Morningstar Marinas at Little Creek

3 Reviews

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	8166 Shore Dr Norfolk, VA 23518-2431
	36° 55' 23.77'', -76° 11' 22.35''
	7575878000
	VHF Ch. 71
	www.morningstarmarinas.com
	Little Creek

Fuel

Last Updated: Jan 23, 2023 12:03PM

Diesel $5.60

Brand: ValvTect

Gas Super$4.98

Brand: ValvTect; Octane: 89; Ethanol: 10%

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About

Morningstar Marinas at Little Creek offers wet slips for both sail and power boats along with dry storage for smaller vessels.

With a knowledgeable and friendly staff and plenty of amenities, we hope your stay with us will be comfortable, convenient and enjoyable.

We offer transient dockage year round. Dockage is available for vessels up to 126 ft. with 30 amp, 50 amp or 100 amp power in select locations. We do allow transients on a weekly basis, but do not allow liveaboards living at the marina for extended amounts of time.

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Berth Capacity

Slips:161

Dry Storage:300

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Approach

**From the Atlantic Ocean** Cross over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel through the Thimble Shoal Channel. Take a port turn at either the flashing green 9 buoy or flashing green 11 buoy towards the green 1LC buoy and the red 2 buoy. Follow the channel in with the condos on your starboard side. Make a starboard turn at the point/end of the condos. Be sure not to encroach into the Navy's waters (Restricted Area marked on GPS). No Wake Zone begins after starboard turn with Bay Point Marina directly at starboard with Little Creek Marina directly past Bay Point. Morningstar Marinas is located on the port side of the channel next to the Pretty Lake Bridge. Fuel dock accessible to vessels under 40', gas and diesel, please call on VHF 16 for fuel dock instructions as it's inside the marina along the bulkhead near our dry storage building. **From Chesapeake Bay** Locate the Thimble Shoal Channel. Take a starboard turn at either the flashing green 13 buoy or flashing green 11 buoy towards the green 1LC buoy and the red 2 buoy. Follow the channel in with the condos on your starboard side. Make a starboard turn at the point/end of the condos. Be sure not to encroach into the Navy's waters which are located beyond the string of bright orange floats. No Wake Zone begins after starboard turn with Bay Point Marina directly at starboard with Little Creek Marina directly past Bay Point. Morningstar Marinas is located on the port side of the channel next to the Pretty Lake Bridge. **From the Intracoastal Waterway Mile Marker "0"** Follow the Elizabeth River through downtown Norfolk while keeping the Navy ships to starboard. After passing the Navy docks cross over the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel. After the tunnel find the Thimble Shoal Channel at green 21 buoy. Take a starboard turn at either the flashing green 13 buoy or flashing green 11 buoy towards the green 1LC buoy and the red 2 buoy. Follow the channel in with the condos on your starboard side. Make a starboard turn at the point/end of the condos. Be sure not to encroach into the Navy's waters which are located beyond the string of bright orange floats. No Wake Zone begins after starboard turn with Bay Point Marina directly at starboard with Little Creek Marina directly past Bay Point. Morningstar Marinas is located on the port side of the channel next to the Pretty Lake Bridge.

Minimum Approach Depth:9.0 Feet

Minimum Channel Depth:9.0 Feet

Mean Low Water Dock Depth:9.0 Feet

Mean High Water Clearance:100.0 Feet

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Services & Amenities

Last Updated: Feb 07, 2023

Fuel Dock:Yes

Gas:Yes

Diesel:Yes

Dockage:Yes

Water Hookup:Yes

Transient Storage:Yes

Long Term Storage:Yes

Wi-Fi:Yes

Pump-out:Yes

Restrooms:Yes

Showers:Yes

Laundry:Yes

Trash:Yes

Ice:Yes

Groceries:Within 5 Miles

Medical Facility:Within 5 Miles

Pharmacy:Within 5 Miles

Car Rentals:Within 5 Miles

Restaurants:Yes

Beach:Within 5 Miles

Pet Friendly:Yes

Max. Vessel LOA:126.0 Feet

Max. Slip Length:126.0 Feet

Max. Slip Width:22.0 Feet

Floating Docks:Yes

Dry Storage:Yes

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Reviews

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Morningstar Marinas at Little Creek - Jim J.Jul 29, 2019

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I will not stay there again. They knew the size of my boat (35' with a 13" beam) and they put me in a slip that was so short I had to tie my bow to a pile that was near my mid-ship cleat and my bow protruded into the fairway at least 15' more than any other boat. The slip was less than 14' wide, so getting it in was a bigger challenge than it should have been. Once we got is we found there were no cleats available on the dock, so we were tying onto cleats that went with other slips. It gets worse though. The floating docks are in horrible shape feel like they will give way any moment. The wood is old and warped and not maintained at all. We had no showers available to us since we came in after the office closed and they do not open until 8 AM. By that time I was an hour up the bay. I would not recommend this dock to anyone that is transient. If you live in the area it might be a place you would keep a run-down boat in the water, but not someplace you would park a nice vessel anything over 30'.

Marina Response:

Thank you for this review, Vinings Landing is now under new ownership and management, (www.morningstarmarinas.com) and our top priority capital investment is new docks. We anticipate this project kicking off before the end of 2020 to be ready for the transient season in 2021!

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Morningstar Marinas at Little Creek - Timothy G.Jul 23, 2019