Best anchorages and harbours in Florida
130 documented anchorages and harbours in Florida, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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31AnchorageUnited StatesIndian Point anchorage
4.5Anchorage 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
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Vaca Key Bight
4.5Anchorage in Vaca Key Bight on the bayside of Marathon in the Florida Keys, just north of Boot Key Harbor.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
33AnchorageUnited StatesPalm Beach anchorage
4.5Anchorage 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
- 34AnchorageUnited States
Truman Beach
4.5Anchorage off Key West, Florida, near Wisteria Island, with a sand bottom and shelter from N through NE winds.
- Sheltered N, NE
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Lake Sylvia
4.5Circular 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
36AnchorageUnited StatesBoot Key
4.5Harbour on the south side of Marathon in the Florida Keys, the most protected anchorage in the city, set between Sister Creek and the Boot Key Bridge.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, NW
37AnchorageUnited StatesIndian River
4.3Mooring buoy field on the Eightmile River at Lyme, about eight miles up the Connecticut River from Long Island Sound.
- Sheltered W, SW, S
38AnchorageUnited StatesBelle Isle anchorage
4.3Anchorage in Biscayne Bay off Belle Isle, the easternmost of the Venetian Islands in Miami Beach.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
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MOONEY HARBOR
4.3Central lagoon of the Marquesas Keys, a ring of mangrove islands about 25 miles west of Key West, Florida.
- Sheltered N, NE
40AnchorageUnited StatesNorth Lake
4.3Man-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
41AnchorageUnited StatesRockhouse Creek
4.2Anchorage 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
42AnchorageUnited StatesBoot Key Harbor
4.2Anchorage and mooring harbour at Boot Key, Marathon, in the Florida Keys, sheltered from all directions on a sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
43AnchorageUnited StatesSt Marys , Georgia
4.2Large 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
44AnchorageUnited StatesBanana River/ Canaveral
4.2Anchorage in the Banana River near Port Canaveral, by the Canaveral Barge Canal in Brevard County, Florida.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
45AnchorageUnited StatesLog Point
4.2Anchorage 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
46AnchorageUnited StatesWisteria Island
4.1Anchorage in Key West Bight, the historic harbour on the north side of Key West, with a mud bottom.
- Sheltered N, NW
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Rodriguez Key
4.1Reef anchorage off Key Largo in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, marked by a 45-foot lighted steel tower. Sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S
48AnchorageUnited StatesCumberland island
4.1Anchorage 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
49AnchorageUnited StatesLettuce Lake
4.1Free anchorage off the Intracoastal Waterway at Pompano Beach, Florida, set well back from the channel.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
50AnchorageUnited StatesIndian Key Anchorage
4.0Anchorage off Indian Key, an 11-acre historic island in the Florida Keys near Islamorada, lying just inside the Hawk Channel passage south-east of U.S. 1.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N, NE
51AnchorageUnited StatesEmerson Point Preserve
3.9Anchorage off Snead Island at the mouth of the Manatee River, opposite the DeSoto Point anchorage in Florida.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
52AnchorageUnited StatesCauseway Beach, Hutchinson Island
3.9Anchorage off the northern tip of South Hutchinson Island, on the Indian River Lagoon near Fort Pierce Inlet, Florida.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
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Lake Boca
3.9Sheltered lagoon off the Intracoastal Waterway at Boca Raton, Florida, with anchoring on a sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
54AnchorageUnited StatesLongboat Key
3.9Anchorage on the Sarasota Bay side of Longboat Key, a barrier island on Florida's Gulf coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S, SE
55AnchorageUnited StatesWest Palm Beach
3.9Anchorage 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
56AnchorageUnited StatesNo name harbor bay
3.8Natural harbour inside Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, at the southern tip of Key Biscayne, Florida.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, S, SE
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Spoil Island SL
3.7Anchorage 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
58AnchorageUnited StatesWisteria Island
3.7Anchorage off the north side of Wisteria Island, an uninhabited spoil island about 600 yards from Key West, Florida. Locally known as Christmas Tree Island.
- Sheltered E, S, SE
59AnchorageUnited StatesSpoil Island
3.7Anchorage 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
- 60AnchorageUnited States
Key Lois
3.7Anchorage off Key Lois, an uninhabited mangrove island in the Lower Florida Keys, south of Summerland Key. Algae and mud bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E