Harbours and anchorages near Arcachon

Port Lily

Small lake port on the Biscarrosse et Parentis lake, in the Landes, between Port Latécoère to the south and Port de l'Écluse to the north.

Mimbeau

Sheltered sand spit on the inner side of the Cap Ferret peninsula, Bassin d'Arcachon.

Jetée Thiers

Anchorage off the Jetée Thiers in the Bassin d'Arcachon, just west of the town of Arcachon.

L’aiguillon

Tidal harbour at La Teste-de-Buch on the Bassin d'Arcachon, used by oyster farmers and leisure boats, just south of Arcachon town.

Port De La Teste

Tidal port on the south shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, at the mouth of the Craste de Nézer.

Banc Arc

Sand bank at the entrance of the bassin d'Arcachon, classified as a réserve naturelle nationale since 1972.

Île aux Oiseaux ouest

Mud anchorage on the west side of the Île aux Oiseaux, a low tidal island at the centre of the bassin d'Arcachon, known for its two stilt-mounted cabins, the cabanes tchanquées.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Borne

Small tidal harbour on the south shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, in the commune of La Teste-de-Buch.

La Hume

Drying harbour of 450 berths at Gujan-Mestras on the Bassin d'Arcachon, used by shallow-draught boats and flat-bottomed oyster skiffs.

Cap Ferret

Anchorage off the inner shore of the Cap Ferret peninsula, Bassin d'Arcachon, Gironde.

Meyran

Oyster and leisure port on the south-east shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon at Gujan-Mestras, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Le Canon

Oyster-farming port on the east shore of the Cap Ferret peninsula, on the Bassin d'Arcachon. Rows of wooden cabins on stilts at the quayside, active shellfish trade and a handful of visitor moorings.

Le Petit Piquey

Anchorage on the eastern shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, off the village of Petit Piquey on the Lège-Cap-Ferret peninsula, in New Aquitaine.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Club Nautique de Claouey

Association harbour on the west shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, at the village of Claouey on the Cap-Ferret peninsula.

Claouey

Shallow anchorage on the west shore of Arcachon Bay, off the village of Claouey at the northern end of the Cap Ferret peninsula.

• Sheltered NW, W

Andernos les Bains

Single-berth anchorage off Andernos-les-Bains on the north shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, at the foot of the 232 metre wooden pier.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Plage Nord de Taussat

Anchorage on the northeast shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, off Taussat-les-Bains in Gironde.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Andernos

Anchorage off Andernos on the north-east shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, Gironde. Sand and mud bottom, shelter from NE, E and SE winds.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Plage de Cassy

Buoy field off Cassy beach on the north shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, commune of Lanton, 200 m from the village.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Claouey Pastourelle

Anchorage on the north-west shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, off the village of Claouey on the Cap Ferret peninsula.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Banc d'Arguin

Shifting sand bank at the mouth of Arcachon Bay, between the Cap Ferret spit and the Dune du Pilat.

• Sheltered E

Port de Biganos

Tidal oyster port at the mouth of the Leyre on the eastern shore of the Bassin d'Arcachon, with 153 berths.

ponton canal

Freshwater pontoon on the Canal des Landes at La Teste-de-Buch, linking the Arcachon basin to Lac de Cazaux-Sanguinet.

La plage des Aigrettes

Sand anchorage on the north shore of the Étang de Cazaux-Sanguinet in the Landes, one of the largest freshwater lakes in France.

• Sheltered N, NE

Port du Pavillon

Freshwater harbour of 70 berths on the Étang de Sanguinet, north Landes, about 10 km south of the Arcachon basin by land.

Port de l’Estey

Small freshwater harbour on the eastern shore of Lac de Cazaux-Sanguinet, in the Landes. Main port of the commune of Sanguinet.

La Gourgue

Lake anchorage on the Cazaux-Sanguinet lake in the Landes de Gascogne, weed bottom.

• Sheltered SW

Plage Américaine

Sand anchorage on the west shore of Lac de Cazaux et de Sanguinet, the second largest natural lake in mainland France, in the Landes de Gascogne.

• Sheltered W, SW

Mouillage de Larrigade

Sand-bottom anchorage on the Landes coast in New Aquitaine, sheltered from S, SW, W and NW.

• Sheltered S, SW, W, NW

Craste De liboy

Anchorage on the Étang de Cazaux et de Sanguinet, on the west shore near Navarrosse, Landes.

• Sheltered E, S, SE