Here is a complete list of Moorings and Anchorages at Catalina
Here is a complete list of Moorings and Anchorages at Catalina for those of you who are not familiar with the Island. Personally I recommend Howlings Landing or Emerald Cove for a gathering because they both have a fair amount of moorings and you don't have to deal with the tourist crowd as much. The facilities at these locations are private and there are no heads or showers but the beaches are for the public. I also suggest we try to gather early or late in the season so everyone can get a mooring because of the first come, first serve policy's on mooring. My third choice would be Cat Harbor on the back side. It's a bit farther though.
It might be a good idea to set up a poll for folks to vote on a suggested Gathering Date.
Skipper Jeff
Here's the List:
Descanso Bay just West of Avalon around Casino Point has 47 moorings in 65 to 85 feet of water and can anchor off the point outside the buoys.
Hamilton Cove has 36 moorings and a view of the condos, can be pretty at night.
Toyon Bay has 9 moorings but room to anchor 6 boats.** Shore facilities are leased to the Catalina Island Marine Institute.
Willow Cove No moorings. Fair weather anchorage for 4 boats with a sandy bottom.
Moonstone Beach has 39 moorings, shore facilities leased to Newport Harbor Yacht Club and no one else but there is room to anchor 12 boats here.
White's Landing has 17 moorings and is good place to be in westerlies. Balboa Yacht Club and the Angeles Girl Scout Council share the shore. Great place to anchor, will handle up to 20 boats in 40 to 48 feet of water.
Hen Rock Cove has 25 moorings and anchorage for 10 and shore facilities are leased to the Balboa Yacht Club.** The bottom here is rock and sand.
Buttonshell Beach with only 7 moorings does offer good anchorage for up to 10 boats.* Shore facilities leased to Glendale YMCA
Goat Harbor has no moorings but is a good fair weather anchorage for 5 to 10 boats with a sandy bottom at 6 to 8 fathoms and hosts two beaches.
Cabrillo Beach also called Little Gibraltar after the large rock offshore has no moorings but offers good anchorage for 6 to 9 boats in fair weather.* The west beach side is leased to the Long Beach Boy Scouts.
Rippers Cove has no moorings but a good sand bottom for anchoring up to 10 boats in fair weather.
Empire Landing has 2 very private moorings but up to 20 boats can anchor here in fair weather .* Shore facilities leased to the Connolly Pacific Company
Big Fisherman's Cove located on the Eastern side of Isthmus Cove is reportedly the only true shelter during Santa Anas on the north shore of Catalina Island and is leased, water and all, from headland to headland to the U.S.C. Marine Science Center, who discourages anchoring in all but the most foul weather conditions.
Little Fisherman's Cove shore facilities are leased to the King Harbor Yacht Club and the Channel Cruising Club.* Camp and barbecue facilities available through the Catalina Cove and Camp Agency.
Isthmus Cove has about 245 moorings and a stringline for 42 boats 25 feet or less as well as room for about 100 boats to anchor in up to 60' of water, give or take a few depending upon the flotilla boat size.* Moorings are maintained and leased by the Catalina Cove and Camp Agency who handles all moorings outside of Avalon Harbor.* They operate a patrol boat that will meet you at the entrance to whichever cove you choose or can be reached on Channel 9.** Be patient, they'll get to you next.** Moorings are stern and bow ties.* Like Avalon, moorings are on a first come, first served basis and are assigned upon arrival
Fourth of July Cove is leased by the Fourth of July Yacht Club who own the 42 moorings. There is no anchoring here.
Cherry Cove is leased to the San Gabriel Valley Council Boy Scouts and has 103 moorings and no anchorages.
Little Geiger Cove only has 1 mooring and anchorage is sketchy here when the wind blows, best to use stern and bow anchors. Shore facilities are leased to the Offshore Cruising Club.
Big Geiger Cove has no moorings but is a good fair weather anchorage.** Shore facilities are leased by the Blue Water Cruising Club.
Howland's Landing is a private beach leased to the LA Yacht Club and the Catalina Island Camps with about 40 moorings but no anchorage.
Emerald Bay offers a small beach on to the east but shore facilities are privately held by Corsair Yacht Club and the Great Western Council Boy Scouts. There are 100 moorings with room for about 10 anchorages.* Stay away from Indian Rock and the surrounding rock outcroppings.
Parson's Landing is only a stopover site in fair weather with room for about 10 to anchor but is best visited by dinghy or overland from Emerald Bay.
Catalina (Cat) Harbor is an all-weather harbor, protected in most weather and has 77 moorings with room for 200+ boats at anchor in a tight situation.* There is a landing pier for dinghies and the shore is open except for those areas leased to the Del Rey Yacht Club and the California Yacht Club.
Little Harbor on the south side of the island has no moorings but anchorage for about 25 boats. Watch out for the reef when entering and remember that the bottom is gravel and big rocks so anchor well.* Water is available.
We're busy moving onto our boat these last couple of months so haven't been doing much sailing... We're out of Long Beach 
