Best anchorages and harbours in Southern California
94 documented anchorages and harbours in Southern California, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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1HarbourLong Beach, United StatesAlamitos Bay Marina
5.0Largest of the three City of Long Beach marinas, on Alamitos Bay between Naples Island and Seal Beach, California.
2HarbourLong Beach, United StatesCity of Long Beach: Rainbow Harbor
5.0Public harbour in downtown Long Beach, California, between Shoreline Village and the Aquarium of the Pacific.
3HarbourUnited StatesOceanside Yacht Club
5.0Yacht club founded in 1963 at 1950 North Harbor Drive within Oceanside Harbor, on the Southern California coast.
4HarbourChula Vista, United StatesPier 32 Marina
5.0Marina on San Diego Bay at National City, on the south-east shore of the bay near Chula Vista.
5HarbourUnited StatesRedondo Beach Marina
5.0Marina within King Harbor at Redondo Beach, on the Santa Monica Bay coast of California.
6HarbourSanta Barbara, United StatesSanta Barbara Harbor
5.0Public harbour behind a 1928 detached breakwater on the California coast, with about 1100 berths and visitor moorings on first-come basis.
- 7HarbourUnited States
Shoreline Marina
5.0Large municipal marina in downtown Long Beach, California, between the Queen Mary and the convention centre, opened in 1982.
8HarbourSan Diego, United StatesSun Harbor Marina
5.0Marina on America's Cup Harbour at Point Loma, on the inner west side of San Diego Bay, five minutes by road from the airport.
- 9HarbourSan Diego, United States
Fifth Avenue Landing
4.9Boutique superyacht marina on San Diego Bay, against the Convention Center on the downtown Embarcadero in California.
- 10HarbourOxnard, United States
Channel Island Harbor Marina
4.8Marina inside the man-made Channel Islands Harbor at Oxnard, southern California. Around 400 berths from 24 to 60 ft plus end-ties up to 100 ft.
- 11HarbourSan Diego, United States
Southwestern Yacht Club
4.8Private members club on Shelter Island, in the Shelter Island Yacht Basin on San Diego Bay, California.
- 12HarbourCoronado, United States
Coronado Cays Yacht Club
4.6Private members' yacht club on San Diego Bay at the Coronado Cays, Coronado, California, with a marina of about 58 berths.
13HarbourSan Diego, United StatesMarriott Marquis San Diego Marina
4.6Hotel marina in downtown San Diego, California, on San Diego Bay beside Seaport Village and the convention centre.
- 14HarbourSan Diego, United States
Sheraton Hotel & Marina
4.6Hotel marina on Harbor Island in San Diego Bay, on the north shore opposite the airport runway, with berths for visiting yachts up to 60 feet.
15HarbourLos Angeles, United StatesHoliday Harbor Cabrillo Marina
4.4Marina at Berth 34 of the Cabrillo Marina complex in San Pedro, within the Port of Los Angeles, southern California.
16HarbourVentura, United StatesSafe Harbor Ventura Isle
4.0Largest marina in Ventura Harbor, with 580 berths for vessels from 25 to 95 ft, on the east side of the harbour basin.
17HarbourOceanside, United StatesOceanside Harbor
3.9Small craft harbour on the Pacific coast of San Diego County, immediately south of the Del Mar Boat Basin at Camp Pendleton.
- 18HarbourMarina Del Rey, United States
Burton Chase Park Dooking
3.2Public guest dock attached to Burton W. Chace Park in the middle of Marina del Rey, the large man-made harbour on the coast of Los Angeles County.
19HarbourLos Angeles, United StatesCabrillo Way Marina
2.8Large public marina on the West Channel of Los Angeles Harbor, in San Pedro, California.
- 20HarbourLong Beach, United States
Alamitos Bay Yacht Club
Private members yacht club on the west side of Alamitos Bay in Long Beach, California.
21HarbourUnited StatesAlamitos Bay-Lido Lane
Section of the large Alamitos Bay Marina on the east side of Long Beach, California, between Belmont Shore and Naples Island.
22HarbourOxnard, United StatesAnacapa Yacht Club
Member yacht club inside Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard, chartered in 1967 and focused on sailing.
23HarbourNewport Beach, United StatesBalboa Basin Yacht Club
Small private cruising club inside the city-owned Balboa Yacht Basin, on Harbor Island Drive in Newport Harbour.
24HarbourNewport Beach, United StatesBalboa Marina
Private CRC marina on the Balboa side of Newport Harbor, at 201 East Coast Highway, Newport Beach, California.
25HarbourNewport Beach, United StatesBayshore Marina
Private CRC marina on the north shore of Newport Harbor, off Pacific Coast Highway, in Newport Beach, California.
26HarbourNewport Beach, United StatesBayside Village Marina
Marina attached to the Bayside Village community on the north side of Newport Harbor, in Newport Beach, California.
- 27HarbourLos Angeles, United States
California Yacht Marina
Private marina in the West Channel of Los Angeles Harbor, San Pedro, California, the closest mainland marina to Catalina Island.
28HarbourLos Angeles, United StatesCalifornia Yacht Marina - Wilmington
Family-run marina at Berth 202 in Los Angeles Harbor, on the Wilmington peninsula in California.
29HarbourOxnard, United StatesCarefree Boat Club of Channel Islands Harbor
Members-only powerboat club at Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, no public berth.
30HarbourVentura, United StatesCarefree Boat Club of Ventura Harbor
Boat club base at 1198 Navigator Drive in Ventura Harbor, California. Members reserve power boats up to 27 ft from a shared fleet kept in slips ready to use.