Sunset Lake - Miami Beach

• Location: Miami Beach
• Mile Marker: Mile 1088.5
• Lat / Lon: N 25° 48.148' / W 080° 08.444'
• Depth: 8-10 Feet
• Description: Since March 13, 2016, Miami Beach has been enforcing an ordinance that limits anchoring to 7 days. A 2016 Florida Law will prohibit overnight anchoring in Sunset Lake starting July 1, 2016, with some exceptions. Dinghy access: Publix dinghy dock, boat ramp dock (20 min. max). "Tow Away" signs have been posted along much of the Collins Canal, and towing has been enforced.
  
  

  NOTE: Per Florida Statute 327.4109

  The owner or operator of a vessel or floating structure may not anchor or moor such that the nearest approach of the anchored or moored vessel or floating structure is:

  1. Within 150 feet of any marina, boat ramp, boatyard, or other vessel launching or loading facility;
  2. Within 300 feet of a superyacht repair facility. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "superyacht repair facility" means a facility that services or repairs a yacht with a water line of 120 feet or more in length; or
  3. Within 100 feet outward from the marked boundary of a public mooring field or a lesser distance if approved by the commission upon request of a local government within which the mooring field is located. The commission may adopt rules to implement this subparagraph.