Best anchorages and harbours in California

Newport Dunes Marina

Marina inside Upper Newport Bay, on the north side of Newport Harbour, with around 450 concrete berths from 22 to 46 feet.

Newport Marina

Small public marina at 621 Lido Park Drive, on Lido Peninsula in Newport Harbor, the busiest recreational harbour on the US Pacific coast.

Oakland Yacht Club

Private club marina on the Oakland Estuary, Alameda side, with 200 berths from 28 to 50 feet on seven pontoons.

Oceanside Harbor Fuel Dock

Public fuel berth at 1380 North Pacific Street in Oceanside Harbor, San Diego County, with a small chandlery and mini-mart.

Owl Harbor

Quiet marina on Sevenmile Slough at Isleton, off the San Joaquin River. 165 wet berths and around 1,700 ft of side-tie dockage on a 20-acre site.

Ox Bow Marina

Large full-service marina on Georgiana Slough at Isleton, with 423 covered berths from 18 to 50 ft plus 16 large guest berths.

Oyster Point Marina

Public marina of 408 to 455 berths on the west shore of San Francisco Bay, run by the San Mateo County Harbor District.

Parson’s Landing

Anchorage off Hoppys Landing, by the causeway linking West Island to the mainland at Fairhaven, Massachusetts.

• Sheltered S, SE

Pelican Harbour

Marina of 90 berths on Richardson Bay at 200 Johnson Street, on the downtown Sausalito waterfront.

Peninsula Yacht Anchorage

Marina on the tip of the peninsula between the East and West Channels of Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard, with wet berths from 7 to 27 metres.

Peninsula Yacht Marina

Marina at 3700 Peninsula Road in Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard, California, on the south side of Ventura County's main harbour.

Peninsula Yacht Marina

Commercial marina on the peninsula of Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, southern California, opposite the harbour entrance.

Perry's Boat Harbor

Family-run harbour on the Mokelumne River at Isleton, in business for over 70 years. One of the most sheltered basins in the Delta.

Pier 44 Marina

Recently rebuilt full-service marina on the south side of Marina del Rey harbour, Los Angeles.

Pine Avenue Pier

Pier on Rainbow Harbor in downtown Long Beach, southern California, next to the Aquarium of the Pacific and the Catalina Explorer ferry terminal.

Piper Point Marina

Small marina on Piper Slough at Bethel Island, on the edge of Franks Tract, in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

Pittsburg Marina

Municipal marina of 575 berths on New York Slough, gateway to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, 40 nm east of San Francisco Bay.

Point Loma Marina

Marina in America's Cup Harbour, at the north tip of Shelter Island in San Diego.

Port of Los Angeles/Cabrillo Way Marina, Berth 42

Large Port of Los Angeles marina at Berths 42-43 in San Pedro, on the west side of the main harbour behind the federal breakwater.

Port Royal Marina A California Yacht Marina

Private marina inside King Harbor, Redondo Beach, on the South Bay coast of Los Angeles County, California.

Port Sonoma-Marina

Marina at the mouth of the Petaluma River where it opens into San Pablo Bay, north of San Francisco.

Portobello Marina

Small Oakland marina on the Embarcadero waterfront in the estuary, around 60 berths for boats up to 18 metres with a fuel berth on site.

Prisoners 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

Redwood City Marina

Municipal marina of 190 berths at the Port of Redwood City, the only deep-water port in south San Francisco Bay.

Redwood Landing Marina

Small marina of 28 berths on Redwood Creek, in Redwood City, at the Port of Redwood City.

Richardson Bay Marina

Marina at the head of Richardson Bay in north Sausalito, opposite Belvedere, about 4 nautical miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge.

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

Safe Harbor Anacapa Isle

Full-service marina of 438 berths inside Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard, taking boats from 20 to 118 ft.

Safe Harbor Cabrillo Isle

Marina on Harbor Island in San Diego Bay, southern California, on the approach between the bay entrance and downtown San Diego.

Safe Harbor Loch Lomond

Large marina on the western shore of San Pablo Bay, San Rafael, with over 500 berths and a fuel berth.