Best anchorages and harbours in South-east Florida

Golden Isles Lake

Sheltered urban anchorage off the Intracoastal Waterway at Hallandale Beach, Florida, ringed by condominiums.

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

Lake Worth Beach anchorage

Anchorage in Lake Worth Lagoon near Lake Worth Beach, on Florida's east coast. Sand bottom, sheltered from north-west through south-west but open to the east.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW

Miami Sea Aquarium

Anchorage off Virginia Key near the former Miami Seaquarium site, in Biscayne Bay between downtown Miami and Key Biscayne, Florida.

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

Lantana Anchorage

Anchorage in the Lake Worth Lagoon at Lantana, southern Palm Beach County, Florida. Sand and mud bottom, sheltered from most directions.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Palm Beach Anchorage

Anchorage on Lake Worth between Palm Beach and West Palm Beach, Florida, on a mud bottom, sheltered from the western quarter.

• Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW

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

Pumpkin Key

Anchorage off a 26-acre private island in Card Sound, north of Key Largo, Florida, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered E

Log Point

Anchorage off Elliott Key in Biscayne National Park, Florida. Sand bottom with good holding, sheltered from the north through south.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S

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

Palm Beach anchorage

Anchorage in Lake Worth Lagoon off the town of Palm 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

Lake Boca

Sheltered lagoon off the Intracoastal Waterway at Boca Raton, Florida, with anchoring on a sand bottom.

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

Lake Sylvia

Circular basin off the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale, the most used overnight anchorage in the area.

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

Caesar Creek

Anchorage in the channel separating Elliott Key and Old Rhodes Key, within Biscayne National Park south of Miami, Florida.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Lettuce Lake

Free anchorage off the Intracoastal Waterway at Pompano Beach, Florida, set well back from the channel.

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

Belle Isle anchorage

Anchorage in Biscayne Bay off Belle Isle, the easternmost of the Venetian Islands in Miami Beach.

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

North Lake

Man-made lake north of Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Florida, opening to the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway near marker MM 1072.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE

Peacock Park

Members' yacht club marina at Brickyard Cove in Richmond, California, on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

San Marco Island

Mooring and anchoring area off Watson Island in Biscayne Bay, Miami, on the north side of the MacArthur Causeway, with sand holding and shelter from all directions.

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

Tropic Isle Anchorage

Anchorage on the Intracoastal Waterway at Delray Beach, Florida, with mud bottom and good all-round shelter.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW

Cape Florida Channel

Channel anchorage along the south-west shore of Key Biscayne, Florida, inside Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, on a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

No name harbor bay

Natural harbour inside Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, at the southern tip of Key Biscayne, Florida.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, S, SE

West Palm Beach

Anchorage in the Lake Worth Lagoon off downtown West Palm Beach, Florida, along the Intracoastal Waterway. Sand and mud bottom.

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

Andoni's island

Anchorage in Biscayne Bay off Virginia Key, near the Rickenbacker Causeway in Miami, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Hillsboro Inlet

Tidal inlet linking the Intracoastal Waterway to the Atlantic between Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, Florida, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

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

Lake Worth South

Anchorage in the Lake Worth Lagoon off downtown West Palm Beach, Florida, between the Flagler Memorial and Royal Park bridges.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Phil Foster Park

Anchorage off Phil Foster Park at Riviera Beach, Florida, near the foot of the Blue Heron Bridge.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S

South Lake

Man-made lake south of Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Florida, opening to the Intracoastal Waterway through a short inlet.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE

Coconut Grove Anchorage

Anchorage on the western side of Biscayne Bay off Coconut Grove, Miami, just outside the Dinner Key mooring field.

Bal Harbour Anchorage

Anchorage off Bal Harbour at the north end of Biscayne Bay, near Baker's Haulover Inlet, Florida, sand bottom.

• Sheltered E, SE