Best anchorages and harbours in Florida

Fisherman's Wharf Marina

Marina of 62 berths on the Intracoastal Waterway at Venice, on the Florida Gulf coast.

Fishermen’s village

Full-service marina attached to the Fishermen's Village waterfront complex in Punta Gorda, on the south bank of the Peace River at the head of Charlotte Harbor, south-west Florida.

Fort George Island Marina

Deepwater marina with floating pontoons on the St Johns River, near its mouth on the Atlantic, just east of Jacksonville in north Florida.

Fort Myers Yacht Basin

Municipal marina on the south bank of the Caloosahatchee River in downtown Fort Myers, on the Okeechobee Waterway.

Four Fish Marina

Marina on the Indian River Lagoon along NE Indian River Drive at Jensen Beach, Florida, between Jensen Beach and Stuart.

Freedom Boat Club - Pompano - Oceanside

Members-only boat club at 1333 S Ocean Boulevard in Pompano Beach, Florida, on the Intracoastal Waterway.

Ft Pierce Inlet Marina

Small marina on Seaway Drive, on Hutchinson Island just inside the Fort Pierce Inlet, Florida.

Las Olas Marina

City of Fort Lauderdale yacht marina on the Intracoastal Waterway off Seabreeze Boulevard, between Hall of Fame Marina and Bahia Mar in Florida.

Futura Yacht Club

Marina of a gated residential community on the bay side of Plantation Key, near Mile Marker 88.5 in the Florida Keys.

Galleon Marina

Resort marina with 91 berths at Key West Bight, on the north side of Key West, Florida.

Garden Cove Marina

Small family-run marina of about 20 berths on a saltwater canal at the oceanside of Key Largo, near mile marker 106.5 in the Florida Keys.

Garrison Bight Marina

City-run marina and mooring field at Garrison Bight, on the north side of Key West between Fleming Key and Sigsbee Park.

Gateway Marina Boat Storage

Dry-storage marina and service centre on the Intracoastal Waterway at Hypoluxo, Florida, a quarter-mile north of the Boynton Inlet.

Getaway Marina

Deep-water marina near the north end of Fort Myers Beach, about half a mile north of the Matanzas Pass bridge, geared to sport fishing.

glades boat yard

Owner-operated boatyard on the freshwater Okeechobee Waterway at Statute Mile 89, Moore Haven, Florida, about 11 miles west of Lake Okeechobee.

Golden Gate

Anchorage off Golden Gate Point, a peninsula on Sarasota Bay one block from downtown Sarasota, on the Florida Gulf coast.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Green cove North of port

Anchorage on the west bank of the St Johns River off Green Cove Springs, Florida, about 40 miles upriver from the ICW junction.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Grove Harbour Marine Sales

Full-service marina at 2640 South Bayshore Drive in Coconut Grove, Miami, in the Dinner Key basin off Biscayne Bay.

Grove Isle Marina

Deepwater marina on Grove Isle, a private 20-acre island off Coconut Grove on Biscayne Bay, with around 85 slips for boats up to 120 ft.

Gulf Coast Marina

Small marina at Weeki Wachee Gardens on Florida's Nature Coast, on the Weeki Wachee River near its mouth at Bayport.

Gulf Harbor Marina

Marina at Nokomis on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, on the West Florida coast between Sarasota and Boca Grande.

Gulf Harbors Yacht Club Inc

Members' yacht club marina on the North Channel at New Port Richey, on the Gulf coast of Florida.

Gulf Harbour Yacht

Marina of 186 deep-water berths on the Caloosahatchee River at Iona, within a gated yacht and country club.

Gulf Star Marina

Dry-stack and wet-slip marina near the Fort Myers Beach bridge, on Matanzas Pass in south-west Florida.

Gulfport

Anchorage off the town of Gulfport in Boca Ciega Bay, on the inland side of St Petersburg, Florida.

• Sheltered N, NE

Harbor At Lemon Bay

Dry-storage marina on the Intracoastal Waterway at Englewood, near Manasota Key on the Florida Gulf coast.

Harbortown Marina

Full-service marina and boatyard on Merritt Island, on the Canaveral Barge Canal, at 2700 Harbortown Drive in Brevard County, Florida.

Harbour Ile West

Anchorage off the ICW near Fort Pierce Inlet, eastern Florida, with a mud bottom and shelter from north and west winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Harbour Isle Marina

Marina at Harbour Isle on Hutchinson Island, in the sheltered water just inside the Fort Pierce Inlet, Florida.

Harbour Towne Yacht Club

Gated marina built around a deep-water basin on Siesta Key, Sarasota, Florida, serving a community of 50 condominiums.