Flamingo Marina

[Ole Hank]

I have been trying to reach Flamingo Marina for 4 days, does anyone know if they are open, what size boat they can accommodate and what the water depth going in is like? We are in a 44ft boat with 3.5ft draft.

[caltexflanc]

Have you called the park service main office?

[BandB]

Originally Posted by Ole Hank

I have been trying to reach Flamingo Marina for 4 days, does anyone know if they are open, what size boat they can accommodate and what the water depth going in is like? We are in a 44ft boat with 3.5ft draft.

Don't know their current situation, but they were able to, at their best, accommodate a boat your size although the approximate 4.5' water depth sure would concern me even with a 3.5' draft. Still they often haven't been operating, so I'd call the park service or visitor's center as Caltex suggested.

Not a marina most seek to go to.

[Bigsfish]

I haven’t been there is years but I was able to dock my 46 Hatt that draws over 4 feet, the bottom is mud and I was able to clean the lower appendages on more than one occasion. Last I knew not much was still open after the hurricanes passed thru. Park Service will know.

[Fishing Fool]

Here's info from the park website:

https://www.nps.gov/ever/planyourvis...directions.htm

[Ole Hank]

Thanks for the help. I did call the park. They weren't much help, but did tell me the store and I assume the marina office was taken out by the hurricane. I asked a few questions about trying to get in to a slip. They just kept responding with " just use the trailer ramp". Other answers were along that line. I decided to keep heading north and gunkholed in a great little spot called "Little Shark River".

[Bigsfish]

Hank

Little Shark River is well marked. Lots of bird life and great fishing plus this time of year the skeeters shouldn’t be bad. Quite a good current runs but being a mud bottom makes anchoring easy. Much better than being at a dock unless the early morning fishing boats zoom too close.