Miami Dinner Key Mooring Field Opens to Public
New 225 vessel mooring field will help alleviate the shortage of affordable dockage in South FL; sets stage for next phases of City of Miami's waterfront plan.

Posted Friday, November 6, 2009

 

Dinner Key Mooring Field is situated in the former "Dinner Key Anchorage" in Coconut Grove. Vessels are not permitted to anchor within the mooring field, however they may anchor in areas outside of the mooring field.

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It's been a long time in coming, but the much debated and anticipated Dinner Key Mooring Field is a reality, and on Nov. 1st, 2009 opened for business.

The City's new 225 vessel mooring facility lies just offshore from Dinner Key Marina, in Coconut Grove. The facility features moorings constructed of high quality steel helix anchors coupled with Helmken "StormSoft" upline/buoy systems designed to safely accommodate vessels up to 40'.

In addition to safe and affordable mooring, the DKMF also offers a variety of services and amenities that boaters will be able to enjoy, including restrooms, showers, laundry facilities, dinghy dock, customer shuttle vessel service (launch), vehicle & bicycle parking, trash pickup, recycling, a free pumpout vessel and use of the Harbormaster's Office & Lounge.

As part of the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve, the City pursued the opportunity to provide transient and liveaboard customers with access to a managed mooring field which protects seagrass beds and other aquatic vegetation. In addition, the CIty recently purchased a Pump Out vessel which will aid the disposal of vessel waste and improve bay water quality.

The project was able to be completed thanks to a generous grant from the Florida Inland Navigation District.

Click here for the South Florida Marinas Directory and the Florida Anchorage Directory.

This video explains the most important facts about the mooring field:

Here's a video detailing a brief history of the Dinner Key Mooring Field project: