Located 2 miles south of Alligator Creek Entrance, 1/2 mile offshore,
Accessible only by boat.
NAVIGATION - Sand Dollar Bar sandbar location (red dot in picture below):
26° 50.850' N , 082° 03.920' W
- approx 2 miles south of Alligator Creek markers.
- the sandbar is about 1/2 mile offshore from the mangroves
- Google map link to approx location: https://goo.gl/maps/5UvfzWSRc6VE3aCW9
- Navionics Boating app link to approx location: https://boating.page.link/g5iEcwBmo1sZFABR8
- From the westernmost Punta Gorda Ponce Inlet marker: Go 5 nm SSE , then 1/4 mile east (90°)
- From the westernmost Punta Gorda Alligator Creek Inlet marker: Go 2 miles SSW (195°), then 1/4 mile east (90°)
- From Marker 5 in Charlotte Harbor : Go about 7 miles NNE (25°), then 1/4 mile east (90°)
For the last 1/4 mile, approach the anchor area from the WEST, not the NORTH.
The sandbar runs directly north-south; deeper water is to the west of the sandbar.