Mooring Buoy Locations

Zoom lens view of Fowey Rocks Lighthouse and mooring buoys (the buildings in background are much farther away than they appear).

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)
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
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 Pool	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
The Drop (multiple)	25°21.967' N	080°08.261' W	42-47
Triumph Reef (multiple)	25°28.599' N	080°06.678' W	14-18

 

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.