Best anchorages and harbours in Gulf Coast

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

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

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

Belwood

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

Gulf Shores Anchorage

Sheltered anchorage in the inland waters behind Orange Beach, Alabama, about 5.8 nm west of the Cotton Bayou marinas.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW

Port O'Connor

Anchorage off Port O'Connor on the south-west shore of Matagorda Bay, Texas, on the north side of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

Packery Channel

Anchorage in Packery Channel on North Padre Island near Corpus Christi, Texas, on a sand bottom.

Pelican Bay

Sheltered anchorage behind Pelican Island at the western end of Dauphin Island, Alabama, near the mouth of Mobile Bay.

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

Roberts Bayou

Anchorage on Arnica Bay near Josephine, in Baldwin County on the Alabama Gulf coast, on a sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, W, NW