Best anchorages and harbours in California

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.

Jims Holiday Harbor

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

King Harbor Marina

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

Kona Kai Marina

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

Lake Mission Viejo

Private 124-acre man-made lake in Mission Viejo, Orange County, California, reserved for member households of the surrounding planned community.

Larkspur Point Marina

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

Lauritzen Yacht Harbor

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

Leeward Bay Marina

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

Lido Dry Stack

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

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

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.

Long Beach

Public marina in downtown Long Beach, California, between Shoreline Village and the Aquarium of the Pacific.

Long Beach Yacht Club

Private yacht club on the shore of Alamitos Bay in Long Beach, California, founded 1929.

Lowrie Yacht Harbor

Family-run marina at 40 Point San Pedro Road in San Rafael, on the San Rafael Canal, north San Francisco Bay.

Marin Yacht Club

Private yacht club and 27 acre marina at the mouth of the San Rafael Canal, San Rafael, with 115 berths.

Newport Dunes Marina

Full-service marina at 1131 Back Bay Drive, where Upper Newport Bay meets the main harbour, in Newport Beach, California.

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.

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.

Marina Plaza Harbor

Public marina of 103 berths on Richardson Bay, in the Marinship district of Sausalito.

Marina Village - San Diego

Large marina in Quivira Basin, Mission Bay, San Diego, about 7 miles north-west of downtown.

Marina Village Yacht Harbor

Large marina on the Alameda side of the Oakland estuary, 738 berths for boats from 7 to 30 metres on protected estuary waters.

Mariner Square Drystack & Marina

First marina you reach entering the Oakland-Alameda estuary, with around 50 wet berths from 12 to 45 metres plus a dry-stack facility.

Martinez Marina

Municipal marina of 332 berths on the Carquinez Strait, between San Pablo Bay and the Sacramento River delta, eastern San Francisco Bay.

Mildred Island

Flooded island anchorage in the South Delta of California, between Bethel Island and Discovery Bay.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Morro Bay Boatyard

Only haul-out yard inside Morro Bay harbour, at 261 Main Street, with a sling hoist for repairs, painting and hull maintenance.

Morro Bay Yacht Club

Member-run yacht club inside Morro Bay harbour on the central California coast, with six mooring buoys and a 150 ft visitors dock at 541 Embarcadero.

Moss Landing Harbor District

Working harbour at the head of Elkhorn Slough on Monterey Bay, around 650 berths shared between commercial fishing and pleasure craft.

Neptune Marina Boat Slips

Private marina with 184 covered berths in the Marquesas Way basin of Marina del Rey, west Los Angeles.

New Bridge Marina Inc

Marina of over 200 covered berths on the San Joaquin River, directly west of the Antioch Bridge in the California Delta.

Newport Beach Yacht Club

Members-only yacht club at 1099 Bayside Drive in Newport Harbour, sharing the waterfront site with Villa Cove Marina, opposite Balboa Island.