Caneel Bay Moorings

18° 20.6′ N · 64° 47.3′ W

The closest national-park mooring field to Cruz Bay, off the former Caneel Bay resort, and the usual first or last night in the park.

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Position is the GNIS point for Caneel Bay. NPS moorings (white with blue stripe for boats up to 60 ft); the Compendium lists 4 'big boat' moorings for 61 to 100 ft at Lind Point/Caneel Bay. A floating pay station is in the bay. Boats 60 ft and under may anchor at the Lind Point anchorage only if the Caneel moorings for their size are full. Coast Pilot 5: a line of private marker buoys restricts boats in the bay except for the channel to the small pier at its head (a former resort ferry pier); blue-with-red-stripe balls are reserved for the Caneel Bay concessionaire. Day-use dinghy landing is at Honeymoon Beach (tether). Park mooring rules (NPS marine page and 2026 Superintendent's Compendium): no anchoring while on a mooring; never secure to a mooring with stern cleats; catamarans run a bridle with one line from each bow cleat through the pennant thimble; no fishing from moorings; 5 mph / no wake in and near mooring fields; vacate park moorings when tropical-storm conditions (winds of 40 mph or more) are forecast. Overnight fee US$26/night (US$13 with Senior/Access pass; NPS fee table labelled 2024, page updated Sept 2026; a 2024 proposal would raise it to US$40 for boats up to 60 ft and charge 24 hours a day, so verify locally), payable before spending the night (5 pm to 7 am) via the Recreation.gov app (scan the QR code on the pay station, site 10214380) or envelope; limit 7 consecutive nights per bay and 30 nights per year. First come, first served; no reservations.

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