Three Rooker Bar

• Location: St. Joseph Sound
• Mile Marker: Mile 143 - GIWW
• Lat / Lon: N 28° 07.585' / W 082° 49.850'
• Depth: 4-8 Feet
• Description:

  Enter around the north end of the bar, dropping anchor in the crescent near the beach in 4- to 8-foot depths over a soft mud bottom. Use the depth sounder and line-of-sight navigation, avoiding the white sand bars that run out from the beach. On holiday weekends, this normally placid anchorage becomes a maelstrom of activity, with jet skis, small outboards and a floating hamburger stand all vying for space.

  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.