Getting to the Lighthouse

I will start off with saying that you must have a boat or watercraft to make it to the island since there are no tour boats that go to the island. Two of the companies are listed below. If you know of another boat rental company, please e-mail me. Also, I have never contacted these people or have ever heard anything about them. If you call them, please e-mail me to let me know if they are even in business.

Anclote Village Marina

http://www.anclotevillagemarina.com

Anclote Village Marina provides pontoon boat and jet ski rentals and are the closest rental marina to the Anclote island. Check out their website for more details!

The Landing at Tarpon Springs

(727) 937-1100

For actual reservations for a boat rental at The Landing at Tarpon Springs, call this number: (727)-934-5960

Anclote Isles Marina

(727) 939-0100

Carolina Mike's Kayaking Adventures can also provide kayaks for a tour to Anclote Key and the lighthouse.

Also, Southwind Charters out of Tarpon Springs provides charters to tour the island, lighthouse, and wherever else you wish to go. They are licensed by the USCG.

Directions on how to get to the Anclote River Park are as follows. Refer to the map below if you need. Basically, you need to take US 19 to ALT US 19. Then, turn off onto Anclote Blvd. and follow it to the Anclote River Park. At this park are boat ramps. Below this map is a close-up of the Anclote area. Also, you can see the Anclote Keys partially on the western part of the map.

On this map, it shows a close-up of the Anclote River Park. I would also like to identify the Anclote Gulf Park. I am not sure if there are boat ramps there, but I believe you can actually see Anclote Key from there. The island is not visible from the Anclote River Park.

Once you are in the water, go out of the Anclote River and into the waterway. Head to the island and go around the southern tip to get to the lighthouse area. There are pit toilets and picnic tables by the lighthouse and also on the northern tip of the island.

Thanks for visiting and if you have any questions, please e-mail me.

Also below is an aerial photograph from Mapquest.com of the Anclote Keys. It was taken at night time, so it did not come out really well.