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Statue mile of notable places along the ICW from North to South


Name or Place Statue Mile Notes
Salt Ponds * 15 Miles from MM 0
Norfolk (Hospital Point) 0.0 Anchorage between yellow markers. watch cable area on charts
Top Rack 8.4 Cheap Fuel. Good Restuarant
Great Bridge and Lock 12-13Bridge opens on hour, Lock is sync'd with Bridge
AYB Boat Yard 12.4Transit Dockage too
Centerville and North Landing Bridges19-15

North River bridge notes: going North:

CENTERVILLE BRIDGE IS ON DEMAND OVER THE WEEKEND

The three bridges going north from Coinjock in order are:

North Landing (on the Hour and 1/2 hour)

Centerville Turnpike (Demand on weeknds, on 1/2 hour)

Great Bridge (Opens on hour)

GOING NORTH

Arrive at North Landing on the Hour, then Turnpike on the 1/2 Hour. Great Bridge on the hour. 28.8 miles to North Landing from Coinjock. 5 miles between North Landing and Turnpike. 1.5 miles between Turnpike and Great Bridge

GOING SOUTH

Centerville is 3.1 miles from Great Bridge. At 7mph its about 25 minutes, at 8mph its about 22 minutes. North Landing is 5 miles from Centerville. At 7 mph its about 42 minutes, at 8mph its about 37 minutes. At 5 mph it will take an hour, the best scenerio.

Coinjock 49.5Mildly expensive. Overflow dockage across the ICW. Prime Rib
Albamarle Sound80-65about 21 miles across. Can be very rough West winds.
Alligator River Marina 84.1~5 shoaling at entrance. Wind driven tides. Long face dock. Slips are small and 10 foot fingers
Pungo River Anchorages 127.4After exiting Alligator Pungo River Canal. Anchor anywhere.
Dowery Creek Marina 131.8A little gem. Pool and loaner car
Turn to BelHaven 136.1Belhaven Marina. Or Anchorage behind breakwater
Reo Mayo dock 157.5Fresh Fish. Ragged dock with 30amp only
River Dunes Marina 173.9 Broad Creek 4.5 miles off ICW
Cedar Creek Anchorage 187.6Protected but 6-7 feet
Beaufort Area 200.0 Stay to Red between R13 and 10A
Homer Smith Marina 200.9Gallants Channel leads to Homer Smith (southbound)
Swansboro Anchorage 229.0 By Caspers Marina, but tight. Very Shallow past R4
Camp Lejune Security Zone 235.0 North end of Live fire area
Browns Inlet 238.6 Follow markers and Bob423 route
Onslow Beach Bridge 240.7Bridge wont hold open if your not at the bridge
Camp Lejune Security Zone 241.0 South end of Live fire area
Craig Point 243.0At the turn shoaling by Green. Stay to RED side
Mile Hammock 244.4Anchorage
New River Inlet 245.5Follow Dip Route from Bob423
Marker 99A shoal269Stay to red side!
Figure Eight Swing Bridge278.5Depending on tide its usually 23 feet at center.
Mason Inlet280.5Shoaling green side
Wrightsville Beach Bridge 283Hourly. Can get crowded waiting for opening.
Wrightsville Beach 283.4 Motts Channel and Banks Channel. Anchor in basin by village or near inlet
Carolina Beach 295.1 Moorings and small anchorage
Snows Cut 295.2 - 296.8 Follow latest Bob423 route
Southport Marina 309.3!! CLOSED 2020 !! Strong Currents
Village Harbor Marina 311.1South Harbour Village Marina. Good Italian Restaurant
Lockwoods Folly 319.0 -322.1Follow Markers, but shoaling already. See USACE surveys
Shallotte Inlet 328.8 - 331.0Shoaling. See USACE surevy or Bob423 Route
Little River Inlet 340.9
Myrtle Beach Yacht Club 346.0 Inside the basin about a mile
Rock Pile 349.9 - 352.2Make a Security Call
Barefoot Resort Yacht Club 353.6Long transient dock. Barefoot Landing Marina is gone. Jakes for seafood.
Grand Dunes Marina 358.5
Osprey Marina 373.3Usually cheap fuel
Oxbow Anchorage 375.4
Bucksport Marina 377.1
Wacca Wache Marina 383.7Not so good any more
Butler Island Anchorage 395.5Large area.
Georgetown Harbortown Marina 403.0Long side-tie transient dock. Really cheap fuel July 2020
Georgetown Anchorage 403.3Georgetown Anchorage by Steeel Mill. Dont use South channel.
Winyah Bay Anchorage 410.5 Lots of Current and open
ICW Entrance 410.5
McClellanville 430.0Shallow, but dredging in 2019
Awendaw Creek Anchorage 435.7 Convenient stop between Waccama and Charleston
Capers Creek Anchorage 451.5OK anchorage closer to Charleston Enter by R96
Isle of Palms area 456 - 462 Shoaling
Charleston Harbor Marina 464.5 Near Patriot Point
Wapoo Creek (ICW) 469.0Turn to continue on ICW
Elliot Cut 472.0 High Current
Stono River Anchorage 473.5 Across from St. Johns Marina
Church Creek 487.8 Good Place
Dawho River 496.7 Note Use Bob423 Northern Route
Watts CutShoaling. 502.7 - 504.3. Much easier at higher tide levels.
Larual Hill Anchorage 507.5 Open Anchorage near a House
FenWick Cut 511.1 - 511.6
Coosaw Cutoff 513.4 Dredged 2018
Ashapoo-Coosaw Cut 518.5 Shoaling near western end into Edisto River
Wimbee Creek Anchorage 521.3
Factory Creek Beaufort 535.9Ladies Island Marina. Strong current
Beaufort 536.5Anchor at end of Mooring field or around the bend
Broad Creek (Hilton Head) 563.7 7.7 miles up creek is Shelter Cove Marina
Thunderbolt 583.2Hal, great Dock Master
Isle of Hope Marina 590.0
Hell Gate 601.0 Dredged 2019
Walburg Creek 619.0
Crescent River 642.9
Duplin River 649.3Anchor past the Ferry dock
Little Mud River653.6-656.3 Shallow. See previous routes
Brunswick Landing Marina 679.5 5.5 miles up to east river and marina
Jekyll Creek680.6 - 684.3Dredged 2019 but channel is narrow
Jekyll Creek Marina684.4Long transient dock
Jekyll Creek Anchorage685Anchorage west side of ICW across from ramp
Cumberland Island 710.7
St. Marys Inlet 714.0
Fernindina Beach Marina 716.8
Sister Creek and St. Johns 739.7 Junction
Blount Island Achorage 739About 5 miles up St. Johns from Sister Creek
Pine Island Anchorage 765.0
Valano Anchorage 775.0 Anchorage north of Bridge, east side of ICW. Rolly.
St. Augustine Marina 778.2
Fort Matanzas Anchorage 792.5Enter keeping to North Shore
Marineland Marina 796.6
Hammock Beach Marina 803.1Neil Dock master
North Daytona Anchorage 830.7Use entrance along bridge
Bethune Park Daytona Anchorage 832.7Enter on south end
Rockhouse Creek 842.3
New Smyrna Marina 845.7
Mosquito Lagoon Anchorage 863.0 One of a few in the area. Wide Open
Titusville 878.2Mooring field but bouncy
Addison Point Anchorage 884.9 Either side
Cocoa Anchorage 897.8Dinghy docks not replaced as of 2020
Melbourne Eau Gallie 914.2Internet from Library
Fort Pierce 965.1HarborTown isn't so nice anymore
Hobe Sound Anchorage 998.0
North Palm Beach Anchorage 1014.0 North Lake Worth
Lake Worth Anchorage 1021.0Lots of choices. 6-7 feet deep
West Palm Beach Anchorage 1022.5 Across from West Palm Beach City docks and just north of Royal Park Bridge
Lake Santa Barbra 1057.0 Anchorage
Port Everglades Inlet 1066.5
Maul Lake 1077.5
Oleto Park 1080.0 Bakers Haulover Inlet
Boca Chita Key1090
Tarpon BasinInside on east end or better spot is south outside grouper creek
Matacombe KeyOr use Long Key on ocean side of Channel 5 if west winds
MarathonBoot Key and Marathon Marina