Best anchorages and harbours in Florida

Hidden Harbour Marina

Dry-stack marina at 2315 NE 15th Street in Pompano Beach, Florida, on the Intracoastal Waterway, with a fuel berth.

Holiday Harbor Marina

Full-service marina on roughly five acres of waterfront at Perdido Key, Florida, with direct access to the Intracoastal Waterway.

Hollywood Marina

Municipal marina on the Intracoastal Waterway in Hollywood, Florida, between Fort Lauderdale and Miami, in a residential district.

Home Port Marina

Marina of 187 wet slips in Ozona, Palm Harbor, on St Joseph Sound off the Gulf coast of Florida.

Homosassa Springs Marina

Marina on the Homosassa River, near the river's spring-fed headwaters on Florida's Nature Coast.

Horseshoe Beach Marina

Full-service marina at Horseshoe Beach, a small fishing community on Florida's Big Bend Gulf coast.

Imperial River Boat Ramp

Public boat ramp on the Imperial River in Bonita Springs, Lee County, Florida, with access downstream to the Gulf coast.

Inlet Harbor Marina

Full-service marina at Ponce Inlet, about a mile north of Ponce de Leon Inlet on the north cut, half a mile east of the ICW near Statute Mile 839.5.

Inn Marina

The Gasparilla Inn & Club marina on Boca Grande Bayou, on the south end of Gasparilla Island in Pine Island Sound.

Inter-Bay Moorings LLC

Full-service marina and repair yard on the Alafia River at Gibsonton, on the eastern shore of Tampa Bay, Florida.

IslaMarina

Fuel and tackle marina on Snake Creek at Islamorada, near Mile Marker 85 in the Florida Keys.

Island Gardens

Superyacht marina on Watson Island in Miami, between downtown and Miami Beach, with around 50 berths.

Island Harbor Marina

Small marina of 43 berths in the Ozona village waterfront at Palm Harbor, on St Joseph Sound.

Island Time Marina

Small marina of 30 berths on the Banana River at Cocoa Beach, set on the Cocoa Beach Causeway with a waterfront restaurant on site.

Island Yacht Club

Private 106-berth marina at 200 Windward Passage on Island Estates, Clearwater Beach, in the protected waters of Mandalay Bay just east of Clearwater Pass.

JDF Marina

Small marina of 35 wet slips on Grand Lagoon at Panama City Beach, Florida, set up for small to large craft.

Jean Street Shipyard

Working boatyard and marina on the Hillsborough River in the Seminole Heights district of Tampa, Florida.

Jib Yacht Club & Marina

The only public marina on Jupiter Island, at Tequesta, Florida, on the east side of the Intracoastal Waterway just north of the Jupiter Inlet.

Joes Cove

Anchorage on the Indian River near the St Lucie Inlet, off Hutchinson Island in Stuart, Florida. Sand bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W

Johns Pass Marina

Marina at the north end of Treasure Island, set right on Johns Pass, the inlet linking the Intracoastal Waterway to the Gulf of Mexico.

Julington Creek Marina

Family-run marina on Julington Creek, a tributary of the St Johns River, in the Mandarin area of southern Jacksonville, Florida.

Juno Ridge Anchorage

Anchorage in the lagoon off Old Port Cove, on Lake Worth at North Palm Beach, Florida, just inside the Intracoastal Waterway. Sand bottom, sheltered from north through east.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

Jupiter Pointe Club and Marina

Marina and boat club at Tequesta, Florida, about one mile north of the Jupiter Inlet on the Intracoastal Waterway.

Jupiter Yacht Club Marina

Residential marina at Jupiter, Florida, just off the Intracoastal Waterway about one mile from the Jupiter Inlet and the Jupiter Lighthouse.

Key Largo Harbor Marina

Full-service marina on the Port Largo canal at Key Largo, Florida, near mile marker 100 on the Atlantic side of the upper Florida Keys.

Key West Bight

Anchorage off the entrance to Key West Bight, Florida, on a sand bottom in the Old Town harbour.

• Sheltered W

Keyes Marina

Small marina at 5501 Marina Drive in Holmes Beach, on Anna Maria Island along the Gulf coast of Florida.

Keystone Point Marina

Full-service marina on Biscayne Bay at 1950 NE 135th Street, North Miami, under the same ownership since 1968.

Laishley Park Municipal Marina

Municipal marina at Punta Gorda on Charlotte Harbor, south-west Florida, with about 85 berths and a mooring field.

Lake Park Harbor Marina

Municipal marina on the Lake Worth Lagoon at Lake Park, Florida, set within a waterfront park beside the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.