64 documented harbours and anchorages within 30 km of San Francisco, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
56 places
Small Oakland marina on the Embarcadero waterfront in the estuary, around 60 berths for boats up to 18 metres with a fuel berth on site.
32Large marina on the Alameda side of the Oakland estuary, 738 berths for boats from 7 to 30 metres on protected estuary waters.
33Floating-home harbour at the north end of Richardson Bay in Sausalito, home to the most photographed houseboat community in the Bay Area.
34Private club marina on the Oakland Estuary, Alameda side, with 200 berths from 28 to 50 feet on seven pontoons.
35Member yacht club on the south bank of the Oakland Estuary at Marina Village, Alameda, with guest dock and a small dry storage yard.
36Marina at the head of Richardson Bay in north Sausalito, opposite Belvedere, about 4 nautical miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge.
37Municipal marina of about 1,000 berths on the east shore of San Francisco Bay, within reach of the city by water.
38Full service marina of over 400 berths on the Alameda bank of the Oakland Estuary, at the foot of Grand Street.
39Large 530-berth marina on the Oakland Estuary, opposite Coast Guard Island, built on a former shipyard.
40150-berth marina on the north bank of the Oakland Estuary, just east of Jack London Square.
41135-berth basin at the eastern gateway to Jack London Square, on the Oakland Estuary.
42Full-service marina in Brickyard Cove at Point Richmond, on the eastern side of San Francisco Bay.
Small Richmond Inner Harbor marina on the south shore of the Santa Fe Channel, East Bay of San Francisco Bay.
Small private marina at 2170 Redwood Highway in Greenbrae, on Corte Madera Creek, Marin County.
45Private members club in a corner of San Leandro Marina basin, on the east shore of San Francisco Bay south of Oakland airport.
46Public harbour on the western tip of Point San Pablo, Richmond, at the entrance to San Pablo Bay.
47Former public marina south of Oakland airport, permanently closed to boating in January 2023 and being decommissioned.
48Private club founded in 1967, sharing the San Leandro Marina basin with the public marina and the San Leandro Yacht Club.
County-run marina on the west shore of San Francisco Bay at San Mateo, with 425 wet berths for boats up to 75 feet.
50Public marina on the western shore of San Francisco Bay at San Mateo, sheltered behind Coyote Point.
Private members yacht club on the south side of San Rafael, founded in 1961, sharing the basin of Loch Lomond Marina.
Large marina on the western shore of San Pablo Bay, San Rafael, with over 500 berths and a fuel berth.
Family-run marina at 40 Point San Pedro Road in San Rafael, on the San Rafael Canal, north San Francisco Bay.
Marina at 557 Francisco Boulevard East in San Rafael, on the south bank of the San Rafael Canal, north San Francisco Bay.
Private yacht club and 27 acre marina at the mouth of the San Rafael Canal, San Rafael, with 115 berths.
Small non-motorised launch site on Gallinas Creek, north-east of San Rafael, between Santa Venetia and China Camp State Park.