Lake Boca Raton Anchorage
Lake Boca Raton Anchorage
Statute Mile: 1048
Lat/Lon: near 26 20.776 North/080 04.352 West
Location: found on the northeastern section of Lake Boca Raton, enter this anchorage just NORTH of marker #65
Minimum Depth: 6-feet, but entrance channel can be tricky
Special Comment: Length of anchorage may be restricted by local regulations on these waters
Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 45 feet
Foul Weather Shelter: Good
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Comments from Cruisers (6)
hi, i saw your reply about a thread on anchroing in lake boca, is there any limit in time or can i anchor there indefinitely? thanks in advance for any info you can provide, best, john
Hi John,
Local anchoring bans are done by executive order. The most recent orders can be found at https://www.myboca.us/Search?searchPhrase=anchoring. If you opt to anchor in Lake Boca Raton, be prepared to present your cooperative, pleasant best sself when approached by FWW officers. You may be asked to relocate your vessel. In any case, “anchoring indefinitely” is probably not going to be permitted. There is much talk now about more strict control of anchoring, see https://cruisersnet.net/194940, https://cruisersnet.net/194811 and https://cruisersnet.net/194970.
Good luck John! Larry
Moving north, Lake Boca Raton is a great anchorage – beware the hordes on weekends but few remain overnight – nice public dock you can use for your dinghy at Silver Palm Park adjacent to the first bridge heading north on the ICW tucked into the NW corner – not much nearby but a few stores and again the great beaches.
Peter TenHaagen, Transition
Be careful entering this anchorage! We anchored here last night (2/28/12) and it is tricky to get into the anchorage. We entered just south of Marker 65 and almost went aground. The anchorage was crowded but everyone entered North of marker 65. We left the anchorage this morning North of the marker and had plenty of water. Nice anchorage It was crowded until dark with locals but we had a nice, quiet night.
Earlier this week, while anchored in Boca Lake, we were approached by a Boca marine police officer. He said the town has imposed a 72 hour limit on anchoring. When we asked about how this squares with the recent news about State laws concerning anchoring, he said Boca Lake is a park and therefore covered by different laws. The office was very polite and cordial.
Dave Coviello
That Law was challenged a couple of years ago and Boca Raton was advised that their local city ordinance didn’t apply to the intracoastal waterway.