Lake Sylvia — Attraction in Fort Lauderdale

I've anchored here a couple of times. Even in off Peak times it's pretty crowded. When it's calm I don't mind being stacked like cordwood, but I'd worry if there were shifting winds and tides. Holding seemed really good at different places in the lake. Unfortunately a boat sank on the west side yesterday. Not sure how long it will take them to remove it, so use caution (mast is still sticking up out of the water.. probably 30' or so boat, so give the mast a bit of a wide berth.) Nice views. Pretty close to the inlet. Not ideal for shopping & stuff (not a lot of places to park dinghy...

Fun recreational place to anchor and enjoy the water. Beautiful and unique (multimillion dollar houses back to the water) surroundings. To me, this isn't a lake because it isn't completely enclosed by land.

We stayed overnight and had a quiet stay. In the morning, we pulled up the anchor and continued south on the ICW.

This seems to be a popular place for rental/charter boats to loop and return to their port. We even had a few dolphins visit us while we were...

Went out on the boat and wanted a place to stop and take a swim without having to worry about other watercraft. Sheltered spot and don't know what it would be like on a weekend but we had a great time once we anchored. Slight current but nothing to really worry about when we were there, but you would need to check the tide to be sure. We were in about 14 feet of water in the middle and had...