Best anchorages and harbours in Florida

Snipe Key

Anchorage off Snipe Key in the Lower Florida Keys, about 16 nm north-east of Key West, on a sand and weed bottom.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Snook Bight Marina

Marina at the southern end of Estero Island, Fort Myers Beach, on Estero Bay with direct access to the Gulf of Mexico and the Intracoastal Waterway.

South Basin

Anchorage and county mooring field on the south side of the Rickenbacker Causeway, off Key Biscayne in Biscayne Bay, Florida.

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

South Beach

Anchorage off the southern tip of South Beach, Miami Beach, near the Government Cut inlet in Florida.

• Sheltered NE

Southpointe At Windstar Marina

Deep-water marina inside the gated Windstar community on Naples Bay, Florida, with 72 individually deeded slips.

Soverel Harbour Marina

Marina of 146 berths off the Intracoastal Waterway at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, just north-west of the PGA Boulevard bridge.

Speckled Trout Marina

Family-run marina at 343 Bayshore Drive in the village of Ozona, Palm Harbor, on St. Joseph Sound off Florida's Gulf coast.

Spinnaker Marina

Marina on a residential canal off Biscayne Bay in North Miami, at 1940 NE 135th Street.

St Andrews Marina

City-owned marina in the St Andrews district of Panama City, on St Andrews Bay along Florida's Gulf coast.

St Augustine

Anchorage and mooring area on the Matanzas River at St Augustine, Florida, around the Bridge of Lions in the historic city centre.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

St. Augustine Shipyard

Marina and dry-storage facility on the west bank of the San Sebastian River at St. Augustine, Florida, about a 10-minute run from the inlet.

St. Charles Yacht Club

Private yacht club on the Caloosahatchee River at Iona, south Fort Myers, set on a 145-acre site at mile marker 146 with a sheltered cove marina.

St. Pete Municipal Marina

City-run marina in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, on the Tampa Bay waterfront beside the St. Pete Pier.

SPYC Pass-A-Grille Station

Pass-A-Grille station of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club, on Pass-a-Grille Way in St. Pete Beach, Florida, with close access to the Gulf of Mexico.

Sterling Marina

Canal-side marina at Hernando Beach on Florida's Nature Coast, with wet berths on two canals.

Stock Island Yacht Club & Marina

Deep-water marina on Stock Island, between the Atlantic and Boca Chica Channel, about 5 miles from downtown Key West.

Stump Pass Marina

Full-service marina near Gulf Intracoastal Waterway mile 40, on Lemon Bay at Grove City, on Florida's Gulf coast.

Sugarloaf Marina

Public marina on Sugarloaf Key at mile marker 17 of the Overseas Highway, in the lower Florida Keys.

Sun Harbor Marina

Full-service marina on St. Andrew Bay at Panama City, Florida, with over 120 fixed slips and room for vessels up to 240 feet.

Sunrise Marina

Marina and dry-storage yard at Port Canaveral, the closest marina in the harbour to the Atlantic entrance, on Glen Cheek Drive.

Sunset Harbour Yacht Club

Marina of 125 wet berths in the Sunset Harbour district of Miami Beach, on Biscayne Bay.

Suwannee Marina

Small marina at the mouth of the Suwannee River, at the fishing village of Suwannee in Dixie County, Florida.

Sweetwater Landing Marina

Marina on the Caloosahatchee River at Fort Myers Shores, known locally as Marina 31, on the Okeechobee Waterway.

Tampa Convention Center Marina

Transient marina on Seddon Channel at the foot of the Tampa Convention Center, in downtown Tampa.

Tarpon Club Marina

Floating-pontoon marina with 140 berths on the Isles of Capri, between Naples and Marco Island, with direct access to the Gulf of Mexico.

Tarpon Cove Yacht & Racquet Club

Private members' club marina on the Cocohatchee River at North Naples, Florida, about one mile inland from the Gulf of Mexico.

Tarpon Point Marina

Full-service marina at Cape Coral with around 216 to 225 berths, set in a waterfront village just off the Intracoastal Waterway near marker 92.

Tarpon Pointe Marina

Marina on the Manatee River at Bradenton, Florida, with 220 wet berths and 200 dry-storage spaces.

Tarpon Springs Yacht Club

Private yacht club with a marina on Tarpon Bayou, at the foot of the Beckett Bridge in Tarpon Springs, Florida.

Tavernier Creek Marina

Working marina on Tavernier Creek in the upper Florida Keys, operating since 1936 with access to both Florida Bay and the Atlantic.