Getting to Anclote Key & Lighthouse

Anclote Key is located three miles offshore (see map below).  A boat is required to get there.  If you have a boat, the closest launch is Anclote River Park for motor boats and Fred Howard Park for canoes and kayaks. 

There is no public dock on Anclote Key.  Boaters must anchor offshore or beach their boats.  The dock near the lighthouse is for official state park use only.  Public use of this dock is not permitted.

Our group is working hard to provide a ferry service to the lighthouse.  This is a daunting task requiring miles of red tape and permitting.  Please be patient!

If you do not have a boat, you may be interested in contacting one of the businesses below.

The following businesses provide rides to the lighthouse on Open House days.  Please understand that you will disembark into shallow water - there is no boat dock.  Your feet and possibly thighs WILL get wet!  There is no way around this due to the natural shoreline.

The following businesses rent boats that you can take to the island.  Please understand that there is no public dock.  You must anchor your boat offshore and wade in, possibly in thigh-high water.  Make sure the boat you rent has a ladder.