LaBelle City Dock

Not bad. You need to be on your game to dock. I pulled in bow forward. That made a step up to the dock of about 3” from the bow pulpit The stern would have been much lower. A couple spring lines mid- ship and two on the bow to keep it straight. I run solo… if I had a first mate would have been easy. Clean , safe, the bridge is noisy but doable.

Was a good hideaway from Hurricane Milton. Power at dock and safe. Labelle is a great little town. You can walk to most anything. Will be back.

LaBelle City dock is always a great place to stop. We use as a place to clean the boat after summer storage. Good water and power. It does seem there has been very little maintenance on the dock as the rubber rail on the dock is falling off and one off the post has no rubber on one side. You can walk to a good restaurant and to post office or Family Dollar grocery store. Would like to be able to stay more than 3 days.

Our trip to Labelle was to get away from the Hurricane surge on the coast. A perfect spot with amenities close by. As stated by others, the city dock would be improved by adding pilings further out for larger boats. A phone number that actually gets to the dock master would also be an improvement (currently the phone number listed on Dockwa gets to the Labelle water dept and they do not forward calls.)

Love this little place. Fore & aft springs hold you nicely. Forrey Grill is excellent: food & price. Peanut butter pie! Ace hardware just a mile hike. Very nice library on your bow. Second stop. 2017 & ‘24. 14’ beam fits slip 2. Rightmost slip being No.1. No. 3 slip is 18’ wide. Very little motion as you are at the bridge approach- no wake. We went now in on our’84 Mainship double cabin 40. 45 loa, 14 beam, 3.5’ draft

Need a garbage can on the property. Uber rides were not avaliable making travel for dinner difficult. Power worked well

Simple and easy walk into town

No trash available, no wifi, and water from tap is yellowish. Convenient, but okay

This dock is a required stop on our way through. Like the town, enjoy the restaurants and glad for the easy access to stores.

Great for the price but very basic dock with power and water. Our assigned slip was already taken so we took the next one over and notified the city via dockwa which they appreciated. Dont expect anyone to answer VHF, just be ready with your lines. No fingers but piles aft and cleats on the dock. Short walk into down

Awesome stay. Ace hardware close by for some tools and log cabin restaurant for a great dinner. Only suggestion would be two more pylons further out on the middle dock. Any boat needing a 20 foot width dock could be a little more secure. Thank you City of Labelle!

Great for a quick overnight stay, quiet (although it is directly next to a bridge, the noise did not bother us. Nice park area nearby with food truck 👍

Great little town. Refreshing!

The location worked for us. The proximity to the bridge makes for a lot of traffic noise all night long. The port-a-potties were disgusting! The configuration of the docks is such that you have to go bow or stern in and exit your boat off the end, there are no fingers on the docks. The price is good.

Water and electric available. A little challenging getting into the slip but a good night

This is not an easy marina, most US boater are not familiar with European tie-ups, but it is close to town; it is inexpensive; there is electric, water, trash, and bathroom on shore. The bridge mades it noisy, but overall the pluses exceed the minus so I will stay again if through this way

Great stop for $30 bucks. Had to bow in as the docks are 5’ off the water.

Mind the current when approaching the dock! Quaint town with gorgeous, old, oak trees, draped in Spanish moss. Best coffee shop: Bridge Street Coffee & Tea. Best southern dinner: Log Cabin BBQ. La Belle, itself is a 5-star town, in my mind. Very safe location. Lots of lighting. Unfortunately, lots of traffic noise from the La Belle bridge. Note: the bridge will open on request from 6am - 7am, 9am-4pm, 6pm-10pm. It will open with 3 hours notice between 10pm and 6am. The bridge will not open between 7-9am and 4-6pm. The dock is not so great. The construction, itself, is solid. The space for larger boats is a bow or stern in to a concrete fixed dock, with a piling between spaces. Cleats on the concrete wall, lasso the pilings to keep yourself centered. Electrical and water available. The smaller docks have a finger pier with pilings and cleats on both the pier and the pilings. No electrical or water hookup. No toilets, no showers near the dock. If the library is open, you can use their bathroom. The city park bathrooms were open when we came through in December 2023, but were closed during our stay in March. The library is wonderful. Computers, wifi, comfortable seats and tables, with a view of the boats at the city dock. Best of all, everyone we met in La Belle was friendly!

Only boat access at the stern or bow . No indication of the shore power access was 50 Amp or 30 amp . No help docking . Otherwise ok . Cheap . Quiet . No security .

Poor communication, lousy docks. But convenient location.

Quiet( other than loud bridge traffic ) good water and power and some nice gentleman checked on us and how close the dingy was to the dock as we came in stern first and our dingy is on our swim platform! Trash can was close for disposal of our trash. Beautiful sunset off the port side bow . Would have been 5 stars yet hard to see which slip we were assigned and there were zero poles to tie the bow to and this made it almost impossible to keep the boat off the dock at the stern for our 38 ‘ vessel. Nice man ( maybe our dock master ) did inform us of a nice coffee shop and dollar general within walking distance Very close to the bridge and a park. Some strong current there at times Yet overall safe harbor.

While we liked the proximity to the City, the dock configuration was very problematic for our boat. We could go in bow first because the dock was at the same level as our anchor, and we couldn’t go in stern first because the dock was too high to step up to.

The docks are quite short for a boat with a bow sprit! Found a great restaurant - best lasagne Forrey Grill. Our next visit the town had no power. 2/26 drive thru only but without a car they won’t let you drive thru.

Staff was great on arrival. Dock is very conveniently located in Labelle.

We were unable to get nights in a slip with power/water but we had the finger dock which was easier for 43' boat. However, there were lily pads encroaching from the bank....even in front of the little cement wall. Other than that, it was great.

The dock is a European design with no side dock of any type. The posts that divide the docking areas are too close to the dock and almost 3/4 of my boat extended beyond the posts. The evening we were there was quiet and no wind so the lack of any bow tie was no problem. If there had been inclement weather it would have been a bad position to be in. My boat is 48 feet long. There is power and water available as advertised. The library across the street was the only contact with the city personnel and they really didn’t know how anything about the operation except to remind boaters to use Dockwa if they hadn’t already done so. The price is right and a good nights sleep in a well lighted area around the boat was appreciated.

The pros: it’s inexpensive, the pilings and dock are in good condition, and the location is walkable to many places in LaBelle, which has some beautiful trees! The minuses: the pilings are very close to the dock, making for a challenging tie up. There are zero facilities. Traffic noise from the bridge is significant, as are the wakes of passing boats. You’ll have to come in either bow or stern to the dock, which can make getting ashore tricky.

Great little town and calm waters there. We’ll be back for sure.

Close to grocery shopping, nice dock. Library across the street

Really like the town and the people. Docks are good, water and electricity great. But very noisy with the bridge beside. Need showers. Would be great if we could stay longer!!

Great location for price, but need shower facilities.

We stayed for 1 night & it was excellent. Docking was great & all the amenities were close by. We would definitely stay again.

Very nice docks. Easy in and out, power and water. What more do you need for $30 a night

Great stay. Great staff. Love the Tiki Bar. The best WiFi on the ICW.

The docks used to be free. Now they are $30 a night which isn't bad considering you get water and electricity. Not having finger slips it's very inconvenient. The real negative is the noise from the LaBelle bridge. It's a very short walk to shopping and restaurants so all in all a good place to stay just not for long if you want a good night's sleep.

Very nice Docks and close to stores.

Overall a good marina. No amenities except for water and electricity, but great location and great view. Nice park really close by to walk and enjoy the river. Next door to the public library with restrooms. Would stay again...

25 foot long slips were interesting to tie off to for our 58 foot boat, put once tied off, it was great. Mediterranean tie off, plenty of water all the way up to the dock.

www.Ourboatstory.com stayed here on Mahalo. $30/night with 3 night maximum and 8 days to reset for those who want to return. Includes water and electric. Docking can be tricky because one can only get off on the shore side, no side dock. Dock is about 5ft from waterline. Nice newer dock, but getting off was cumbersome off our swim platform. Town is fantastic. We found the best Vet ever, Halo, to fill our Bahamas pet permit checkup. Lots of restaurants to choose from within walking distance. We loved this stop for 3 nights. Only one slip can accommodate a beam greater than 15. Dockmaster is terrific and very responsive with communication.

Bow or stern to dock. Very noisy from road traffic and bridge. No security, many people using docks for fishing, etc. No showers or washroom facilities. No pump out. Lots of wake action from passing boat traffic.

My favorite stop along the caloosahatchee

We came in late got hooked up and left out early the next morning so we really didn’t have time to do anything.

A nice dock with electricity and fresh water, in a great town with plenty of amenities within a short walking distance.

Vacant dock. No phone. No fuel. No power. A stump will serve as well.

We always stop going and coming from the Bahamas. $30 is the cheapest place you’ll ever dock your boat.

It's a great place to lay up and work on the boat ir spendthenight. It's no longer free but still a deal.

Good power, wide enough for 15 ft beam. One slip in the middle with 50 Amp. Pilings are just to midline of a 42ft boat, spring line accordingly. Excellent stay for the price!

Great stopover. I highly recommend the short walk to the Forrey Grill for dinner. The only detractor was the garbage cans on the dock could stand to be emptied more frequently as they were quite rancid and odorous.

Awesome place to stay! Quaint little town.

Like the idea of reservation. Power pedestals could use some attention. Loose and tipsy.

They offer you nothing different for the charge considering it was free but I still enjoyed my stay there everything within walking distance

Great little stop. Walked a couple of blocks to Forrey Grill for an amazing meal, went next door for a great haircut. Then walked another 2 minutes to a Dollar General grocery and did some reprovisioning. Beautiful little town. Only issue is we have a 17’ beam and there is only one slip that wide.

Would love a port-a potty, since instead of free- I now paid $30. Would like to know water depth at finger piers for future stays. That would make boarding so much easier.

The dock is great. The drawbridge is kinda loud because the docks right next to it but the location to shopping is good and there is a library there.

Very noisy all night long.

This has always been a 'must stop overnight' throughout the years, even before the upgrade to the City Docks. I have been moored next to 80' power yachts here. Good food and gas available nearby.