Best anchorages and harbours in Carolinas and Georgia

Savannah Public Dock

City floating dock on the south bank of the Savannah River, alongside Rousakis Plaza and River Street, in downtown Savannah, Georgia.

Dog Hammock Spit

Anchorage off Dog Hammock Spit on the Sapelo River, coastal Georgia, mud bottom, used as a stop on the Intracoastal Waterway.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE

Coinjock marina

Transient marina on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at Mile Marker 50 in Coinjock, Currituck County, North Carolina.

Capers Iland

Anchorage off Capers Island, an undeveloped barrier island north of Isle of Palms in South Carolina, on a sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

High Street Landing

Free city dock on the Elizabeth River at Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia, at the foot of High Street and at ICW Mile Marker Zero.

Oriental Harbor Marina

Marina of 110 berths in the village of Oriental, North Carolina, where the Neuse River meets Pamlico Sound.

Morningstars marinas

Deep-water marina on the Frederica River at ICW mile 675, St. Simons Island, with 137 wet berths and 180 covered dry slips.

Anchorage Alligator River marina

Anchorage on the western shore of the Alligator River near the mouth of the river on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, North Carolina, on a mud bottom.

• Sheltered W

Airlie Marina

Small marina at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, on the Intracoastal Waterway side of Harbor Island near Wilmington.

Albemarle Plantation Marina

Deep-water marina of 166 berths at the mouth of Yeopim Creek, on the north shore of Albemarle Sound near Hertford, North Carolina.

Alligator River Marina

Isolated ICW marina at the northwest corner of the Alligator River swing bridge in eastern North Carolina, the only fuel and dockage stop between Coinjock and Belhaven.

Alljoy Boat Landing

Public boat landing on the May River at Alljoy Road, Bluffton, South Carolina, with access to the river and Calibogue Sound.

Anchorage Marina

Marina at Atlantic Beach facing Money Island Bay on Bogue Sound, North Carolina, with a basin dug into high ground.

Anchorage outside St John’s Marina

Anchorage on the Stono River off St Johns Yacht Harbor, near Charleston, South Carolina. Mixed sand and mud bottom.

• Sheltered W

ANCHORS BEND MARINA

Residential marina of 47 berths on the Intracoastal Waterway near Wilmington, North Carolina, about one mile by boat from Wrightsville Beach.

Atlantic Marine

Family-run boatyard and dry-storage marina at 101 Keel Street, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, established in 1976.

Barbour River Club

Private membership marina on the Barbour River at Goulds Landing, Townsend, Georgia, beside the Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge.

Barefoot Marina

Resort marina on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, across the channel from Barefoot Landing.

Beaufort Yacht Basin

Boat slip basin on Town Creek at Beaufort, North Carolina, near the Highway 70 bridge.

Belhaven, North Carolina

Anchorage off the town of Belhaven, North Carolina, on Pantego Creek just off the Pungo River reach of the ICW.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Belhaven Marina

Town marina on the Pungo River in downtown Belhaven, North Carolina, at ICW mile 136.

Belle Isle Marina

Marina on Winyah Bay along the ICW, just south of Georgetown, South Carolina, within a gated waterfront community.

Blackbeards Cove Marina

Marina on Pungo Creek near downtown Belhaven, on the Pungo River along the Intracoastal Waterway in North Carolina. Formerly Pungo Creek Marina.

Blackwell Point Marina

Small marina on Smith Creek at Oriental, North Carolina, off the Neuse River near ICW mile 181.

Bock Marine

Boatyard on Core Creek at ICW mile 196.5, just south of the Core Creek high-rise bridge, near Beaufort, North Carolina.

Bohicket Marina

Marina on Bohicket Creek between Kiawah and Seabrook Islands, South Carolina, with 200 wet berths and 90 dry storage spaces.

Bow to Stern

Boating centre and sailing school on Smith Creek at Oriental, North Carolina, near ICW mile 181 on the Neuse River.

Bradley Creek Marina

Member-owned marina at the head of Bradley Creek in Wilmington, North Carolina, minutes from the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and Masonboro Inlet.

Bridgeton Harbor Marina

Marina on the Neuse River in the town of Bridgeton, across the water from downtown New Bern, North Carolina.

Broad Creek Marina

Marina with wet slips and dry storage on Broad Creek, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, off Calibogue Sound.