Best anchorages and harbours in Carolinas and Georgia

Back Landing

Mud-bottom anchorage off the Pungo River near Belhaven, North Carolina, sheltered from the NW, N and W.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Cape lookout

Large natural anchorage inside Cape Lookout Bight, at the southern end of Cape Lookout National Seashore on the North Carolina Outer Banks.

• Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Safe Harbor Charleston City

Large marina on the Ashley River in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, with over 200 berths across 40 acres of water.

Cumberland island

Anchorage on the back side of Cumberland Island, the southernmost barrier island of Georgia, in the marshes between the island and St Marys. Sand and mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Dockside Marina

Small marina on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at Wilmington, North Carolina, beside the Wrightsville Beach bridge on Airlie Road.

Seabreeze Marina

Marina on the Cooper River, on the east side of the Charleston peninsula near the Ravenel bridge, in downtown Charleston, South Carolina.

Wando River anchorage

Anchorage on the Wando River near Charleston, South Carolina, above the river's junction with the Cooper River.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Little River Inlet

Inlet anchorage where the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway meets the sea near Calabash, on the North Carolina and South Carolina line.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE

Skull Creek Marina

Marina on Skull Creek along the Intracoastal Waterway, on the north side of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, with deepwater access to Port Royal Sound.

St Marys , Georgia

Large anchorage off the waterfront town of St Marys, Georgia, on the St Marys River about 4.5 miles west of the ICW near the Florida border.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S

Portside Marina

Marina with deep-water berths at Morehead City, North Carolina, on the Intracoastal Waterway near the high-rise bridge.

Southport

Anchorage off Southport, North Carolina, near the mouth of the Cape Fear River where it meets the Intracoastal Waterway, mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Beaufort Inlet Boatyard

Working boatyard with transient pontoons on Adams Creek at ICW mile 197.5, just south of the Highway 101 bridge in Beaufort, North Carolina.

Northwest Creek Marina

Marina in a protected basin off Northwest Creek on the Neuse River, in Fairfield Harbour near New Bern, North Carolina.

Whittaker Pointe Marina

Marina of 53 berths on Whittaker Creek at Oriental, North Carolina, with a fuel berth and 8 transient berths.

Beaufort SC downtown

Anchorage off downtown Beaufort on the Beaufort River, South Carolina, beside the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway around ICW Mile 536.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Belle bluff Marina

Small marina on the White Chimney River off Sapelo Sound, in Townsend, McIntosh County, Georgia, just inside the Atlantic ICW.

Bloody point

Anchorage in the North Edisto River, between Kiawah and Seabrook Islands in South Carolina. Mud bottom, sheltered from every direction.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Dutchman Creek

Anchorage in a creek off the Intracoastal Waterway near Southport, North Carolina, with a mud bottom and shelter from wind in every quarter.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Georgetown anchorage

Anchorage on the Sampit River off the ICW at Georgetown, South Carolina, with sand and mud holding and shelter from all directions.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Long Creek

Tidal creek anchorage off the Atlantic ICW behind Isle of Palms, north-east of Charleston, South Carolina.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Olde Towne Yacht Club

Marina of 96 berths on Taylors Creek at Beaufort, North Carolina, close to the Beaufort Inlet and the Intracoastal Waterway.

Primary City Harbor Anchorage

Anchorage on the Ashley River off the Charleston City Marina, near ICW mile 469, in South Carolina.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Pungo River anchorage, Belhaven

Anchorage on the Pungo River at Belhaven, North Carolina, on the ICW, with a mud bottom and shelter from all directions.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Queen Mary Island

All-round sheltered anchorage in Kilkenny Creek off the Bear River, just off the Intracoastal Waterway in coastal Georgia, on a mud bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Ashley River Anchorage

Anchorage on the Ashley River off downtown Charleston, South Carolina, on the Intracoastal Waterway.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Big Bay Creek, Edisto Beach

Anchorage on Big Bay Creek behind Edisto Beach, South Carolina, beside The Plantation Course golf course and close to the Intracoastal Waterway.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

wrightsville channel

Anchorage in the channel off Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, beside the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Patriots Point Anchorage

Anchorage off Patriots Point at the mouth of the Cooper River, in Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, on a sand and mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Charleston Harbor Marina

Marina of 459 berths at Patriots Point in Mt Pleasant, South Carolina, on the north side of Charleston Harbor opposite the historic peninsula.