Best anchorages and harbours in Carolinas and Georgia

Nowell Creek

Tidal creek anchorage off the Wando River near Daniel Island, South Carolina, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, SE

Blackbeard Creek

Anchorage on Blackbeard Creek between Sapelo and Blackbeard islands on the Georgia coast, mud bottom.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW

Ocean Yacht Marina

Marina in Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia, on the Elizabeth River about half a mile south of Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Mile Marker 0.

Brunswick Marina

Full-service marina on the East River in downtown Brunswick, Georgia, with roughly 380 wet berths along the Intracoastal Waterway.

Bull Creek

All-round sheltered anchorage on Bull Creek, a branch of the Waccamaw River between Georgetown and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

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

Lukens Anchorage

Open anchorage on the Neuse River near Oriental, North Carolina, with a mud bottom and good holding.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Whittaker Pointe Marina

Marina of 53 berths on Whittaker Creek at Oriental, North Carolina, with a fuel berth and 8 transient berths.

Back Landing

Mud-bottom anchorage off the Pungo River near Belhaven, North Carolina, sheltered from the NW, N and W.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Cape lookout

Large natural anchorage inside Cape Lookout Bight, at the southern end of Cape Lookout National Seashore on the North Carolina Outer Banks.

• Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

wrightsville channel

Anchorage in the channel off Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, beside the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

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

Town Creek Marina

Full-service marina on Town Creek at Beaufort, North Carolina, with floating docks for vessels up to 55 metres.

Long Creek

Tidal creek anchorage off the Atlantic ICW behind Isle of Palms, north-east of Charleston, South Carolina.

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

Ashley River Anchorage

Anchorage on the Ashley River off downtown Charleston, South Carolina, on the Intracoastal Waterway.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Dutchman Creek

Anchorage in a creek off the Intracoastal Waterway near Southport, North Carolina, with a mud bottom and shelter from wind in every quarter.

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

Primary City Harbor Anchorage

Anchorage on the Ashley River off the Charleston City Marina, near ICW mile 469, in South Carolina.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Douglas landing free dock

Free 100 ft dock on the Dismal Swamp Canal route of the ICW, on the Chesapeake side of the Virginia-North Carolina line.

Northwest Creek Marina

Marina in a protected basin off Northwest Creek on the Neuse River, in Fairfield Harbour near New Bern, North Carolina.

Pungo River anchorage, Belhaven

Anchorage on the Pungo River at Belhaven, North Carolina, on the ICW, with a mud bottom and shelter from all directions.

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

West Buck Island

Anchorage in the North River just north of Buck Island, on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in coastal North Carolina.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S

Safe Harbor Charleston City

Large marina on the Ashley River in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, with over 200 berths across 40 acres of water.

Belle bluff Marina

Small marina on the White Chimney River off Sapelo Sound, in Townsend, McIntosh County, Georgia, just inside the Atlantic ICW.

Dismal Swamp Welcome Center Dock

Free 150 ft face dock at Milepost 28 of the Dismal Swamp Canal, on the east bank opposite the Dismal Swamp State Park, South Mills, North Carolina.

St Marys , Georgia

Large anchorage off the waterfront town of St Marys, Georgia, on the St Marys River about 4.5 miles west of the ICW near the Florida border.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S

Little River Inlet

Inlet anchorage where the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway meets the sea near Calabash, on the North Carolina and South Carolina line.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE

Olde Towne Yacht Club

Marina of 96 berths on Taylors Creek at Beaufort, North Carolina, close to the Beaufort Inlet and the Intracoastal Waterway.

Waterside Marina

Marina in downtown Norfolk, Virginia, on the Elizabeth River at Mile Marker 0 of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

Big Bay Creek, Edisto Beach

Anchorage on Big Bay Creek behind Edisto Beach, South Carolina, beside The Plantation Course golf course and close to the Intracoastal Waterway.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Cumberland island

Anchorage on the back side of Cumberland Island, the southernmost barrier island of Georgia, in the marshes between the island and St Marys. Sand and mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Charleston Harbor Marina

Marina of 459 berths at Patriots Point in Mt Pleasant, South Carolina, on the north side of Charleston Harbor opposite the historic peninsula.

McCotters Marina & Boatyard

Full-service marina and boatyard on the western shore of Broad Creek, off the north side of the Pamlico River, about 8 miles east of Washington, North Carolina.