Best anchorages and harbours in Camargue and Gulf of Fos

Calanque d'ensues-la-Redonne

Small harbour of about 30 berths in the calanque de La Redonne, on the Côte Bleue west of Marseille in the commune of Ensuès-la-Redonne.

CNM - Club Nautique Martigues

Sailing club and small craft harbour on the Canal de Caronte in Martigues, linking the Étang de Berre to the Golfe de Fos.

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

Green Dock

Technical basin at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône on the eastern bank of the Rhône delta, in the Camargue, Bouches-du-Rhône.

Grotte aux Chauves-souris

Rock anchorage in the Calanque d'Ensues-la-Redonne, on the Cote Bleue west of Marseille, within the Parc Marin de la Cote Bleue.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Le Jai

Anchorage on the northern shore of the Étang de Berre, off the Le Jaï spit between Marignane and Châteauneuf-les-Martigues.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Le rouet

Small harbour on the Côte Bleue at the east end of Carry-le-Rouet, between Marseille and Martigues.

Mouillage de l'étang de Berre

Anchorage in the étang de Berre, Provence, mud bottom, sheltered from E, SW, S and SE winds.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Martigues

Anchorage in the étang de Berre basin off Martigues, at the north end of the Canal de Caronte.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Nautic Club Médéen

Club port of 78 berths at La Mède, Châteauneuf-les-Martigues, on the northern shore of the étang de Berre in Provence.

Nautic Club Miramas

Anchorage off the Nautic Club de Miramas on the western shore of the Étang de Berre, south of Saint-Chamas.

• Sheltered NE, E

Plage Napoléon

Sand anchorage off the long Plage Napoléon at Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, on the eastern side of the Rhône delta in the Camargue.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Pôle Nautisme Mer Port St Louis

Main yard and pleasure port of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, at the eastern mouth of the Rhône in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Managed by the SPL Nautisme Mer et Développement.

Port Beau Rivage

Small marina of 108 berths on the west shore of the Étang de Berre, Bouches-du-Rhône.

Port de Jonquières

Town quay in the Jonquières district of Martigues, on the canal Saint-Sébastien linking the Étang de Berre to the Canal de Caronte.

Port des Laurons

Small fishing and leisure harbour at Martigues on the Côte Bleue, between Carro and Sausset-les-Pins in Bouches-du-Rhône.

Port Olga

Marina on the Étang de Berre at Martigues, linked to the Mediterranean via the Canal de Caronte.

Port Terra

Marina of around 250 berths in Martigues, on the south bank of the Canal de Caronte linking the Étang de Berre to the Golfe de Fos.

Quai de halte de Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône

Fluvial quay at the sea end of the Rhône, in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, used as a stopover by yachts transiting between the Mediterranean and the Canal du Rhône à Sète.

Société Nautique de Port-de-Bouc

Yacht club basin on the north shore of the Golfe de Fos, at the southern entrance of the Canal de Caronte linking the sea to the Étang de Berre.