Best anchorages and harbours in San Francisco Bay
10 documented anchorages and harbours in San Francisco Bay, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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1AnchorageUnited StatesEncinal Basin
5.0Anchorage in Encinal Basin on the Alameda side of the Oakland Estuary, California, on a mud bottom.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
2AnchorageUnited StatesAyala Cove, Angel Island
4.4Mooring field on the north side of Angel Island in San Francisco Bay, off Tiburon, with a mud bottom and shelter from the prevailing westerlies.
- Free
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 3AnchorageUnited States
Sausalito
4.0Anchorage in Richardson Bay off Sausalito, California, on a mixed rock and mud bottom near the head of San Francisco Bay.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
4AnchorageUnited StatesSchoonmaker Beach
4.0Anchorage in Richardson Bay off Sausalito, California, on the north side of San Francisco Bay. The bottom is soft mud.
- Sheltered SW, W
5AnchorageUnited StatesSeaplane Lagoon
4.0Enclosed 110-acre basin on the San Francisco Bay side of Alameda Point, California, on the site of the former Naval Air Station Alameda.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
6AnchorageUnited StatesHalf Moon Bay Anchorage
3.3General anchorage inside Pillar Point Harbor at Half Moon Bay, California, in San Mateo County, with a sand bottom and shelter from NW through SW winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 7AnchorageUnited States
Quarry Bay
3.0Anchorage south of Quarry Point on the east side of Angel Island, in San Francisco Bay, with sand and mud holding.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
8AnchorageUnited StatesHorseshoe Bay
2.5Small cove on the north shore of the Golden Gate at Fort Baker, Sausalito, California, with a mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 9AnchorageUnited States
Clipper Cove
2.0Anchorage between Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island in the middle of San Francisco Bay, California, with a mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
10AnchorageUnited StatesMildred Island
Flooded island anchorage in the South Delta of California, between Bethel Island and Discovery Bay.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW