Best anchorages and harbours in Gulf Coast

Waterford Harbor Marina

Marina on the north shore of Clear Lake at Kemah, Texas, inside the cut linking the lake to Galveston Bay.

South Wolf Bay

Anchorage in the southern end of Wolf Bay, off the Intracoastal Waterway near Orange Beach, Alabama. Mud bottom, sheltered from east through south-east.

• Sheltered E, S, SE

Kemah Boardwalk Marina

Marina of 414 berths at Kemah on Galveston Bay, at the mouth of Clear Lake in Texas, between Houston and Galveston Island.

Captains Wharf Marina

Marina on Bayou Bernard between Gulfport Lake and Biloxi's Back Bay, on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Orleans Marina

Marina in the West End district of New Orleans, on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain, with over 400 berths.

Lake Madeline

Anchorage in Offatts Bayou on the north side of Galveston Island, Texas, off West Bay, with a dark mud bottom and shelter from all directions.

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

Watergate Marina

Large marina on the south shore of Clear Lake at Kemah, Texas, part of the Watergate Yachting Center.

Harborwalk Yacht Club

Private full-service marina at Harborwalk, Hitchcock, Texas, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near West Galveston Bay.

Bon Secour South Fork

Anchorage on the South Fork of the Bon Secour River, near Gulf Shores, Alabama, on a mud bottom with all-round shelter.

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

Offatts Bayou

Anchorage in a bayou on the south side of Galveston Island, Texas, with sand and mud bottom and protection from the S and SW.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Pontchartrain Landing Marina

Marina and RV resort in the Seabrook district of New Orleans, at the junction of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal and Lake Pontchartrain.

Bay St. Louis Municipal Harbor

Municipal harbour on St. Louis Bay at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, on the Gulf Coast west of Pass Christian.

Moody Gardens Marina

Small 18-berth marina on Offatts Bayou, Galveston Island, set against the Moody Gardens resort complex.

Bal Harbor Marina

Private marina on the north shore of Clear Lake near Houston, midway to Galveston, opposite the NASA Johnson Space Center.

Belwood

Anchorage on Dog River off the western shore of Mobile Bay, Alabama, just inside the river mouth.

Aransas Pass Yacht Club

Members' club marina at Aransas Pass on the Texas Coastal Bend, off Redfish Bay near the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

Bahia Marina Slip

Marina on the north shore of Corpus Christi Bay at Ingleside on the Bay, Texas, opened in 1959.

Bayland Marina

Marina on Tabbs Bay at Baytown, Texas, on a small island reach of upper Galveston Bay below the Fred Hartman Bridge.

Bayou Liberty Marina

Marina of 75 slips on Bayou Liberty at Slidell, Louisiana, with both wet berths and dry storage.

Bayou Segnette

Bayou and state park boat launch at Westwego, Louisiana, on the west bank of the Mississippi opposite New Orleans.

Jobe Beason Park

County boat ramp park on Double Bayou at the eastern edge of Trinity Bay, in Oak Island, Chambers County, Texas.

Biloxi Port Division

Municipal harbour authority running the public harbours and piers of Biloxi, Mississippi, on the Mississippi Sound.

Blue Dolphin Yachting Center

Marina at Seabrook, Texas, on the channel linking Clear Lake to Galveston Bay, a short run from the Gulf.

Blue Marlin Fuel Dock

Fuel berth and store at Seabrook Marina, 1900 Shipyard Drive, Seabrook, Texas, on the channel between Clear Lake and Galveston Bay.

Bolivar Yacht Basin

Small marina on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, on the bay side of Bolivar Peninsula near Port Bolivar, Texas.

Bonfouca Marina LLC

Marina on Bayou Liberty at Slidell, Louisiana, set back from the road about 1.5 miles from Lake Pontchartrain.

Bridge Harbor Yacht Club

Large private marina on the Intracoastal Waterway at Freeport, Texas, near the Surfside Beach bridge on Highway 332.

Broussard Brothers

Marine contractor's dock at Intracoastal City, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

Bucktown Marina

Public marina at the mouth of the 17th Street Canal on Lake Pontchartrain, in Bucktown, Metairie, Louisiana.

Buras Boat Harbor

Working boat harbour at Buras in the Mississippi River Delta, Plaquemines Parish, used by inshore charter and fishing boats.