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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31HarbourLong Beach, United StatesCerritos Bahia Marina
Small City of Long Beach marina on Alamitos Bay near the Cerritos Channel, off Pacific Coast Highway, California.
32HarbourOxnard, United StatesChannel Islands
Large recreational harbour at Oxnard in Ventura County, southern California, set back from the Pacific behind an offshore breakwater.
33HarbourOxnard, United StatesChannel Islands Yacht Club
Private yacht club on the south basin of Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, between Ventura and Point Mugu in southern California.
34HarbourChula Vista, United StatesChula Vista Marina
Large marina in the South Bay of San Diego, California, at Chula Vista, with concrete docks and a park-like waterfront.
35HarbourNewport Beach, United StatesCRC Marinas
Operator of four marinas inside Newport Harbor, totalling 455 berths between Bayside, Balboa, Bayshore and Villa Cove. Main office at 1137 Bayside Drive, Corona del Mar.
- 36HarbourSan Diego, United States
Dana Landing Marina
Marina of 140 berths on five pontoons at 2630 Ingraham Street, in the heart of Mission Bay, San Diego.
37HarbourDana Point, United StatesDana Point Marina Co
Marina inside Dana Point Harbor, between Los Angeles and San Diego, with more than 2,200 permanent berths split across East Marina and Dana West Marina.
38HarbourDana Point, United StatesDana Point Yacht Club
Private yacht club at 24399 Dana Drive in Dana Point Harbor, with around 100 berths from 30 to 55 feet and a clubhouse open to members and reciprocal visitors.
39HarbourDana Point, United StatesDana West Marina
Marina of 135 berths at 24500 Dana Point Harbor Drive, on the west side of Dana Point Harbor. Office on 714 493 6222.
- 40HarbourDana Point, United States
Dana West Yacht Club
Membership yacht club on the west side of Dana Point Harbor, sharing the basin with Dana West Marina. Office on 949 661 1185.
- 41HarbourHuntington Beach, United States
Davenport Marina
Small marina at 4052 Davenport Drive in Huntington Harbour, Huntington Beach, California.
42HarbourMarina Del Rey, United StatesDel Rey Yacht Club
Private yacht club in Marina del Rey, Los Angeles, with around 300 berths on Palawan Way inside the main harbour basin.
- 43HarbourSan Diego, United States
Driscoll Mission Bay
Full-service boatyard and marina at 1500 Quivira Way, on Quivira Basin in Mission Bay, San Diego.
44HarbourDana Point, United StatesEmbarcadero Marina
Dry storage and launch facility at 34512 Embarcadero Drive in Dana Point Harbor, with a small wet basin of 13 berths for vessels up to 40 feet.
45HarbourSan Diego, United StatesShelter Island Guest Dock
Public guest dock and free pump-out station maintained by the Port of San Diego at the Harbor Police Sub Station on Shelter Island Drive, San Diego Bay.
46HarbourHuntington Beach, United StatesFreedom Boat Club - Huntington Beach, CA
Membership boat club operating from Peter's Landing Marina in Huntington Harbour, across from Sunset Beach.
47HarbourCoronado, United StatesGlorietta Bay Marina
Public marina on Glorietta Bay in Coronado, next to the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego Bay.
- 48HarbourHuntington Beach, United States
Huntington Harbour Marina
Marina of 171 berths at 4281 Warner Avenue in Huntington Beach, set inside the network of channels of Huntington Harbour, north Orange County.
- 49HarbourHuntington Beach, United States
Huntington Harbour Yacht Club
Members yacht club on Warner Avenue, on the south side of Huntington Harbour in Huntington Beach, California.
50HarbourSan Diego, United StatesIntrepid landing
Private marina on Shelter Island in San Diego Bay, at 2805 Dickens Street in Point Loma. Berths vessels from 9 to 60 metres LOA.
51HarbourRedondo Beach, United StatesKing Harbor Marina
Largest privately owned marina between Marina del Rey and Newport Beach, in Redondo Beach on the south Santa Monica Bay.
52HarbourSan Diego, United StatesKona Kai Marina
Resort marina on Shelter Island in San Diego Bay, the closest berthing facility to the harbour entrance and open ocean.
- 53HarbourSan Juan Capistrano, United States
Lake Mission Viejo
Private 124-acre man-made lake in Mission Viejo, Orange County, California, reserved for member households of the surrounding planned community.
54HarbourLos Angeles, United StatesLeeward Bay Marina
140-berth marina in the inner Port of Los Angeles, at Wilmington in California.
- 55HarbourUnited States
Lido Dry Stack
Dry-stack boat storage at Lido Yacht Anchorage on the Newport Beach waterfront, in California.
- 56HarbourLong Beach, United States
Long Beach
Public marina in downtown Long Beach, California, between Shoreline Village and the Aquarium of the Pacific.
57HarbourLong Beach, United StatesLong Beach Yacht Club
Private yacht club on the shore of Alamitos Bay in Long Beach, California, founded 1929.
- 58HarbourNewport Beach, United States
Newport Dunes Marina
Full-service marina at 1131 Back Bay Drive, where Upper Newport Bay meets the main harbour, in Newport Beach, California.
- 59HarbourSan Diego, United States
Marina Cortez B Dock
B Dock at Marina Cortez on Harbor Island, San Diego Bay, California. The marina has 70 berths and takes vessels up to 90 feet.
- 60HarbourMarina Del Rey, United States
Marina Del Rey
Man-made small-craft harbour on the coast of Los Angeles County, California, between Venice Beach and Playa del Rey, completed in 1965.