Boating, Fishing, and Travel Information for Three Mile Harbor, NY

Navigation:

Three Mile Harbor, on the south side of Gardiners Bay 1.7 miles southwestward of Hog Creek Point, is entered through a channel with two privately dredged sections. In 1980, a portion of the wooden bulkhead on the west side of the entrance collapsed into the channel. In 1981, it was reported that by favoring the east side of the entrance channel a depth of 8 feet could be carried to a point opposite Maidstone Park, thence in 1996, a reported depth of 6 feet could be carried to the basin at the head of the harbor. The approach to the harbor is marked by a seasonal lighted bell buoy, and the channel is marked by lighted and unlighted buoys. The jetties at the harbor entrance are marked on the outer ends by private lights. A public commercial landing with reported depths of 8 feet is on the east side of the channel about 0.6 mile above the entrance. A 5 mph speed limit is enforced in the harbor.

Hog Creek Point, on the southerly side of Gardiners Bay, is generally flat, with bluffs approximately 25 feet in height. Lionhead Rock, off the point and marked by a buoy, is awash at high water. Fishtraps are westward of the point.

Anchorages:

Anchorage is available in Three Mile Harbor in depths of 9 to 14 feet with soft bottom and good holding ground; this is a good anchorage during strong winds.

Current:

The tidal current has a velocity of about 3 knots through the entrance.

Small-craft facilities:

Small-craft facilities on the east and south sides of Three Mile Harbor can provide berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, launching ramps, storage and lifts to 40 tons and hull and engine repair. Provisions can be obtained at the town of East Hampton, 3.5 miles south of Three Mile Harbor. In 1989, the public pier maintained by the town of East Hampton at the head of the harbor had reported depths of 7 feet at its face and 4 feet on its west side.