Anchorage· Roatán· Other Caribbean
Oak Ridge Anchorage (Roatán)
16° 23.6′ N · 86° 21.2′ W · approximate
A busy, colourful fishing harbour on Roatán's southeast coast, its stilt houses and mangrove channels linking Jonesville, Calabash Bight and Oak Ridge Cay — a real island town rather than a resort.
Practical
Coordinate is the 'Oak Ridge Harbour' bay label in OpenStreetMap, not a sounded anchorage; pick your spot visually in good light. Older notes (2007-2009, verify locally): Roy Mart fuel dock on the west side of the main bay (12 ft at dock, 50-gallon minimum reported), Sandy's small marina in the west bight (4 slips), Saturday morning market at the taxi stand with a butcher and shrimp from the shrimpers, Miss Claire's and J&D's groceries, hardware stores with 12V batteries, and clinics. Dinghy through the mangrove canals to Jonesville and Calabash Bight without going outside the reef. Some notes warn not to leave a dinghy unattended at the rickety public docks.
Best for
Local-flavour harbour and mangrove dinghy exploring
Nearby
- Oak Ridge Fuel Dock (Roatán)0.2 NM away
- Fiddler's Bight Anchorage (Roatán)0.7 NM away
- Calabash Bight Anchorage (Roatán)0.8 NM away
- Turtle Shack Cafe (Calabash Bight)0.9 NM away
- Jonesville Bight Anchorage (Roatán)1 NM away
- Bodden Bight & Hole in the Wall (Jonesville)1.5 NM away
- Garifuna Arrival Day (Punta Gorda, Roatán)1.5 NM away
- Port Royal Anchorage (Roatán)2.5 NM away