Best anchorages and harbours in Florida

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.

Peanut Island

Anchorage off Peanut Island in Lake Worth at Riviera Beach, Florida, sand bottom.

• Sheltered E, SE, S

Pelican Bay Marina

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

Pelican Harbor

Miami-Dade County public marina on Biscayne Bay, on the north side of the 79th Street Causeway between mainland Miami and North Bay Village.

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.

Pete's Pier Marina

Marina on Kings Bay at the headwaters of Crystal River, on Florida's Nature Coast.

PGA Marina

Former marina site on the Intracoastal Waterway at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on PGA Boulevard, now under redevelopment.

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.

Pineda Point Marina

Family-run marina on the Indian River Lagoon at Merritt Island, on Florida's Space Coast, with wet berths and dry storage.

Pirate's Cove Resort & Marina

Full-service marina on the Manatee Pocket at Stuart, with 50 wet berths for boats up to 90 feet and dry rack storage for craft up to 32 feet.

Pirates Cove

Sheltered anchorage off the Intracoastal Waterway near Dania Beach, southern Florida, lying between Dania Beach Marina to the north and Hollywood Marina to the south.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

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.

Plantation Yacht Harbor Marina

Village-owned marina inside Founders Park on Plantation Key, Islamorada, on the bay side of the Florida Keys.

Bonefish Bay Anchorage

Anchorage in Bonefish Bay off Coco Plum at Marathon, in the middle Florida Keys, on a sand bottom, protected from SE, S and SW winds.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW

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.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Pompano Marina

Marina with around 50 berths at Pompano Beach, Florida, on the Intracoastal Waterway.

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 Hudson Marina

Full-service marina on the Gulf of Mexico at Hudson Beach, on Florida's Nature Coast north of Tampa.

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.