Harbours and anchorages near Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

Le Petit Rhône

Anchorage off the mouth of the Petit Rhône on the Camargue coast, mud bottom, 0.8 nm NW of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Port Gardian

Marina of 364 berths at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, on the Mediterranean coast of the Camargue delta, in the Rhône estuary area.

Aigues Mortes

Inland port of 125 berths on the Canal du Rhône à Sète at Aigues-Mortes, at the foot of the medieval ramparts, in Occitanie.

Port de Gallician

Inland harbour of 38 berths on the Canal du Rhône à Sète, in the Camargue, commune of Vauvert.

Port Camargue

Marina of 5 000 berths at Le Grau-du-Roi, on the western edge of the Camargue delta in Occitanie.

Le Rhone Vif

Anchorage in the Petit Rhône delta on the Camargue coast, sand bottom, sheltered from winds from NW through N and E to W.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

Le Petit Rhône

Anchorage on the Petit Rhône branch of the Rhône delta in Camargue, mud bottom, sheltered from northerly winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Le Grau du Roi

Fishing and pleasure harbour at the mouth of the Canal du Rhône à Sète, in Petite Camargue. Berthing in the town quays is limited, most visiting yachts head for the Port Camargue marina 1.3 nautical miles to the south-west.

Etang du Ponant

Brackish coastal lagoon north of La Grande-Motte, about 270 hectares, connected to the sea by a narrow grau. Mud bottom with water available ashore.

• Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW

Golfe de Beauduc

Wide sandy bay on the south-western flank of the Camargue, between the Rhône delta and the Grau de la Dent.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Saint-Gilles

Inland mooring on the Canal du Rhône à Sète in the Gard, at the edge of the Petite Camargue.

Plage Est

Open roadstead off the east beach of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, in the Camargue, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, NW

Les Baronnets

Sand anchorage off the Espiguette sand spit, 3.5 NM SE of Port Camargue and 4.3 NM S of Le Grau-du-Roi, Gard.

• Sheltered N

Plage de l'Espiguette

Open sandy roadstead off the Espiguette dunes in Camargue, sheltered from N and NE winds.

• Sheltered N, NE

Plage Sud - Port Camargue

Sandy anchorage off the south beach of Port Camargue in the Gulf of Lion, at the western edge of the Camargue.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Grau-du-Roi rive droite

Open anchorage off the right bank of the Grau-du-Roi channel, on the Gulf of Lion coast in Occitanie.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Plage de Piemanson

Open sandy anchorage off the Plage de Piémanson on the eastern edge of the Rhône delta in Camargue, within the commune of Salin-de-Giraud. Sand bottom, protection from N, NE and NW only.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Le Petit Rhône - Grau d'Orgon

Anchorage near the Grau d'Orgon, an outlet of the Petit Rhône across the Camargue, east of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Beauduc

Open anchorage off the Beauduc beach on the south shore of the Camargue, in the Rhône delta.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer

Marina of 150 berths on the Mediterranean coast of the Camargue, in the Bouches-du-Rhône.

Plage des Arènes

Open sand anchorage off the Camargue shore, just east of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, at the mouth of the Petit Rhône delta.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

La Digue EST

Open roadstead off the eastern sea wall of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, in the Camargue, Gulf of Lion.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Le Grau-du-Roi Cove

Sand and rock anchorage off the Petite Camargue, south of Le Grau-du-Roi and Port Camargue.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Rive Droite

Anchorage on the right bank of the Grau-du-Roi to Aigues-Mortes canal, 0.2 NM south of the fortified town, in Occitanie.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Lagune

Sand-bottom anchorage off the Camargue coast near Port Camargue, sheltered from NE and E, exposed to S and W winds.

• Sheltered NE, E

Grau De La Dent

Small freshwater harbour on the Canal Saint-Louis, in the Rhône delta west of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, Camargue.

Park Heaven

Anchorage on the Canal du Rhône à Sète at Saint-Gilles, Gard, Occitanie.

Halte Plaisance Vnf

VNF pleasure stop on the Canal du Rhône à Sète at Saint-Gilles, on the northern edge of the Camargue in Gard.

Halte fluvial Saint-Gilles

River stopover on the Canal du Rhône à Sète at Saint-Gilles in the Gard, Occitanie.

Etang d'Icard

Open roadstead off the Camargue coast, west of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, sand bottom on the foreshore of the Etang d'Icard lagoon system.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW