Best anchorages and harbours in North-east Florida

Little Marsh Island

ICW anchorage near Little Marsh Island, off Sister Creek east of Jacksonville in north-east Florida.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

PORT 32 Jacksonville at Ortega Landing

Marina at the mouth of the Ortega River where it joins the St Johns River, near the Avondale district of Jacksonville, Florida.

SL1 South

Anchorage on the Caloosahatchee River in the Fort Myers area of Florida, part of the Okeechobee Waterway between the Gulf and Lake Okeechobee.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Safe Harbor Harbortown

Marina and boatyard on the Indian River Lagoon at Fort Pierce, Florida, just west of the Fort Pierce Inlet.

Fernandina Harbor Marina

City marina managed by Oasis Marinas in downtown Fernandina Beach, on the Amelia River at ICW mile 716, on the Florida and Georgia border.

Tolomato River North Anchorage

Anchorage on the Tolomato River along the Intracoastal Waterway north of St. Augustine, in Florida.

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

Halifax Harbor Marina

City-owned marina of 550 berths on a 60-acre site on the west bank of the Halifax River in downtown Daytona Beach.

Fort Pierce

Anchorage in the Indian River Lagoon off Fort Pierce, on Florida's Treasure Coast. Sand and mud bottom, sheltered from all directions.

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

Amelia River

Anchorage on the Amelia River along the Florida ICW near Fernandina Beach, mud bottom.

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

Suntex Marina

Marina on the Intracoastal Waterway at Vero Beach, within the gated Grand Harbor community, now operating under the Loggerhead Marina name.

St Augustine

Anchorage in the Matanzas River at St Augustine, Florida, off the historic downtown. Sand bottom, protected from NW through SW winds.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Mandarin Park

Anchorage off Mandarin Park on the St Johns River at Jacksonville, Florida, near the mouth of Julington Creek, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, S, SE

Peck Lake

Anchorage off the Intracoastal Waterway at Hobe Sound, Florida, set against the Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge.

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

Manatee Pocket

Anchorage in Manatee Pocket, a sheltered inlet off the St. Lucie River at Port Salerno, Florida, on a sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Fort Matanza

Anchorage in the Matanzas River off the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, near Fort Matanzas National Monument, south of St Augustine, Florida.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Amelia Island

Anchorage off Amelia Island on the Florida ICW near Fernandina Beach, mud bottom.

Titusville

Anchorage on the Indian River off Titusville, Florida, on the Intracoastal Waterway near Mile 878, with a sand, mud and weed bottom and shelter from NW through SE winds.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW

Matanzas Bay

Mooring buoy field in Matanzas Bay off the historic centre of St. Augustine, Florida, on a mud bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Vero Beach City Marina

Municipal marina and mooring field on the Indian River Lagoon at Vero Beach, Florida, just north of the Merrill Barber Bridge on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

Melbourne Yacht Club

Members' yacht club on the south side of Melbourne Harbor, at the mouth of Crane Creek where it meets the Indian River Lagoon, Florida.

Tolomato River (S)

Anchorage on the Tolomato River just north of St Augustine, Florida, close to ICW Mile 776 and the St Augustine Inlet.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW

Camachee Cove Yacht Harbor

Full-service marina in a sheltered cove off the Tolomato River, north of downtown St. Augustine, Florida, with 218 slips.

St. Augustine Municipal Marina

City-run marina in the historic district of St. Augustine, Florida, just south of the Bridge of Lions, with 96 slips and 100 moorings.

Eau Gallie Yacht Basin

Marina of 60 berths on the Eau Gallie River, on the west side of the ICW within the Eau Gallie Arts District of Melbourne, Florida.

Indian Point anchorage

Anchorage in the Indian River Lagoon off Cocoa Village, on Florida's east coast. Sand bottom, sheltered from every direction.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Cocoa Village Marina

Marina of 117 berths on the west bank of the Indian River at Cocoa, on the Intracoastal Waterway at mile 897.5.

Beach Marine

Full-service marina on the Intracoastal Waterway at Jacksonville Beach, Florida, with 318 wet slips and 380 dry storage spaces.

Fort Pierce City Marina

City-owned marina on the Indian River Lagoon in downtown Fort Pierce, Florida, off the Intracoastal Waterway near marker 966.

Indian River

Mooring buoy field on the Eightmile River at Lyme, about eight miles up the Connecticut River from Long Island Sound.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Harbortown Marina

Private residential marina off Atlantic Boulevard on the Intracoastal Waterway in Jacksonville, Florida.