Best anchorages and harbours in California
214 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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- 31HarbourUnited States
Safe Harbor Ballena Isle
3.5Full-service marina on the bayfront of Alameda, on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in California, with a view of the San Francisco skyline and the Bay Bridge.
- 32HarbourMarina Del Rey, United States
Burton Chase Park Dooking
3.4Public 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.
33HarbourLos Angeles, United StatesCabrillo Way Marina
3.2Large public marina on the West Channel of Los Angeles Harbor, in San Pedro, California.
34HarbourTiburon, United StatesParadise Cay Yacht Harbor
3.1Public marina on the east side of the Tiburon peninsula in Marin County, on the north shore of San Francisco Bay.
35HarbourMorro Bay, United StatesMorro Bay State Park Marina
3.0Small state park marina at the south end of Morro Bay, 18 berths and 14 mooring buoys for boats from 7.5 to 12 metres.
36HarbourSausalito, United StatesClipper Yacht Harbor
2.7Largest full-service marina in Sausalito, on Richardson Bay about 3 nautical miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge.
37HarbourOakland, United StatesOakland Marinas
2.2Marina group of around 500 berths in the heart of Jack London Square, on the Oakland Estuary.
- 38HarbourRichmond, United States
Marina Bay Yacht Harbor
2.0Large marina in Richmond's Marina Bay district, on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay.
39HarbourOakland, United StatesFifth Avenue Marina
1.4Independent 100 berth marina on the Oakland Embarcadero, on the north bank of the estuary, with a long standing artist community on the docks.
40HarbourAlameda, United StatesAlameda Marina
Large 530-berth marina on the Oakland Estuary, opposite Coast Guard Island, built on a former shipyard.
- 41HarbourLong Beach, United States
Alamitos Bay Yacht Club
Private members yacht club on the west side of Alamitos Bay in Long Beach, California.
42HarbourUnited 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.
43HarbourOxnard, United StatesAnacapa Yacht Club
Member yacht club inside Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard, chartered in 1967 and focused on sailing.
44HarbourAntioch, United StatesAntioch Marina Harbor
Municipal marina of 310 berths on the south bank of the San Joaquin River at Antioch, 5 km west of the river confluence with the Sacramento.
- 45HarbourWalnut Grove, United States
Arrowhead Harbor Marinas
Marina with 100 berths on the Sacramento River at 4396 Holland Road, between Clarksburg and Walnut Grove in the California Delta.
- 46HarbourIsleton, United States
B & W Resort Marina
Resort marina on the Mokelumne River at Isleton, founded in 1947. Around 100 berths from 18 to 42 ft, 69 of them covered.
47HarbourRedwood City, United StatesBair Island Marina
Private marina of 95 concrete berths on Redwood Creek, south San Francisco Bay, in Redwood City.
48HarbourNewport Beach, United StatesBalboa Basin Yacht Club
Small private cruising club inside the city-owned Balboa Yacht Basin, on Harbor Island Drive in Newport Harbour.
49HarbourNewport Beach, United StatesBalboa Marina
Private CRC marina on the Balboa side of Newport Harbor, at 201 East Coast Highway, Newport Beach, California.
50HarbourMorro Bay, United StatesBay Front Marina
Private marina on the Morro Bay Embarcadero, slips for boats up to about 18 metres in the lee of Morro Rock.
51HarbourNewport Beach, United StatesBayshore Marina
Private CRC marina on the north shore of Newport Harbor, off Pacific Coast Highway, in Newport Beach, California.
52HarbourNewport Beach, United StatesBayside Village Marina
Marina attached to the Bayside Village community on the north side of Newport Harbor, in Newport Beach, California.
- 53HarbourBethel Island, United States
Beacon Harbor
Delta marina on Piper Slough at Bethel Island, with launch ramp, fuel berth and houseboat rentals.
54HarbourUnited StatesBerkeley Marina
Municipal marina of about 1,000 berths on the east shore of San Francisco Bay, within reach of the city by water.
- 55HarbourBethel Island, United States
Bethel Island Marina
Marina on Dutch Slough at the south end of Bethel Island, freshwater Delta about 80 km east of San Francisco.
- 56HarbourOakley, United States
Big Break Marina Holdings LLC
Marina of 120 berths on Big Break, a tidal slough off the San Joaquin River near Oakley, in the California Delta.
57HarbourRedwood City, United StatesBlu Harbor Marina
Marina of 64 concrete berths at the junction of Smith Slough and Redwood Creek, in Redwood City.
- 58HarbourSausalito, United States
Blue Water Yacht Harbor
Marina of 81 berths on Richardson Bay at 55 Liberty Ship Way, in the Marinship area of Sausalito.
- 59HarbourWalnut Grove, United States
Boathouse Marina At Locke
Full-service marina at 13900 River Road, Walnut Grove, on the Sacramento River next to the historic village of Locke.
- 60HarbourMonterey, United States
Breakwater Cove Marina
Small marina tucked behind the Coast Guard pier at the north end of Monterey harbour, around 80 berths.