Best anchorages and harbours in Florida

Boca Chica Marina

Military marina on the west side of Boca Chica Key, part of Naval Air Station Key West, about four miles east of Key West.

Boca Marina Yacht Club

Gated residential boating community on the Intracoastal Waterway near Highland Beach and Boca Raton, where homes have private docks behind them.

Bokeelia

Anchorage off Bokeelia, the village at the northern tip of Pine Island, looking onto Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound on the Florida Gulf coast.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Bonefish Marina

Private 48-berth marina on Fat Deer Key at Coco Plum, Marathon, in the Florida Keys.

Bonita Bay Marina

Full-service marina on the Imperial River at the south end of Estero Bay, in Bonita Springs, Florida.

TNT Marine Center

Dry stack and wet slip marina on Little Arch Creek in North Miami, off the Intracoastal Waterway.

Bradenton Beach Marina

Full-service marina and boatyard on Anna Maria Island at Bradenton Beach, Florida, just off the Intracoastal Waterway.

Bradenton Yacht Club

Members' yacht club on the Manatee River on Snead Island in Palmetto, near where the river meets Tampa Bay.

Bradford Marine

Superyacht repair yard and marina on the New River at Fort Lauderdale, in the Marina Mile yachting corridor.

Cabbage Creek

Mangrove creek anchorage off Little Harbor near Ruskin, on the east shore of Tampa Bay, Florida, on a mud bottom with all-round protection.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Caladesi Island State Park Marina

Bayside marina inside Caladesi Island State Park, on a barrier island off Dunedin, Florida, fronting St. Joseph Sound.

Caloosa Cove Marina

Protected marina at mile marker 73.5 in Islamorada, on the ocean side of the Florida Keys.

Cape Coral Yacht Basin

Municipal marina at Cape Coral on the Caloosahatchee River, beside the Yacht Club Community Park.

Cape Crossing Marina

Marina at Cape Crossing Resort on Merritt Island, on the Canaveral Barge Canal linking the Indian River and Banana River, in Brevard County, Florida.

Cape Haze Marina

Marina at Marker 8 on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near Rotonda West, on the Cape Haze peninsula of Florida's Gulf coast.

Casey Key Marina

Marina on Blackburn Bay at Osprey, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway between Sarasota and Venice, behind Casey Key.

Castaways Marina

Marina on the Loxahatchee River at Jupiter, Florida, at 1111 Love Street, close to the Jupiter Inlet and the Jupiter Lighthouse.

Cat Island

Anchorage in the Tongass Narrows near Ketchikan, southeast Alaska, on a rocky bottom and sheltered from W, SW and S winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Causeway Cove

Marina on Seaway Drive at the foot of the South Bridge, on the Indian River Lagoon at Fort Pierce, Florida.

Caxambas Park & Marina

Collier County public ramp at Caxambas Pass on the south end of Marco Island, Florida, with quick access to the Gulf and the Ten Thousand Islands.

Cedar Key Marina

Full-service marina at Cedar Key, a cluster of low islands on Florida's Gulf coast in the Big Bend.

Chief Marine Group

Marina and boat sales operation at Mile Marker 85 in Islamorada, beside the Snake Creek drawbridge.

City Marina

Municipal marina on the Intracoastal Waterway in Delray Beach, with 24 rental berths set in landscaped grounds.

City Marina

Small municipal marina on the Three Islands Waterway off the Intracoastal Waterway, at Hallandale Beach in Broward County, Florida.

City Marina At Garrison Bight

Municipal marina in Garrison Bight, on the north side of Key West, with berths straddling the Palm Avenue causeway and a managed mooring field offshore.

City Of Belleair Beach Marina

Small city-owned marina of 20 berths on the Intracoastal Waterway at Belleair Beach, on Florida's Pinellas barrier coast.

Clapboard Creek Marina Inc

Small boat camp and marina on Clapboard Creek off Heckscher Drive, north of the St Johns River near Jacksonville, north Florida.

Clearwater Beach Municipal Marina

Municipal marina of more than 200 berths at the foot of the Clearwater Memorial Causeway, on the barrier island of Clearwater Beach in Florida.

Clearwater Harbor Marina Yacht & Boat

City-run marina of 126 berths with concrete floating pontoons, on the mainland side of Clearwater Harbor opposite Coachman Park.

Clearwater Yacht Club

Member yacht club on Clearwater Beach, on the Gulf coast of Florida.