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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  1. 91
    HarbourOakley, United States

    Driftwood Marina

    Marina of 210 berths on the San Joaquin River at Oakley, west of the Antioch Bridge in the California Delta.

  2. 92
    HarbourSan Diego, United States

    Driscoll Mission Bay

    Full-service boatyard and marina at 1500 Quivira Way, on Quivira Basin in Mission Bay, San Diego.

  3. Elkhorn Yacht Club93
    HarbourMoss Landing, United States

    Elkhorn Yacht Club

    Private club marina in the north harbour of Moss Landing, on Monterey Bay, with around 60 berths.

  4. Embarcadero Cove Marina94
    HarbourOakland, United States

    Embarcadero Cove Marina

    150-berth marina on the north bank of the Oakland Estuary, just east of Jack London Square.

  5. Embarcadero Marina95
    HarbourDana Point, United States

    Embarcadero 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.

  6. 96
    HarbourBrentwood, United States

    Emerald Point Marina

    Small private marina on Sand Mound Slough, south east side of Bethel Island in the California Delta.

  7. Encinal Yacht Club97
    HarbourAlameda, United States

    Encinal Yacht Club

    Member yacht club on the south bank of the Oakland Estuary at Marina Village, Alameda, with guest dock and a small dry storage yard.

  8. Shelter Island Guest Dock98
    HarbourSan Diego, United States

    Shelter 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.

  9. Freedom Boat Club - Huntington Beach, CA99
    HarbourHuntington Beach, United States

    Freedom Boat Club - Huntington Beach, CA

    Membership boat club operating from Peter's Landing Marina in Huntington Harbour, across from Sunset Beach.

  10. Gashouse Cove Marina Inc100
    HarbourSF, United States

    Gashouse Cove Marina Inc

    East Harbor of the San Francisco Marina, at the foot of Marina Boulevard, between Fort Mason and the Marina District.

  11. Glen Cove Marina101
    HarbourVallejo, United States

    Glen Cove Marina

    Marina on the Carquinez Strait near Vallejo, California, set 0.6 miles east of the Carquinez Bridge and 4.6 miles west of the Benicia Bridge.

  12. Glorietta Bay Marina102
    HarbourCoronado, United States

    Glorietta Bay Marina

    Public marina on Glorietta Bay in Coronado, next to the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego Bay.

  13. Grand Marina103
    HarbourAlameda, United States

    Grand Marina

    Full service marina of over 400 berths on the Alameda bank of the Oakland Estuary, at the foot of Grand Street.

  14. Half Moon Bay Yacht Club104
    HarbourHalf Moon Bay, United States

    Half Moon Bay Yacht Club

    Volunteer-run yacht club inside Pillar Point Harbour at Princeton-by-the-Sea, about 25 miles south of San Francisco.

  15. 105
    HarbourWalnut Grove, United States

    Hidden Harbor Marina

    Private marina of 102 berths at the confluence of Cache and Steamboat Sloughs, two miles north of Rio Vista in the Sacramento Delta.

  16. 106
    HarbourOakley, United States

    Holland Riverside Marina

    Marina on Holland Tract reclaimed island in the northern California Delta, near Oakley.

  17. 107
    HarbourHuntington 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.

  18. 108
    HarbourHuntington Beach, United States

    Huntington Harbour Yacht Club

    Members yacht club on Warner Avenue, on the south side of Huntington Harbour in Huntington Beach, California.

  19. Hyde Street Harbor109
    HarbourSF, United States

    Hyde Street Harbor

    Working commercial fishing harbour at the foot of Hyde Street in Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, opened in June 2001.

  20. Intrepid landing110
    HarbourSan Diego, United States

    Intrepid 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.

  21. Jack London Square Marina111
    HarbourOakland, United States

    Jack London Square Marina

    Public marina on the Oakland Estuary at the foot of Broadway, run by the Port of Oakland on the downtown Oakland waterfront.

  22. 112
    HarbourOakley, United States

    Jims Holiday Harbor

    Private marina on Dutch Slough near Bethel Island bridge, in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

  23. King Harbor Marina113
    HarbourRedondo Beach, United States

    King Harbor Marina

    Largest privately owned marina between Marina del Rey and Newport Beach, in Redondo Beach on the south Santa Monica Bay.

  24. Kona Kai Marina114
    HarbourSan Diego, United States

    Kona Kai Marina

    Resort marina on Shelter Island in San Diego Bay, the closest berthing facility to the harbour entrance and open ocean.

  25. 115
    HarbourSan 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.

  26. 116
    HarbourLarkspur, United States

    Larkspur Point Marina

    Small private marina at 2170 Redwood Highway in Greenbrae, on Corte Madera Creek, Marin County.

  27. 117
    HarbourOakley, United States

    Lauritzen Yacht Harbor

    Family-run harbour of 137 berths on the San Joaquin River at Oakley, on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

  28. Leeward Bay Marina118
    HarbourLos Angeles, United States

    Leeward Bay Marina

    140-berth marina in the inner Port of Los Angeles, at Wilmington in California.

  29. 119
    HarbourUnited States

    Lido Dry Stack

    Dry-stack boat storage at Lido Yacht Anchorage on the Newport Beach waterfront, in California.

  30. 120
    HarbourSan Rafael, United States

    Loch Lomond Yacht Club Inc

    Private members yacht club on the south side of San Rafael, founded in 1961, sharing the basin of Loch Lomond Marina.