Mooring Buoy Locations

Fowey Rocks Lighthouse and mooring buoys

NPS image by Ana Zangroniz

Below is a list of sites with mooring buoys available for use by park visitors. We have provided a general location for those sites where, as indicated in the table, multiple mooring balls are available. Upon arriving at the site, you can choose which specific mooring buoy to use. Many of these sites are in shallow water; approach mooring sites slowly so that you can properly read the water and avoid causing damage to natural and cultural resources.

Site	Latitude	Longitude	Depth (feet)
Acoustic Deflector	25°35.486' N	080°05.474' W	50
Ajax Reef	25°25.003' N	080°07.424' W	52
Alicia wreck (multiple)	25°24.764' N	080°07.647' W	19-20
Alina Reef	25°23.183' N	080°09.779' W	18
Anniversary Reef (multiple)	25°23.295' N	080°09.864' W	9-14
Arratoon Apcar wreck (multiple)	25°35.502' N	080°05.712' W	17-19
Bache Shoal (multiple)	25°29.093' N	080°08.940' W	13-15
Ball Buoy Reef (multiple)	25°18.966' N	080°11.290' W	18
Brewster Canyon	25°34.525' N	080°05.953' W	31
The Drop (multiple)	25°21.967' N	080°08.261' W	42-47
Elkhorn Reef	25°21.777' N	080°09.952' W	9
Erl King wreck (multiple)	25°25.469' N	080°07.450' W	15-20
Fowey Canyon	25°35.870' N	080°05.720' W	30
Fowey Rocks Lighthouse (multiple)	25°35.299' N	080°05.769' W	20
Long Reef (multiple)	25°24.845' N	080°08.230' W	23
Lugano wreck (multiple)	25°26.651' N	080°07.179' W	18-22
Mandalay wreck (multiple)	25°26.534' N	080°07.279' W	8-10
Pacific Reef	25°22.197' N	080°08.349' W	19
Rocky Reef (multiple)	25°20.077' N	080°09.707' W	23-26
Schooner wreck (multiple)	25°23.937' N	080°09.655' W	10-11
Shark Reef	25°20.290' N	080°10.064' W	12
Soldier Key	25°35.272' N	080°09.179' W	11
Train Wheels	25°35.546' N	080°05.515' W	40
Triumph Reef (multiple)	25°28.599' N	080°06.678' W	14-18
Whistle Wall (multiple)	25°18.340' N	080°09.286' W	55-60

 

All mooring buoys are through-line 18 inch white plastic buoys with a blue reflective line. Moor by passing a deck line through the tag line attached to the buoy. Approach the mooring buoys with caution and use an appropriate amount of scope. Mooring buoy use is limited to four hours by any one boat.