Boating, Fishing, and Travel Information for Snake Creek, USCG Station, Plantation Key, FL

Snake Creek is located on Plantation Key in the Upper Florida Keys. Nearby are Windley Key, Hawk Channel, and Cotton Key Basin. The area is home to a US Coast Guard Station.

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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.
Navigation:
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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.