Best anchorages and harbours in Florida

Harbour Villa Club

Private residential marina on Dream Island near the north end of Longboat Key, on the Sarasota Bay side, Florida.

Harbour Village Marina

Residential marina at Ponce Inlet on the Halifax River, the Intracoastal Waterway section behind the inlet, in Volusia County, Florida.

HAULOVER

Dry-stack marina on the Intracoastal Waterway just north of Bakers Haulover Inlet, North Miami Beach, Florida.

Hernando Beach Yacht Club

Members' yacht club and marina at Hernando Beach on Florida's Nature Coast, with about 135 berths and a fuel berth.

Hi-Lift Marina

Full-service marina with wet berths and dry storage off the Intracoastal Waterway at Aventura, north of Miami, Florida.

Hickory Bay Boat House

Marina in Little Hickory Bay on Bonita Beach Road, near the boundary of Bonita Springs and North Naples, a short run from the Gulf of Mexico.

Hickory Bay Boat House

Private condominium marina on Little Hickory Bay, Bonita Springs, Florida, with 106 berths.

Hidden Harbor Marina

Full-service marina with enclosed dry storage in south Sarasota, at 7700 South Tamiami Trail, off Sarasota Bay.

Hidden Harbor Marina

Small marina at the northern end of the San Sebastian River, near downtown St. Augustine, Florida, with 40 slips.

Hidden Harbour Marina

Dry-stack marina at 2315 NE 15th Street in Pompano Beach, Florida, on the Intracoastal Waterway, with a fuel berth.

Hollywood Marina

Municipal marina on the Intracoastal Waterway in Hollywood, Florida, between Fort Lauderdale and Miami, in a residential district.

Home Port Marina

Marina of 187 wet slips in Ozona, Palm Harbor, on St Joseph Sound off the Gulf coast of Florida.

Homosassa Springs Marina

Marina on the Homosassa River, near the river's spring-fed headwaters on Florida's Nature Coast.

Imperial River Boat Ramp

Public boat ramp on the Imperial River in Bonita Springs, Lee County, Florida, with access downstream to the Gulf coast.

Inlet Harbor Marina

Full-service marina at Ponce Inlet, about a mile north of Ponce de Leon Inlet on the north cut, half a mile east of the ICW near Statute Mile 839.5.

Inn Marina

The Gasparilla Inn & Club marina on Boca Grande Bayou, on the south end of Gasparilla Island in Pine Island Sound.

Inter-Bay Moorings LLC

Full-service marina and repair yard on the Alafia River at Gibsonton, on the eastern shore of Tampa Bay, Florida.

IslaMarina

Fuel and tackle marina on Snake Creek at Islamorada, near Mile Marker 85 in the Florida Keys.

Island Gardens

Superyacht marina on Watson Island in Miami, between downtown and Miami Beach, with around 50 berths.

Island Harbor Marina

Small marina of 43 berths in the Ozona village waterfront at Palm Harbor, on St Joseph Sound.

Island Time Marina

Small marina of 30 berths on the Banana River at Cocoa Beach, set on the Cocoa Beach Causeway with a waterfront restaurant on site.

Island Yacht Club

Private 106-berth marina at 200 Windward Passage on Island Estates, Clearwater Beach, in the protected waters of Mandalay Bay just east of Clearwater Pass.

Jean Street Shipyard

Working boatyard and marina on the Hillsborough River in the Seminole Heights district of Tampa, Florida.

Jib Yacht Club & Marina

The only public marina on Jupiter Island, at Tequesta, Florida, on the east side of the Intracoastal Waterway just north of the Jupiter Inlet.

Joes Cove

Anchorage on the Indian River near the St Lucie Inlet, off Hutchinson Island in Stuart, Florida. Sand bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W

Johns Pass Marina

Marina at the north end of Treasure Island, set right on Johns Pass, the inlet linking the Intracoastal Waterway to the Gulf of Mexico.

Julington Creek Marina

Family-run marina on Julington Creek, a tributary of the St Johns River, in the Mandarin area of southern Jacksonville, Florida.

Juno Ridge Anchorage

Anchorage in the lagoon off Old Port Cove, on Lake Worth at North Palm Beach, Florida, just inside the Intracoastal Waterway. Sand bottom, sheltered from north through east.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

Jupiter Pointe Club and Marina

Marina and boat club at Tequesta, Florida, about one mile north of the Jupiter Inlet on the Intracoastal Waterway.

Jupiter Yacht Club Marina

Residential marina at Jupiter, Florida, just off the Intracoastal Waterway about one mile from the Jupiter Inlet and the Jupiter Lighthouse.