Harbours and anchorages near Charleston
31 documented harbours and anchorages within 30 km of Charleston, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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- 1AnchorageUnited States
Town Creek
4.7· 3 km awayAnchorage in Town Creek along the Charleston peninsula, between the Cooper and Ashley rivers in South Carolina, with sand holding.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 2AnchorageUnited States
Wando River anchorage
4.6· 14 km awayAnchorage on the Wando River near Charleston, South Carolina, above the river's junction with the Cooper River.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
- 3AnchorageUnited States
Nowell Creek
4.5· 12 km awayTidal creek anchorage off the Wando River near Daniel Island, South Carolina, with a mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, SE
- 4AnchorageUnited States
Ashley River Anchorage
4.3· 2 km awayAnchorage on the Ashley River off downtown Charleston, South Carolina, on the Intracoastal Waterway.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
- 5AnchorageUnited States
Long Creek
4.3· 19 km awayTidal creek anchorage off the Atlantic ICW behind Isle of Palms, north-east of Charleston, South Carolina.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
6AnchorageUnited StatesPrimary City Harbor Anchorage
4.3· 2 km awayAnchorage on the Ashley River off the Charleston City Marina, near ICW mile 469, in South Carolina.
- Sheltered W, SW, S
- 7AnchorageUnited States
Bloody point
3.6· 28 km awayAnchorage in the North Edisto River, between Kiawah and Seabrook Islands in South Carolina. Mud bottom, sheltered from every direction.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 8AnchorageUnited States
Patriots Point Anchorage
3.6· 2 km awayAnchorage off Patriots Point at the mouth of the Cooper River, in Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, on a sand and mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE
- 9AnchorageUnited States
West Of Fort
3.2· 6 km awayAnchorage in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, west of Fort Sumter, with a sand bottom and shelter from SW through SE winds.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
- 10AnchorageUnited States
City Harbor Anchorage
2.8· 2 km awayAnchorage in the Charleston harbour reach near the City Marina, off the Ashley River mouth, in South Carolina.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 11AnchorageUnited States
Capers Iland
2.6· 25 km awayAnchorage off Capers Island, an undeveloped barrier island north of Isle of Palms in South Carolina, on a sand bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 12AnchorageUnited States
Anchorage outside St John’s Marina
· 8 km awayAnchorage on the Stono River off St Johns Yacht Harbor, near Charleston, South Carolina. Mixed sand and mud bottom.
- Sheltered W