Best anchorages and harbours in Carolinas and Georgia

Crazy Sister Marina

Full-service marina at the south end of the Murrells Inlet MarshWalk, in the tidal creek behind the inlet jetties in South Carolina.

Cricket Cove Marina

Marina off the Intracoastal Waterway at mile 345 in Little River, South Carolina, the closest Myrtle Beach area marina to Little River Inlet.

Crows Nest Yacht Club

Members and guests club marina on the Atlantic Beach causeway, with a sheltered deepwater basin on Bogue Sound, North Carolina.

Cypress Cove Marina

Full-service marina on the Scuppernong River at Columbia, North Carolina, off the Albemarle Sound side of the Intracoastal Waterway.

Daniel Island Marina

Marina on a bend of the Wando River north of the I-526 bridge, near Daniel Island, about 10 miles from the Port of Charleston.

Dataw Island Marina

Full-service marina and boatyard on the Morgan River at Dataw Island, near St Helena Island, South Carolina.

Deep Point Marina

82-slip marina on the Cape Fear River at Southport, North Carolina, with quick access to the ocean, the ICW and the river.

Delegal Creek Marina

Marina at the southern tip of Skidaway Island, beside the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway near Ossabaw Sound, Georgia.

Dockside Yacht Club and Marina

Private members marina on the Morehead City waterfront, North Carolina, on the Intracoastal Waterway south of the high-rise bridge.

Dolphin Cove Marina

Working marina and boatyard on the Ashley River at North Charleston, between buoys 15 and 16, about two miles above the Coast Guard base.

Dowry Creek Marina

Marina on the Pungo River at ICW mile 131.5, about 4 miles north of Belhaven, North Carolina.

Duck Creek Marina & Boatyard

Working marina and boatyard on Duck Creek off the Neuse River, near New Bern, North Carolina.

Dudley's Marina Inc

Full-service marina near Cedar Point on the Intracoastal Waterway by Swansboro, North Carolina, in business since 1949.

Edisto Beach Marina

Marina at the mouth of Big Bay Creek on Edisto Island, South Carolina, with direct access to the Atlantic.

Federal Point Yacht Club

Residential marina in the Carolina Beach Yacht Basin, North Carolina, with 110 floating berths for vessels from 30 to 54 feet, the largest up to 90 feet.

FishWater

Anchorage on Lake Murray, South Carolina, near the lake's southern shore close to Lexington.

• Sheltered NW, N, SW, S, SE

Folly Boat RAMP

Public concrete boat ramp on the Folly River at Folly Beach, South Carolina, managed by Charleston County.

Forest Sound Marina

Anchorage on the Intracoastal Waterway behind Topsail Island, near Hampstead in North Carolina, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered N, E, SE, S, NW

Fort McAllister Marina

Full-service marina on the Great Ogeechee River near Richmond Hill, Georgia, about seven miles off the Atlantic ICW near marker 98.

Freeport Marina

Marina on Daufuskie Island, South Carolina, the main landing point for an island reached only by boat, with no road bridge to the mainland.

Friendfield Marina

Deep-water marina on the Sampit River just off the Intracoastal Waterway at Georgetown, South Carolina, used as a hurricane hole.

Fripp Island Marina

Resort marina on Old House Creek at Fripp Island, South Carolina, off Fripp Inlet north of Port Royal Sound.

Galley Stores & Marina

Marina of 25 berths on the Neuse River at New Bern, with diesel and petrol on the fuel berth and a chandlery shop on site.

Georgetown Drystack Marina

Dry stack and wet berth marina on the Sampit River waterfront at the end of Saint James Street, Georgetown, South Carolina.

Georgetown Landing Marina

Full-service marina on the Sampit River at Georgetown, South Carolina, just off the Intracoastal Waterway near Mile 403.

Gottschalk Marina

Military recreation marina on the New River at Camp Lejeune, near Jacksonville, North Carolina, open to authorised patrons only.

Grande Dunes Marina

Full-service marina on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the only ICW marina within the city.

Grande Harbour Marina

Dry-stack marina and boatyard on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at Little River, South Carolina, north of the Little River swing bridge.

Hague Marina

Public marina on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at Socastee, near statute mile 368.5, in the Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina.

Halfmoon Marina

Small marina on the North Newport River, about six miles off the Atlantic ICW near mile 622.5, in Liberty County, Georgia.