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Korth's Pirates Lair Marina
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5 reviews for Korth's Pirates Lair Marina
Best place to get breakfast in the delta. I've never had anything like the french toast, the montecristo is fantastic, and the bloody mary's are solid. Love the Hawaiin/Pirate theme to everything!
Don't worry about what other reviewers say about the service, because they obviously don't know that everything runs on 'delta time' in that area. You have to accept the area for what it is.
And if you're coming by boat, the guy on the dock directing the parking boats is a little rigid, but if you've ever witnessed the how stupid some people are when it comes to boating, you'll cut him some slack too. I've never had a problem with him. Don't worry about guy's like LC's reviews, he's a downer.
Korth's is a shining star in the Delta. It harkens back to the "golden days" of Delta boating. The Korth family makes you feel welcome and the natives are friendly. I've had a ton of fun at Korth's.
It is not cheap. But it IS well-maintained and full of amenities and ambiance. Its much more than a mere marina- its a destination, a state of mind. I will only dock my boat at Korth's , Willow Berm, or Oxbow!
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Korth's is literally an oasis on the Delta. The owners built it with a Hawaiian theme....lots of palm trees and a Hawaiian style main house. There is a gas dock, marina, launch ramp, cafe, and a trailer park.
The trailer park is mostly long term residents, it seems, which makes for some interesting characters.
The cafe serves a good breakfast, but the service is very slow. Try to get a seat up top for the view. If you are looking for dinner, keep heading up the Mokulomne to the Riverboat.
The launch ramp is cheap, but very tight, so really only good for boats under 20 feet.
Nice location but bring your gold card!
This is one of, if not, the most expensive marina's in the entire Delta. Slip rates are very high and the fuel prices are astronomical! Management is very strict here, be prepared to be spoken to if you violate one of many rules. Beware of the "Dock Nazi"!
The grounds are well taken care of but very dated. The restaurant is not bad.
Korth's Pirates Lair is an old school Delta marina that's been around since the 1930s and probably saw its heyday sometime in the 50s through the 60s. Situated at the confluence of the San Joaquin and Mokelumne Rivers near the central Delta, Korth's can be a good starting point if your destinations include the Frank's Tract area to the southwest or the two forks of the Mokelumne and their attendent offshoots to the east (Potato, Hog, Sycamore and Beaver Sloughs, for example). Navigation tip: be aware of the shoals as you cross the San Joaquin when leaving Korth's during the lower part of the tide. You may sandblast a prop and skeg doing this, or much worse...
I'm the type who finds the more dilapidated marinas, whose times have surely come and gone, to be quaint, charming relics of Delta history but the grounds and facilities here are surprisingly well kept for a place this old. Korth's is actually quite nice for a marina that's been in existence since the Depression and still remains a popular place to launch. It's a neat sight to approach the Pirates Lair by water and watching the palm trees and greenery come into view like an oasis tucked into a busy, watery highway system.
Services at Korth's include a cafe with outdoor dining, covered berths for rich dudes and their big ol' yachts ("Delta Destroyers"), a fuel dock and launch ramp. Be aware that their launch ramp may seem narrow or small to some and is situated perpedicular to the narrow levee road--it may be tricky to negotiate if you haven't launched there before. Easy for a bassboat but probably harder for guys with larger craft or fratboy jerkasses and their wakeboard/ski boats. The ramp fee is a very low $7 which makes Korth's one of the least expensive places to launch in the Delta.
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