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SC: Steamboat Creek MM 497

Location: SC Steamboat Creek
Mile Marker: 497
Lat / Lon: N 32° 36.225' / W 080° 17.615'
Depth: 10 - 20 ft
Tide: 4 - 6 ft
Description:
The anchorage is 2 NM off the ICW. It is secluded anchorage and room for many boats. The holding is good and there's a public dock for pet relief nearby. Use Navionics SonarChart for anchoring. The NOAA charts are displaced in Lat and Long in this area. It's fun to go for a dinghy ride and explore the farther areas of the creek. it's all beautiful.

4.50

(4)

4.50 out of 5 stars

Holding:

4.75

Excellent

Wind Protection:

3.00

Low lying land, not protected from wind

Current Flow:

3.00

0 to 1.5 kts

Wake Protection:

4.25

Good protection, occasional fishing boat will pass yby

Scenic Beauty:

4.75

Very pretty

Ease of Shopping:

1.00

None

Shore Access:

4.00

Public dinghy dock within 1000 ft

Pet Friendly:

4.00

Pets are fine, just pick up

Cell Service:

4.00

three bars Verizon

WiFi:

1.00

None

Review for SC: Steamboat Creek MM 497

Reviewed by: Capt Maria Langer, Do It Now, on Nov 25, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 32'
Draft: 2.5'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

4

Current Flow:

4

Wake Protection:

4

Scenic Beauty:

5

Shore Access:

5

Pet Friendly:

5

Cell Service:

4

Good holding in a quiet, scenic anchorage. Some fishing boats in the area. Easy access to shore at the nearby boat ramp dock; good for walking dogs. Boat ramp has litter and no garbage pails. (Could those two things be related?) Some bugs during out 11/19 stay.

I would stay there again.

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Review for SC: Steamboat Creek MM 497

Reviewed by: Ray Sirois, Shellerina, on Oct 18, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 39'
Draft: 4.0'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

4

Wind Protection:

2

Current Flow:

2

Wake Protection:

4

Scenic Beauty:

4

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

1

Pet Friendly:

1

Cell Service:

4

WiFi:

1

We stayed here for 3 nights this week in fair weather, and waiting for work schedule and tides to not conflict for the trip south through skinny waters to Beaufort SC. It was a great anchorage, not a lot of wake/traffic. Other's comments here are all true.

It is a "big" anchorage, so on a stormy night it could be a bumpy night.

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Review for SC: Steamboat Creek MM 497

Reviewed by: Janet Gannon on May 16, 2023
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 37'
Draft: 5.5'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

3

Wake Protection:

5

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

5

Pet Friendly:

5

Cell Service:

5

WiFi:

1

What a sweet place! We used navionics to find our way in and it's plenty deep. We noted on the chart that there are floating oyster pens but they are up on the shoal so there's no problem with them. We anchored near the dock, found a 15 foot spot on the shoal on the north side of the creek. The tide certainly was strong but not a problem. There is some protection from an east wind. Great dog access, we went for a long walk. Slept great after a long day.

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Review for SC: Steamboat Creek MM 497

Reviewed by: Robert Sherer on Jan 14, 2022
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 42'
Draft: 5.0'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

3

Wake Protection:

4

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

5

Pet Friendly:

5

Cell Service:

3

WiFi:

1

Steamboat creek is one of my favorite anchorages. It's a good place to wait for more tide you might need for Watts Cut. The dinghy dock is very handy for getting ashore.

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