Best anchorages and harbours in Florida

Lake Santa Barbara

Anchorage in Lake Santa Barbara, a cove off the Intracoastal Waterway at Pompano Beach, Florida, with a mud bottom and shelter from NW, NE and SW winds.

• Sheltered NW, NE, SW

Lamb's Yacht Center Inc

Full-service marina and boatyard on the Ortega River in Jacksonville, Florida, at 3376 Lakeshore Boulevard.

Landings Marina

Marina on the Caloosahatchee River south of Fort Myers, off McGregor Boulevard, with around 240 berths.

Landings of Tarpon Springs

Waterfront residential marina of about 190 berths on the Anclote River at Tarpon Springs, Florida.

Lands End Marina

Full-service marina at Apollo Beach on the south shore of Tampa Bay, with about 120 wet berths and a boatyard.

Lang's Marina

Marina on the St Marys waterfront in south-east Georgia, gateway to Cumberland Island and the Intracoastal Waterway.

Largo Intercoastal Marina

Working marina and boatyard near the Intracoastal Waterway at Largo, in Pinellas County, Florida, in operation since 1961.

Lauderdale Small Boat Club Inc

Private members club with 265 berths for small craft on the Dania Cut-Off Canal, at 1740 SW 42nd Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Legacy Harbour Marina

Marina of 131 floating berths on the Caloosahatchee River near downtown Fort Myers, on the Okeechobee Waterway.

Destin dry-stack marina

Large dry-storage marina on Choctawhatchee Bay at Destin, Florida, set at the foot of the Mid-Bay Bridge with a few in-water transient berths.

Lighthouse Marina

Boatyard and marina at Ponce Inlet on the Halifax River, at 4958 South Peninsula Drive, in Volusia County, Florida.

Lighthouse Marina

Full-service marina on the north shore of Grand Lagoon at Panama City Beach, Florida, in operation since 1979.

Lighthouse Point Marina

Full-service marina on the Intracoastal Waterway at Lighthouse Point, Florida, with 102 wet berths.

Lighthouse Point Marina

Full-service marina on Bay Pines Boulevard at St. Petersburg, on the Boca Ciega Bay side of the Intracoastal Waterway.

Lighthouse Point Yacht Club

Private club marina on the Intracoastal Waterway at Lighthouse Point, Florida, near the Hillsboro Inlet.

Little Harbor Marinas

Two-basin marina at Ruskin on the south-east shore of Tampa Bay, in service since the 1950s, with bridge-free access to the bay and the Gulf.

Little Shark

Mangrove anchorage at the mouth of the Little Shark River, near Cape Sable within Everglades National Park, Florida.

• Sheltered SE

Loblolly Marina

Private marina of around 77 berths on the Intracoastal Waterway at Hobe Sound, taking boats up to 100 feet.

Loggerhead Marina St. Petersburg

Wet-slip and dry-storage marina on Frenchman's Creek in south St. Petersburg, Florida, with access to both Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

Loggerhead Marina

Marina on the Intracoastal Waterway at Vero Beach, set inside the gated Grand Harbor community on the Florida Treasure Coast.

Loggerhead Marina

Marina at 2700 Donald Ross Road in Palm Beach Gardens, on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, used as a staging stop for crossings to the Bahamas and runs along the Florida coast.

Loggerhead Marina - Jupiter

Marina at 3238 Casseekey Island Road in Jupiter, on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, a short run from the Jupiter Inlet and the Gulf Stream.

Longboat Key Club Moorings

Deep-water marina of 291 berths on Longboat Key, Florida, set behind the barrier island on the Intracoastal Waterway near ICW marker 15.

Lynn Brother's Seafood & Marina

Seafood dealer and small marina on the St Marks River at St Marks, on Florida's Big Bend coast.

Madeira Beach Marina

City-owned marina of 70 wet berths and 80 dry-storage spaces on the Intracoastal Waterway at Madeira Beach, in Pinellas County, Florida.

Manatee Bay Club

Private gated marina at 999 Morris Avenue in North Key Largo, about 20 minutes from the mainland.

Manatee Cove Marina

Military recreation marina on the Banana River at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, with 232 wet berths and 280 dry slots.

Manatee Marina

Marina and boatyard at the south end of the Manatee Pocket, in the fishing village of Port Salerno near Stuart.

Mandan

Anchorage off Key Largo in the upper Florida Keys, with a sand bottom in shallow water on the Florida Bay side.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Mandarin Holiday Marina

Full-service marina on the east bank of the St Johns River in the Mandarin district of southern Jacksonville, Florida. Now also known as Windward Andreu Marina.