24 37.38N, 82 49.76W Fl R 4s 3M Red
through a marked channel to the SW of Gar-
Iowa Rock Light 3
den Key. Park regulations prohibit anchoring
at night, more than 1nm from Garden Key.
24 38.3N, 82 51.7W Fl G 4s 4M
The park is littered with hundreds of wrecks.
SG on dolphin. 16ft.
Fuel: None.
Harbormaster: The National Park Service
Supplies: None.
VHF 16.
Services: None. No fresh water. No trash
Dockage/Moorings: Temporary landings
service; visitors are responsible for removing
may be made at the National Park Service
their own refuse.
170