Best anchorages and harbours in Carolinas and Georgia

Leland Oil Company

Working fuel dock and visitor pontoon on Jeremy Creek in McClellanville, South Carolina, shared with the village shrimp fleet.

McCotters Marina & Boatyard

Full-service marina and boatyard on the western shore of Broad Creek, off the north side of the Pamlico River, about 8 miles east of Washington, North Carolina.

Wacca Wache Marina

Marina on the Waccamaw River at Intracoastal Waterway marker 383, near Murrells Inlet in South Carolina, with about 100 berths.

Mother Norton Shoal

Anchorage in Winyah Bay, the brackish estuary at Georgetown, South Carolina, where the Waccamaw, Pee Dee, Black and Sampit rivers meet the sea.

• Sheltered NE, W, SW

Harbourgate Marina

Marina with a fuel berth on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, just beyond the Little River swing bridge.

Wrightsville Beach

Anchorage in Banks Channel off Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, between the barrier island and the mainland, on a sand bottom.

Cooper River Marina

County-run marina on the west bank of the Cooper River at North Charleston, about two miles north of the Ravenel Bridge.

Free Dock no 1

Free public dock on the Hodges Street bulkhead in Raccoon Creek at Oriental, North Carolina, on the ICW at mile 182.

Palmetto Bay Marina

Full-service marina on Broad Creek, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, with 135 berths for vessels from 15 to 250 feet.

Big Island

Anchorage near the mouth of the Alligator River on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, coastal North Carolina.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Burbank Point

Marsh anchorage off the Intracoastal Waterway in Cumberland Sound, on Georgia's southernmost stretch of coast near St Marys.

• Sheltered E, S, SE

Capers Iland

Anchorage off Capers Island, an undeveloped barrier island north of Isle of Palms in South Carolina, on a sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Cullie Creek

Quiet creek anchorage off the ICW in eastern North Carolina, with a mud bottom and shelter from most directions except the west.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Dog Hammock Spit

Anchorage off Dog Hammock Spit on the Sapelo River, coastal Georgia, mud bottom, used as a stop on the Intracoastal Waterway.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE

Jekyll Island

Anchorage off Jekyll Island, one of Georgia's Golden Isles, on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway near Brunswick.

• Sheltered E, SE

Neuse River

Anchorage on the Neuse River off New Bern, North Carolina, where the Neuse meets the Trent River, on a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW

Savannah Public Dock

City floating dock on the south bank of the Savannah River, alongside Rousakis Plaza and River Street, in downtown Savannah, Georgia.

West Of Fort

Anchorage in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, west of Fort Sumter, with a sand bottom and shelter from SW through SE winds.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Wright River

Tidal river anchorage on the South Carolina side of the Intracoastal Waterway, near the Georgia border above Savannah.

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

Free Dock No 2

Free public dock in Raccoon Creek at Oriental, North Carolina, alongside the Oriental Marina fuel berth, on the ICW at mile 182.

R E Mayo Seafood Dock

Working seafood dock and fuel stop on the Intracoastal Waterway at Hobucken, North Carolina, just south of the Hobucken high-rise bridge near ICW marker 21.

City Harbor Anchorage

Anchorage in the Charleston harbour reach near the City Marina, off the Ashley River mouth, in South Carolina.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Morningstars marinas

Deep-water marina on the Frederica River at ICW mile 675, St. Simons Island, with 137 wet berths and 180 covered dry slips.

Oriental Harbor Marina

Marina of 110 berths in the village of Oriental, North Carolina, where the Neuse River meets Pamlico Sound.

Anchorage Alligator River marina

Anchorage on the western shore of the Alligator River near the mouth of the river on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, North Carolina, on a mud bottom.

• Sheltered W

Airlie Marina

Small marina at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, on the Intracoastal Waterway side of Harbor Island near Wilmington.

Alligator River Marina

Isolated ICW marina at the northwest corner of the Alligator River swing bridge in eastern North Carolina, the only fuel and dockage stop between Coinjock and Belhaven.

Alljoy Boat Landing

Public boat landing on the May River at Alljoy Road, Bluffton, South Carolina, with access to the river and Calibogue Sound.

Anchorage Marina

Marina at Atlantic Beach facing Money Island Bay on Bogue Sound, North Carolina, with a basin dug into high ground.

Anchorage outside St John’s Marina

Anchorage on the Stono River off St Johns Yacht Harbor, near Charleston, South Carolina. Mixed sand and mud bottom.

• Sheltered W