Best anchorages and harbours in Florida

Lake Worth Beach anchorage

Anchorage in Lake Worth Lagoon near Lake Worth Beach, on Florida's east coast. Sand bottom, sheltered from north-west through south-west but open to the east.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW

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

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

big marco

Anchorage on the Big Marco River off Marco Island, southwest Florida, on the west bank close to the Gulf of Mexico.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

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

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

Ruskin Commongood Park

Anchorage off Ruskin Commongood Park on the Little Manatee River, Hillsborough County, Florida, on a bottom of mud and weed.

• Sheltered W

Callaway Bayou

Sheltered anchorage in a small cove on the Florida coast, on a sand bottom, with protection from wind on every quarter.

• Sheltered N, E, S, W

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

Tarpon Basin

Anchorage in Florida Bay on the bayside of Key Largo, Florida, west of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. Sand bottom.

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

Golden Isles Lake

Sheltered urban anchorage off the Intracoastal Waterway at Hallandale Beach, Florida, ringed by condominiums.

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

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

Pelican Bay

Anchorage on the east side of Cayo Costa, between Cayo Costa and Punta Blanca islands in Pine Island Sound, south-west Florida, on a sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Palm Beach Anchorage

Anchorage on Lake Worth between Palm Beach and West Palm Beach, Florida, on a mud bottom, sheltered from the western quarter.

• Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW

Pumpkin Key

Anchorage off a 26-acre private island in Card Sound, north of Key Largo, Florida, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered E

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

Miami Sea Aquarium

Anchorage off Virginia Key near the former Miami Seaquarium site, in Biscayne Bay between downtown Miami and Key Biscayne, Florida.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, 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.

Upper Matecumbe Key

Anchorage off Little Basin on the bayside of Islamorada, Upper Matecumbe Key, in the Florida Keys.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Belleair North

Anchorage on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near the Belleair Causeway, off Belleair Beach in Pinellas County, Florida.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

East Cove

Open anchorage on the east side of Apalachicola Bay in Florida, near St. George Island and the East Hole shoals, sand bottom.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Long Key Bight

Anchorage off Long Key in the Florida Keys, on a bottom of sand and weed. Sheltered from the south-east only.

• Sheltered SE

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

Sanibel

Anchorage off the east end of Sanibel Island in San Carlos Bay, south-west Florida, on a weed bottom, protected from N through W winds.

• Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW

Venice

Anchorage in Roberts Bay at Venice, Florida, just inside the Venice Inlet on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, with a sand bottom and shelter on all sides.

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

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

Lantana Anchorage

Anchorage in the Lake Worth Lagoon at Lantana, southern Palm Beach County, Florida. Sand and mud bottom, sheltered from most directions.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE