Best anchorages and harbours in Florida

Coastal Ozona Marina

Marina at 139 Shore Drive in the fishing village of Ozona, Palm Harbor, on St. Joseph Sound near the Dunedin Causeway, Florida.

Cocoplum Yacht Club

Private members' marina at 6500 Prado Boulevard on the Islands of Cocoplum in Coral Gables, on the west shore of Biscayne Bay south of Coconut Grove.

COJ St. Johns Marina

City-run marina on the Southbank of the St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville, Florida.

Coquina Marina

Marina of 61 berths on the west bank of the Halifax River in central Daytona Beach, just south of the Seabreeze Bridge.

Coral Bay Marina

Full-service boatyard and marina on the Florida Bay side of Islamorada, at 601 Mastic Street, in operation since 1983.

Cortez Cove Marina

Marina with wet berths and dry storage at the fishing village of Cortez, Florida, on the canal off Sarasota Bay.

Cortez Village Marina

Dry-storage marina with a fuel berth at the historic village of Cortez, Florida, on the Bradenton mainland a third of a mile east of the Bradenton Beach bridge.

Newfound Harbor anchorage

Anchorage in the lower Florida Keys off Big Pine Key, near the Newfound Harbor Keys and Coupon Bight.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Cove Sound Moorings

Mooring field and small marina at Cortez, Florida, on Anna Maria Sound behind Anna Maria Island.

Cudjoe Gardens Marina

Family-run full-service marina on Cudjoe Key at mile marker 21, on the bay side of the lower Florida Keys.

Cut's Edge Harbor Marina Inc

Full-service marina and boatyard on a 14-acre peninsula at Palmetto, between Terra Ceia Bay and the Manatee River in Florida.

Cypress Island Marina

Gated marina at 2775 Cypress Island Drive in Palm Beach Gardens, on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. Often used as a hurricane hole that needs no evacuation.

Dania Beach Marina

Municipal marina run by the City of Dania Beach on the Dania Cut-off Canal, south of Port Everglades and formerly the SeaFair Marina.

Dania Cut Super Yacht Repair

Superyacht refit and repair yard on the Dania Cut-off Canal at Dania Beach, Florida.

Davis Islands Yacht Club

Member-owned yacht club at the south end of Davis Islands, on the made ground that fronts Hillsborough Bay in Tampa, Florida.

Delray Harbor Club Marina

Private marina of 46 deep berths on the Intracoastal Waterway at Delray Beach, three quarters of a mile south of Atlantic Avenue.

Diversified Yacht Services Inc

Boatyard and service marina on Fishermans Wharf at Fort Myers Beach, on the San Carlos Island side of Matanzas Pass, in south-west Florida.

Dockside Marina and Resort

Marina on the Indian River Lagoon at South Hutchinson Island, near the Fort Pierce Inlet on Florida's east coast.

Tierra Verde anchorage

Anchorage near Tierra Verde and Fort De Soto Park, at the mouth of Tampa Bay on Florida's Gulf coast.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, NW

Downtown Sanford Marina

Municipal marina on the south shore of Lake Monroe at Sanford, Florida, on the St Johns River, 30 nautical miles from Daytona via the canal and lock system.

Dunedin Marina

Municipal marina of 192 slips on Main Street in downtown Dunedin, on St Joseph Sound off the Gulf coast of Florida.

Eau Gallie Yacht Club

Private members' yacht club with a marina at the mouth of the Banana River, alongside the Intracoastal Waterway in Indian Harbour Beach, Florida.

Eldred’s Marina

Small family-run marina on the Cape Haze peninsula at Placida, off the Boca Grande Causeway on Florida's Gulf coast.

Elliott Key Harbor

Park-run harbour on the bay side of Elliott Key in Biscayne National Park, Florida, only reachable by boat.

English Landing Marina

Marina on the San Sebastian River in St. Augustine, Florida, about five miles inland from the St. Augustine Inlet sea buoy.

Esplanade Marina

Marina of 77 berths on Smokehouse Bay in the inner part of Marco Island, set within the Esplanade residences and shopping arcade.

Fins Marina

Marina on the Indian River Lagoon at Sebastian, on the Florida east coast, directly across the waterway from Sebastian Inlet.

Fish Island Marina

Small marina on the Intracoastal Waterway in St. Augustine, Florida, just south of the State Road 312 bridge.

Fish Trap Marina

Marina on Fish Trap Bay, off Bonita Beach Road in Bonita Springs, Florida.

Fisher Island

Anchorage in Biscayne Bay off South Beach, just inside Government Cut, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, S, SE