Best anchorages and harbours in North-east Florida

Amelia Island

Anchorage off Amelia Island on the Florida ICW near Fernandina Beach, mud bottom.

Amelia River

Anchorage on the Amelia River along the Florida ICW near Fernandina Beach, mud bottom.

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

Camachee Cove Yacht Harbor

Full-service marina in a sheltered cove off the Tolomato River, north of downtown St. Augustine, Florida, with 218 slips.

Fort Matanza

Anchorage in the Matanzas River off the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, near Fort Matanzas National Monument, south of St Augustine, Florida.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Fort Pierce

Anchorage in the Indian River Lagoon off Fort Pierce, on Florida's Treasure Coast. Sand and mud bottom, sheltered from all directions.

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

Indian Point anchorage

Anchorage in the Indian River Lagoon off Cocoa Village, on Florida's east coast. Sand bottom, sheltered from every direction.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Little Marsh Island

ICW anchorage near Little Marsh Island, off Sister Creek east of Jacksonville in north-east Florida.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Mandarin Park

Anchorage off Mandarin Park on the St Johns River at Jacksonville, Florida, near the mouth of Julington Creek, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, S, SE

Matanzas Bay

Mooring buoy field in Matanzas Bay off the historic centre of St. Augustine, Florida, on a mud bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Melbourne Yacht Club

Members' yacht club on the south side of Melbourne Harbor, at the mouth of Crane Creek where it meets the Indian River Lagoon, Florida.

Fernandina Harbor Marina

City marina managed by Oasis Marinas in downtown Fernandina Beach, on the Amelia River at ICW mile 716, on the Florida and Georgia border.

Peck Lake

Anchorage off the Intracoastal Waterway at Hobe Sound, Florida, set against the Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge.

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

SL1 South

Anchorage on the Caloosahatchee River in the Fort Myers area of Florida, part of the Okeechobee Waterway between the Gulf and Lake Okeechobee.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

St Augustine

Anchorage in the Matanzas River at St Augustine, Florida, off the historic downtown. Sand bottom, protected from NW through SW winds.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Tolomato River North Anchorage

Anchorage on the Tolomato River along the Intracoastal Waterway north of St. Augustine, in Florida.

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

Safe Harbor Harbortown

Marina and boatyard on the Indian River Lagoon at Fort Pierce, Florida, just west of the Fort Pierce Inlet.

PORT 32 Jacksonville at Ortega Landing

Marina at the mouth of the Ortega River where it joins the St Johns River, near the Avondale district of Jacksonville, Florida.

Cocoa Village Marina

Marina of 117 berths on the west bank of the Indian River at Cocoa, on the Intracoastal Waterway at mile 897.5.

Fort Pierce City Marina

City-owned marina on the Indian River Lagoon in downtown Fort Pierce, Florida, off the Intracoastal Waterway near marker 966.

Halifax Harbor Marina

City-owned marina of 550 berths on a 60-acre site on the west bank of the Halifax River in downtown Daytona Beach.

Suntex Marina

Marina on the Intracoastal Waterway at Vero Beach, within the gated Grand Harbor community, now operating under the Loggerhead Marina name.

Amelia Island Marina

Full-service marina in a protected basin at Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, with access to the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic.

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

Manatee Pocket

Anchorage in Manatee Pocket, a sheltered inlet off the St. Lucie River at Port Salerno, Florida, on a sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Rockhouse Creek

Anchorage inside Ponce de Leon Inlet between Ponce Inlet and New Smyrna Beach, on the Atlantic coast of Florida.

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

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

Titusville

Anchorage on the Indian River off Titusville, Florida, on the Intracoastal Waterway near Mile 878, with a sand, mud and weed bottom and shelter from NW through SE winds.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW

Beach Marine

Full-service marina on the Intracoastal Waterway at Jacksonville Beach, Florida, with 318 wet slips and 380 dry storage spaces.

Eau Gallie Yacht Basin

Marina of 60 berths on the Eau Gallie River, on the west side of the ICW within the Eau Gallie Arts District of Melbourne, Florida.

Green Cove Springs Marina

Working boatyard and marina on the St Johns River at Green Cove Springs, about 20 miles south of Jacksonville, Florida.