Boating in Snake Creek, USCG Station, Plantation Key, FL Map View
On the north side of the bridge there is a small marina and a fishing camp. Gasoline, engine repairs, water, ice, some marine supplies, and a launching ramp are available.
Islamorada Coast Guard Station is on the east side of Snake Creek at 24°57.2’N., 80°35.2’W.
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Snake Creek, 1.3 miles south of Mile 1156.0 between Plantation Key and Windley Key, is used by local fishing boats as a passage between the bay and the ocean. In 1984, the reported controlling depth through the creek was 4 feet. The entrance to the creek from the ocean side is marked by daybeacons and a light. The highway bridge across the creek has a bascule span with a clearance of 27 feet.
Currents are strong through the creek, and especially at the bridge.
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Plantation Key as seen from the Snake Creek drawbridge.
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