Best anchorages and harbours in California
49 documented anchorages and harbours in California, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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Big Drakes Bay
2.7Anchorage off Peacock Park in Coconut Grove, on the western shore of Biscayne Bay, Miami.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
32MouillageUnited StatesBechers bay
2.7Broad semicircular bay on the north-east side of Santa Rosa Island, the main point of entry to the island in Channel Islands National Park, California.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
- 33MouillageUnited States
Clipper Cove
2.2Anchorage 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
- 34MouillageUnited States
Lovers Cove
2.1Open anchorage off Santa Catalina Island, California, on sand. It lies about 22 nautical miles south of San Pedro across the channel.
- Sheltered S, SW, W
35MouillageUnited StatesIsthmus Cove, Two Harbors
1.2Anchorage and mooring field at Isthmus Cove, Two Harbors, on the north shore of Santa Catalina Island, California.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, W
36MouillageUnited States4th of July Cove
Small mooring cove on Catalina Island, just west of Isthmus Cove and Two Harbors, with a sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S
37MouillageUnited StatesCabrillo State Marine Reserve
Anchorage along the Cabrillo State Marine Reserve off Point Loma, San Diego, on California's south coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 38MouillageUnited States
Cherry Cove
Mooring cove on the west end of Catalina Island, west of Two Harbors, with a sand bottom.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, SW, S
- 39MouillageUnited States
Eagle Rock
Anchorage within Morro Bay harbour, central California, the only all-weather small-craft harbour between Monterey and Santa Barbara. Mud bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
40MouillageUnited StatesGuest Mooring up to 55'
Guest mooring field at Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo Bay, California, for vessels up to 55 feet. Sand bottom, sheltered behind the harbour breakwater.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S
- 41MouillageUnited States
Lobster Bay
Small bay on the west coast of Santa Catalina Island, California, about 0.85 miles west of Catalina Harbor.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
42MouillageUnited StatesMildred Island
Flooded island anchorage in the South Delta of California, between Bethel Island and Discovery Bay.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
43MouillageUnited StatesParson’s Landing
Anchorage off Hoppys Landing, by the causeway linking West Island to the mainland at Fairhaven, Massachusetts.
- Sheltered S, SE
44MouillageUnited StatesPrisoners Harbor
Anchorage on Santa Cruz Island, the largest of the California Channel Islands, about 23 NM offshore from Santa Barbara.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W
- 45MouillageUnited States
Ripper’s Cove
Anchorage on the north shore of Santa Catalina Island, California, about 4 nautical miles east of Isthmus Cove.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 46MouillageUnited States
Santa Barbara
Open roadstead off the Santa Barbara waterfront in California, anchoring on a sand bottom east of the harbour.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
47MouillageUnited StatesShaws Cove
Small rocky cove on the Laguna Beach shore in California, within the Laguna Beach State Marine Reserve.
- Sheltered N, NE, NW
48MouillageUnited StatesTopanga Beach
Open mooring off Topanga Beach in Santa Monica Bay, California, between Santa Monica and Malibu, with a sand bottom and shelter only from NW through NE winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
49MouillageUnited StatesZúñiga
Anchorage near Zuniga Point at the tip of Coronado, where San Diego Bay meets the Pacific in California.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW