Best anchorages and harbours in North-east Florida

St. Augustine Municipal Marina

City-run marina in the historic district of St. Augustine, Florida, just south of the Bridge of Lions, with 96 slips and 100 moorings.

Sunset Bay Marina & Anchorage

Marina and mooring field on the south fork of the St. Lucie River at Stuart, Florida, on the Okeechobee Waterway near the ICW.

Daytona Marina & Boat Works

Full-service marina and boatyard on the west bank of the Halifax River in downtown Daytona Beach, Florida, on the Intracoastal Waterway.

Tolomato River (S)

Anchorage on the Tolomato River just north of St Augustine, Florida, close to ICW Mile 776 and the St Augustine Inlet.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW

Vero Beach City Marina

Municipal marina and mooring field on the Indian River Lagoon at Vero Beach, Florida, just north of the Merrill Barber Bridge on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

Harbortown Marina

Private residential marina off Atlantic Boulevard on the Intracoastal Waterway in Jacksonville, Florida.

Banana River/ Canaveral

Anchorage in the Banana River near Port Canaveral, by the Canaveral Barge Canal in Brevard County, Florida.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Vero Beach anchorage

Free anchorage in the Indian River Lagoon at Vero Beach, on Florida's east coast. Sand and mud bottom, sheltered from every direction, fresh water available ashore.

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

Halifax River

Anchorage on the Halifax River off Daytona Beach, on the Intracoastal Waterway near ICW mile 830, in Florida.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Indian River

Mooring buoy field on the Eightmile River at Lyme, about eight miles up the Connecticut River from Long Island Sound.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Live Oak Point

Anchorage off Live Oak Point on the Halifax River, the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, near Ponce Inlet, south of Daytona Beach, Florida.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, E, S

Matanzas River

Anchorage on the Matanzas River off downtown St Augustine, Florida, on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mud bottom.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Port Canaveral Yacht Club

Member-owned yacht club with a deep-water marina inside Port Canaveral, on Florida's central east coast at 910 Mullet Road, Cape Canaveral.

Spoil Island

Anchorage off a spoil island in the Indian River Lagoon near Fort Pierce, Florida, with a sand bottom and shelter from wind in every quarter.

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

Spoil Island SL

Anchorage off a spoil island in the Indian River Lagoon near Fort Pierce, Florida, with sand and mud bottom.

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

Sailfish Point Marina

Private deep-water marina at the southern tip of Hutchinson Island in Stuart, Florida, with direct ocean access through the St Lucie Inlet.

West Tiger Point Anchorage

Anchorage on the west side of the Intracoastal channel at the north end of Amelia Island, Fernandina Beach, Florida.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Causeway Beach, Hutchinson Island

Anchorage off the northern tip of South Hutchinson Island, on the Indian River Lagoon near Fort Pierce Inlet, Florida.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Doctors Lake Marina

Full-service marina on Doctors Lake near Orange Park, off the St Johns River south of Jacksonville, in Florida.

Kennedy point marina

Marina on the Intracoastal Waterway at Titusville, Florida, set on the Indian River Lagoon directly across from Kennedy Space Center.

Palm Cove Marina

Large marina and boating centre on the west side of the Intracoastal Waterway at Jacksonville Beach, Florida.

Fernandina

Anchorage on the Amelia River off Fernandina Beach, Florida, on the Intracoastal Waterway near the Georgia border, sand bottom.

• Sheltered E, SE

Sea Love Boatyard & Marina

Working boatyard and marina on the south side of Ponce Inlet, at 4877 Front Street on the Halifax River.

Westland Boatyard & Marina

Working boatyard and marina on the Indian River at Titusville, Florida, along the Intracoastal Waterway.

Vero Beach Anchorage

Anchorage in the Indian River Lagoon at Vero Beach, Florida, behind Fritz Island just south of the city mooring field.

• Sheltered W

Great Marsh Island

Anchorage off Great Marsh Island, near the junction of Sisters Creek and the St Johns River, east of Jacksonville, Florida.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE

Hobe Sound R38

Anchorage off red daymark 38 on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at Hobe Sound, in Martin County on the Florida Treasure Coast.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Ponce de Leon Inlet

Anchorage at Ponce de Leon Inlet, where the Halifax River and Intracoastal Waterway meet the Atlantic on Florida's east coast, on a mud bottom.

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

Vilano Beach Anchorage

Anchorage on the Tolomato River near St Augustine, Florida, just off the Intracoastal Waterway on a sand bottom.

• Sheltered E, SW, W

Tolomato River anchorage

Anchorage on the Tolomato River north of the St Augustine Inlet, Florida, near ICW Mile 776. Mud bottom, sheltered from N through E winds.

• Sheltered N, NE, E