Best anchorages and harbours in Florida Keys

Key West Harbour Anchorage

Open anchorage in Key West harbour, southernmost Florida, on a sand bottom about 1.3 miles south-west of the Historic Seaport.

Safe Harbor Angler House

Full-service marina at mile marker 80.5 in Islamorada, set among mangroves on the Gulf side of the Florida Keys.

Safe Harbor Islamorada

Small private marina on the Gulf side of Islamorada in the Florida Keys, set off Yellow Shark Channel.

Safe Harbour Marina, LLC

Privately owned deep-water marina on the Atlantic side of Stock Island, next to the working shrimp docks near Key West.

Sea Bird Marina

Family-run marina at mile marker 69.5 on Long Key, between Islamorada and Layton in the Florida Keys.

Sigsbee Marina

Navy MWR marina on Dredgers Key at Sigsbee Park, on the north side of Key West, reserved for military and eligible patrons.

Smuggler's Cove Marina

Marina at Mile Marker 85 in Islamorada, on the Florida Bay side of Snake Creek, with 40 berths.

Snake Creek Marina

Oceanside marina at Mile Marker 85 in Islamorada, on Snake Creek beside the drawbridge, with about 20 berths.

Snipe Key

Anchorage off Snipe Key in the Lower Florida Keys, about 16 nm north-east of Key West, on a sand and weed bottom.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Stock Island Yacht Club & Marina

Deep-water marina on Stock Island, between the Atlantic and Boca Chica Channel, about 5 miles from downtown Key West.

Sugarloaf Marina

Public marina on Sugarloaf Key at mile marker 17 of the Overseas Highway, in the lower Florida Keys.

Tavernier Creek Marina

Working marina on Tavernier Creek in the upper Florida Keys, operating since 1936 with access to both Florida Bay and the Atlantic.

Tavernier Key

Anchorage on the Atlantic side of Tavernier Key, an uninhabited mangrove island in the Upper Florida Keys.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W

White Marlin Resort and Marina

Small private marina on a 2.5 acre island in Bonefish Bay, at the eastern end of Marathon in the Florida Keys.

World Wide Sportsman Bayside Marina & Boardwalk

Marina on the Florida Bay side of Islamorada at Mile Marker 81, attached to the World Wide Sportsman store and boardwalk.