Best anchorages and harbours in San Francisco Bay

Encinal Basin

Anchorage in Encinal Basin on the Alameda side of the Oakland Estuary, California, on a mud bottom.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Pillar Point Marina

Public harbour at Princeton near Half Moon Bay, California, on the open Pacific coast about 20 miles south of San Francisco.

South Beach Harbor

City-run marina on the San Francisco waterfront, set in the South Beach district beside the Giants' ballpark on the Embarcadero.

Emery Cove Yacht Harbor

Private 430 berth marina on the Emeryville Peninsula, East Bay shore one nautical mile north of the San Francisco Bay Bridge.

KKMI Richmond

Working boatyard and dock facility on the south side of Point Richmond in San Francisco Bay, on Brickyard Cove, opposite Angel Island.

Benicia Marina

Marina on the Carquinez Strait at Benicia, Solano County, California, on the north shore of the channel linking San Pablo Bay to Suisun Bay.

Alameda Public Dock

Short public pontoon on the Alameda side of the Oakland Estuary, opposite Jack London Square.

Fortman Marina

497 berth marina in a man made rectangular basin on the Alameda side of the Oakland Estuary, opposite Coast Guard Island.

Emeryville Marina

Public marina on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay, on the Emeryville Peninsula at 3310 Powell Street in California.

Ayala Cove, Angel Island

Mooring field on the north side of Angel Island in San Francisco Bay, off Tiburon, with a mud bottom and shelter from the prevailing westerlies.

• Free
• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Stockton Sailing Club

Members' sailing club marina at Buckley Cove, Stockton, opening onto the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in California.

Richmond Yacht Club

Members' yacht club marina at Brickyard Cove in Richmond, California, on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay.

Westpoint Harbor

Privately owned marina at the mouth of Westpoint Slough in Redwood City, California, on the southern reaches of San Francisco Bay.

Grand Street Public Dock

Public launch ramp and short dock on the Oakland Estuary at the north end of Grand Street in Alameda, California, directly across from Coast Guard Island.

Schoonmaker Beach

Anchorage in Richardson Bay off Sausalito, California, on the north side of San Francisco Bay. The bottom is soft mud.

• Sheltered SW, W

Seaplane Lagoon

Enclosed 110-acre basin on the San Francisco Bay side of Alameda Point, California, on the site of the former Naval Air Station Alameda.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Safe Harbor Ballena Isle

Full-service marina on the bayfront of Alameda, on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in California, with a view of the San Francisco skyline and the Bay Bridge.

Sausalito

Anchorage in Richardson Bay off Sausalito, California, on a mixed rock and mud bottom near the head of San Francisco Bay.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Paradise Cay Yacht Harbor

Public marina on the east side of the Tiburon peninsula in Marin County, on the north shore of San Francisco Bay.

Half Moon Bay Anchorage

General anchorage inside Pillar Point Harbor at Half Moon Bay, California, in San Mateo County, with a sand bottom and shelter from NW through SW winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Quarry Bay

Anchorage south of Quarry Point on the east side of Angel Island, in San Francisco Bay, with sand and mud holding.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Horseshoe Bay

Small cove on the north shore of the Golden Gate at Fort Baker, Sausalito, California, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Clipper Yacht Harbor

Largest full-service marina in Sausalito, on Richardson Bay about 3 nautical miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Oakland Marinas

Marina group of around 500 berths in the heart of Jack London Square, on the Oakland Estuary.

Clipper Cove

Anchorage between Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island in the middle of San Francisco Bay, California, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Marina Bay Yacht Harbor

Large marina in Richmond's Marina Bay district, on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay.

Fifth Avenue Marina

Independent 100 berth marina on the Oakland Embarcadero, on the north bank of the estuary, with a long standing artist community on the docks.

Alameda Marina

Large 530-berth marina on the Oakland Estuary, opposite Coast Guard Island, built on a former shipyard.

Antioch Marina Harbor

Municipal marina of 310 berths on the south bank of the San Joaquin River at Antioch, 5 km west of the river confluence with the Sacramento.

Arrowhead Harbor Marinas

Marina with 100 berths on the Sacramento River at 4396 Holland Road, between Clarksburg and Walnut Grove in the California Delta.