Best anchorages and harbours in Florida

Anclote Harbors Marina

Marina on the Anclote River at red marker 40 in Tarpon Springs, Florida, around 15 minutes from the Gulf of Mexico.

Anclote Isles Marina

Sheltered marina on the Anclote River at Tarpon Springs, Florida, directly across from the sponge docks.

Anclote Village Marina

First marina inside the mouth of the Anclote River, near Tarpon Springs on Florida's Gulf coast.

Apalachicola Boat Slips and Ramp

Town berths and boat ramp on the Apalachicola waterfront, within three blocks of the historic downtown.

Apalachicola Marina

City marina on the Apalachicola River in the Florida Panhandle, off Gulf Intracoastal Waterway mile 355.

Apollo Beach Marina

Wet-slip marina at Apollo Beach on the south shore of Tampa Bay, with a public launching ramp and a yard for owner work.

Arlen House Marina

Private marina at the Arlen House condominium in Sunny Isles Beach, on the Intracoastal Waterway in North Miami.

Arlington Marina

Locally run marina on the St. Johns River at Arlington, a few minutes east of downtown Jacksonville, Florida.

Atlantic Point Yacht Club and Marina

Marina on the St. Lucie River at Stuart, Florida, set on the Treasure Coast a short walk from the downtown waterfront.

Bahia Mar Yachting Center

Megayacht marina on the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, steps from the Atlantic beach and Las Olas Boulevard, 1.5 miles north of Port Everglades.

Bal Harbour Anchorage

Anchorage off Bal Harbour at the north end of Biscayne Bay, near Baker's Haulover Inlet, Florida, sand bottom.

• Sheltered E, SE

Bal Harbour Marina

Residents' marina on the Windemere waterfront in Bal Harbour, on the Intracoastal Waterway north of Miami.

Bay Pines Marina

Marina on the Intracoastal Waterway at St. Petersburg, in Boca Ciega Bay, with wet berths and dry stack storage.

Bayfront Yacht Works and Marina

Boatyard and marina off Little Sarasota Bay on Siesta Key, with deep-water wet slips and dry storage south of the Sarasota area.

Bayou Grande Sailing Marina

US Navy recreation marina on Bayou Grande, at the north-east corner of Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida.

Bayshore Landing

Marina on the Coconut Grove waterfront in Miami, with 111 wet berths on the west side of Biscayne Bay.

Bayside Marina

Marina on St Andrews Bay at Upper Grand Lagoon, Panama City Beach, Florida.

Bayside Marina

City marina in downtown Miami on Biscayne Bay, with around 125 wet slips set against the Bayside Marketplace waterfront.

Belle Harbour Marina

Small marina on the Anclote River at Tarpon Springs, Florida, with wet berths and dry stack storage.

Belle Hatchee Marina

Do-it-yourself boatyard and marina on the Caloosahatchee River at LaBelle, on the Okeechobee Waterway.

Best Key West Charters

Sport-fishing charter base on Stock Island, just east of Key West, among the island's working fishing and shrimping docks.

Big Pine Key

Anchorage off Big Pine Key in the Lower Florida Keys, between Big Pine, the Torch Keys and Ramrod Key, around Newfound Harbor.

Bill Bird Marina

County-run marina in Haulover Park, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway at 10800 Collins Avenue, north Miami Beach.

Bill Dye Marina

Waterfront marina on the Trout River, a tributary of the St Johns River, in the Northside area of Jacksonville, Florida.

Billfish Marina

Gated marina and boatyard at 2965 West State Road 84, Fort Lauderdale, on the New River about 7 miles inland.

Bird Key (E)

Anchorage in the Manatee River off Snead Island, near the entrance to Tampa Bay in Florida. Sand and mud bottom, shelter from all directions.

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

Bird Key Harbor

Anchorage in Dry Tortugas National Park, about 68 miles west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico, Florida.

Bird Key Yacht Club

Private members' yacht club with a 42-berth marina on the edge of Sarasota Bay, at 301 Bird Key Drive, Sarasota.

Biscayne Bay

Daytime anchorage in Biscayne Bay near the Venetian Islands, off Miami, with the city skyline to the west.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W

Boca Chita Key

Anchorage off Boca Chita Key in Biscayne National Park, Florida, 22 miles south of Miami, with a mud and sand bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE