Newfound Harbor - Picnic Island

• Location: Newfound Harbor, FL
• Mile Marker: 1215
• Lat / Lon: N 24° 38.277' / W 081° 23.741'
• Depth: 8 MLLW
• Tide: 1.5 ft
• Description:

  Follow the channel as shown in Aqua Map or your chartplotter for 5.2 MLLW at the shallowest spot on the way in. Once into the anchorage, the depth deepens to 7 to 8 MLLW. There is better weather protection from wave action than it appears due to the dampening action of the nearby shoals. 

  The island is a local favorite for pet owners, it's like a dog park where pets can run free. It was devastated by the last hurricane but the island is still there. 

   

  NOTE: Per Florida Statute 327.4109

  The owner or operator of a vessel or floating structure may not anchor or moor such that the nearest approach of the anchored or moored vessel or floating structure is:

  1. Within 150 feet of any marina, boat ramp, boatyard, or other vessel launching or loading facility;
  2. Within 300 feet of a superyacht repair facility. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "superyacht repair facility" means a facility that services or repairs a yacht with a water line of 120 feet or more in length; or
  3. Within 100 feet outward from the marked boundary of a public mooring field or a lesser distance if approved by the commission upon request of a local government within which the mooring field is located. The commission may adopt rules to implement this subparagraph.