Best anchorages and harbours in South-west Florida

Ozona Shores Marina

Marina at 137 Shore Drive in the village of Ozona, Palm Harbor, on St. Joseph Sound off Florida's Gulf coast.

Palm Harbour Marina

Marina at Mile Marker 7 on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, at Cape Haze on Florida's Gulf coast, just minutes from Stump Pass and Boca Grande Pass.

Palm View

Marina on Terra Ceia Bay at Rubonia, north of Palmetto, with road access from interstates 75 and 275.

Paradise Marina

Marina on the Caloosahatchee River at North Fort Myers, on the western leg of the Okeechobee Waterway.

Parrot Cove Marina

Gated wet-slip marina on the south shore of Palma Sola Bay at Cortez, Florida, mixing liveaboard berths with transient stays.

Pasadena Marina

Marina of 125 berths on Boca Ciega Bay at South Pasadena, in southern Pinellas County, Florida.

Pass-A-Grille Marina

Full-service marina at St. Pete Beach, Florida, near the southern tip of the barrier island and the Gulf of Mexico.

Pelican Bay Marina

Small private marina of 20 berths on Boca Ciega Bay at Gulfport, in southern St Petersburg, Florida.

Pelican Isle Yacht Club

Private island yacht club marina on the Cocohatchee River in North Naples, Florida, with 190 berths and direct Gulf of Mexico access.

Pelican Pier Marina

Small fuel and supply marina on the west bank of the Marco River, the first marina a quarter of a mile inside the river from the Gulf of Mexico.

Phillippi Harbor Club

Dry-storage rackominium marina on Phillippi Creek in south Sarasota, at 1780 Phillippi Shores Drive.

Pine Island Commercial Marina

Working marina at St James City, at the south end of Pine Island, with access to Pine Island Sound and the Gulf of Mexico.

Pirates Cove Marina

Marina and boat club on a sheltered canal at Bayshore Boulevard in Dunedin, off St Joseph Sound on Florida's Gulf coast.

Point Ogden

Anchorage off Point Ogden on the Manatee River near Palmetto, Florida, close to the Bradenton-Palmetto waterfront on the route to Tampa Bay.

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PORT 32 Tampa

Marina and drystack facility in South Tampa, near the mouth of Old Tampa Bay, with direct access to Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

Port of the Islands Marina

Inland marina on the Faka Union Canal, south of Naples, Florida, the main boating gateway to the Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge.

Port Sanibel Marina

Wet-slip and dry-stack marina at Punta Rassa Cove, off San Carlos Bay near the Sanibel Causeway, in south-west Florida.

Port Tarpon Marina

Full-service marina and boatyard near channel marker 39 at the mouth of the Anclote River, Tarpon Springs, Florida.

Punta Gorda

Waterfront town at the mouth of the Peace River where it opens into Charlotte Harbor, on the south-west coast of Florida.

Punta Gorda Marina

Service and storage yard at Solana, on Charlotte Harbor in south-west Florida, on the Peace River side of Punta Gorda.

Riviera Dunes Marina

Marina set in a man-made basin off the Manatee River at Palmetto, Florida, dredged to 5.5 metres and enclosed for storm shelter.

Roberts Bay Marina

Small marina of 13 deep-water berths on Roberts Bay, Venice Island, on the Florida Gulf coast.

Royal Palm Marina

Full-service marina with wet berths and dry storage on Lemon Bay at Englewood, on the Florida Gulf coast.

Safe Harbor Calusa Island

Marina at Goodland on the south-east corner of Marco Island, Florida, set among the Ten Thousand Islands.

Safe Harbor Cape Harbour

Marina on the Caloosahatchee River at Cape Coral, around 76 berths set among a residential canal community some 3.5 nautical miles from the Gulf of Mexico.

Safe Harbor Pier 77

Marina at 12312 Manatee Avenue West in Bradenton, on Anna Maria Sound, with bridge-free access to the Gulf.

Safe Harbor Pineland

Full-service marina at Pineland on the west shore of Pine Island, in Pine Island Sound east of Useppa Island.

Safe Harbor Siesta Key

Full-service marina on Little Sarasota Bay at Siesta Key, just inside Stickney Point off the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near Sarasota.

Salt Creek Marina

Family-run marina and boatyard on Salt Creek, in the south-east of downtown St. Petersburg, at 107 15th Avenue SE.

Sanibel Harbour Yacht Club

Private members' yacht club at Punta Rassa, on San Carlos Bay near the Sanibel causeway, around three minutes' run from the Gulf of Mexico.