Sight · Biscayne National Park
A coral-reef stop for boaters, marked by a named mooring.
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Rocky Reef 1 is an offshore coral reef in Biscayne National Park, marked by a visitor mooring. The buoy’s charted depth is 23 feet; that is the depth at the mooring, not a measurement of the whole reef. This is for a boat and an in-water visit, not a shore stop.
A U-shaped patch-reef ledge sits at the north end. The park’s reefs are a lively underwater landscape, but this particular mooring doesn’t come with a documented list of what you’ll see, so treat fish and coral sightings as a bonus rather than a promise.
Approach slowly and read the water. The park’s mooring guidance limits each boat to four hours and generally covers vessels up to 45 feet unless the park authorizes otherwise; don’t anchor within 300 feet of a buoy. A buoy can be damaged or missing, so check the current mooring map and keep another destination in mind.
Wildlife
201 sightingsWest Indian ManateeMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
154 sightingsAmerican CrocodileMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
15 sightingsBurmese PythonMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
17 sightingsTamanend's Bottlenose DolphinMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
23 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
146 sightingsGreat BarracudaMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Biscayne. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
Sight · 0.5 mi awayShark ReefA boat-only snorkeling reef with a named mooring as its access pin.
Sight · 2.8 mi awayPacific ReefOffshore reef with numbered moorings and seabirds near Pacific Reef Light.
Sight · 3.7 mi awayAnniversary ReefTwo official moorings mark this snorkel stop on the Florida Reef.
Sight · 4.4 mi awaySchooner WreckA boat-only snorkel stop over an unidentified 19th-century sailing vessel.Parkwolf’s Biscayne ranking
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