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Catalina Island coves and moorings

7 places · Southern California

Twenty-two miles off Los Angeles, California's weekend island: Avalon and its 360 moorings off the casino, Two Harbors with Isthmus Cove and Cat Harbor across the isthmus, Emerald Bay, Cherry Cove, Fourth of July Cove and Howlands Landing to the west, Little Harbor on the outer side. Almost everything is on paid moorings (40 to 100 dollars a night): free anchoring is limited to a few 20 to 30 metre spots.

Map of the places in the Catalina Island coves and moorings guide
  1. Avalon HarborRoman Eugeniusz
    1Anchorage· US·4.6

    Avalon Harbor

    Main harbour of Santa Catalina Island, on the south-east shore below the town of Avalon, with a sand bottom.

    • Water
    • Buoys
    • Up to 150 m
    33.3469, -118.3244See on the chart →
  2. Descanso BaySergei Gussev
    2Anchorage· US·4.5

    Descanso Bay

    Mooring field and anchorage on the east end of Santa Catalina Island, California, immediately north-west of Avalon Harbour.

    • Buoys
    33.3507, -118.3266See on the chart →
  3. Isthmus CoveWeedwhacker128
    3Anchorage· US·1.0

    Isthmus Cove

    Anchorage and mooring field at Isthmus Cove, Two Harbors, on the north shore of Santa Catalina Island, California.

    • Water
    • Buoys
    33.4433, -118.4980See on the chart →
  4. 4Anchorage· US

    Emerald Bay

    Cove on the north-west shore of Santa Catalina Island, west of Howland's Landing, with a sand bottom and a long natural beach.

    • Buoys
    33.4675, -118.5269See on the chart →
  5. 5Anchorage· US

    Cherry Cove

    Mooring cove on the west end of Catalina Island, west of Two Harbors, with a sand bottom.

    • Buoys
    33.4511, -118.5018See on the chart →
  6. 4th of July CoveDon Ramey Logan
    6Anchorage· US

    4th of July Cove

    Small mooring cove on Catalina Island, just west of Isthmus Cove and Two Harbors, with a sand bottom.

    • Buoys
    33.4473, -118.5002See on the chart →
  7. Little Harborbahniuk
    7Anchorage· US·5.0

    Little Harbor

    Cove on the Pacific side of Santa Catalina Island, California, with a campground and fresh water ashore.

    • Water
    33.3855, -118.4754See on the chart →

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