Best anchorages and harbours in Florida
134 documented anchorages and harbours in Florida, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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- 31AnchorageUnited States
Tolomato River (S)
4.6Anchorage 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
- 32AnchorageUnited States
Windley Key
4.5Anchorage off Snake Creek on the bayside of Islamorada, Upper Matecumbe Key, in the Florida Keys.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
33AnchorageUnited StatesIndian Point anchorage
4.5Anchorage 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
- 34AnchorageUnited States
Vaca Key Bight
4.5Anchorage in Vaca Key Bight on the bayside of Marathon in the Florida Keys, just north of Boot Key Harbor.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
35AnchorageUnited StatesPalm Beach anchorage
4.5Anchorage in Lake Worth Lagoon off the town of Palm Beach, on Florida's east coast. Sand and mud bottom, sheltered from every direction, fresh water available ashore.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 36AnchorageUnited States
Truman Beach
4.5Anchorage off Key West, Florida, near Wisteria Island, with a sand bottom and shelter from N through NE winds.
- Sheltered N, NE
- 37AnchorageUnited States
Lake Sylvia
4.5Circular basin off the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale, the most used overnight anchorage in the area.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
38AnchorageUnited StatesBoot Key
4.5Harbour on the south side of Marathon in the Florida Keys, the most protected anchorage in the city, set between Sister Creek and the Boot Key Bridge.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
39AnchorageUnited StatesIndian River
4.3Mooring buoy field on the Eightmile River at Lyme, about eight miles up the Connecticut River from Long Island Sound.
- Sheltered W, SW, S
40AnchorageUnited StatesBelle Isle anchorage
4.3Anchorage in Biscayne Bay off Belle Isle, the easternmost of the Venetian Islands in Miami Beach.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 41AnchorageUnited States
MOONEY HARBOR
4.3Central lagoon of the Marquesas Keys, a ring of mangrove islands about 25 miles west of Key West, Florida.
- Sheltered N, NE
42AnchorageUnited StatesNorth Lake
4.3Man-made lake north of Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Florida, opening to the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway near marker MM 1072.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE
43AnchorageUnited StatesRockhouse Creek
4.2Anchorage inside Ponce de Leon Inlet between Ponce Inlet and New Smyrna Beach, on the Atlantic coast of Florida.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
44AnchorageUnited StatesBoot Key Harbor
4.2Anchorage and mooring harbour at Boot Key, Marathon, in the Florida Keys, sheltered from all directions on a sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
45AnchorageUnited StatesSt Marys , Georgia
4.2Large 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
46AnchorageUnited StatesBanana River/ Canaveral
4.2Anchorage in the Banana River near Port Canaveral, by the Canaveral Barge Canal in Brevard County, Florida.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
47AnchorageUnited StatesLog Point
4.2Anchorage off Elliott Key in Biscayne National Park, Florida. Sand bottom with good holding, sheltered from the north through south.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S
48AnchorageUnited StatesWisteria Island
4.1Anchorage in Key West Bight, the historic harbour on the north side of Key West, with a mud bottom.
- Sheltered N, NW
- 49AnchorageUnited States
Rodriguez Key
4.1Reef anchorage off Key Largo in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, marked by a 45-foot lighted steel tower. Sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S
50AnchorageUnited StatesSeville Harbor
4.1Anchorage off the Seville waterfront in downtown Pensacola, Florida, on a mud bottom in Pensacola Bay.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
51AnchorageUnited StatesCumberland island
4.1Anchorage 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
52AnchorageUnited StatesLettuce Lake
4.1Free anchorage off the Intracoastal Waterway at Pompano Beach, Florida, set well back from the channel.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
53AnchorageUnited StatesIndian Key Anchorage
4.0Anchorage off Indian Key, an 11-acre historic island in the Florida Keys near Islamorada, lying just inside the Hawk Channel passage south-east of U.S. 1.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
54AnchorageUnited StatesEmerson Point Preserve
3.9Anchorage off Snead Island at the mouth of the Manatee River, opposite the DeSoto Point anchorage in Florida.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
55AnchorageUnited StatesCauseway Beach, Hutchinson Island
3.9Anchorage off the northern tip of South Hutchinson Island, on the Indian River Lagoon near Fort Pierce Inlet, Florida.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
- 56AnchorageUnited States
Lake Boca
3.9Sheltered lagoon off the Intracoastal Waterway at Boca Raton, Florida, with anchoring on a sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
57AnchorageUnited StatesLongboat Key
3.9Anchorage on the Sarasota Bay side of Longboat Key, a barrier island on Florida's Gulf coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S, SE
58AnchorageUnited StatesWest Palm Beach
3.9Anchorage in the Lake Worth Lagoon off downtown West Palm Beach, Florida, along the Intracoastal Waterway. Sand and mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
59AnchorageUnited StatesNo name harbor bay
3.8Natural harbour inside Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, at the southern tip of Key Biscayne, Florida.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, S, SE
- 60AnchorageUnited States
Spoil Island SL
3.7Anchorage off a spoil island in the Indian River Lagoon near Fort Pierce, Florida, with sand and mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE