Best anchorages and harbours in Boston and the North Shore
90 documented anchorages and harbours in Boston and the North Shore, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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- 31HarbourGloucester, United States
East Gloucester Marine
Marina and boatyard at Gloucester on Cape Ann, Massachusetts, on a sheltered inlet off the inner harbour.
32HarbourGloucester, United StatesEastern Point Yacht Club
Private yacht club on Gloucester's outer harbour, Massachusetts, with a mooring field off Lighthouse Cove inside the Dog Bar breakwater.
33HarbourEssex, United StatesEssex Marina
Marina at the heart of Essex, Massachusetts, on the Essex River, with access to Essex Bay and the Atlantic.
- 34HarbourBoston, United States
Fan Pier Marina
Floating marina on the Boston waterfront in the Seaport District, fronting Boston Harbor opposite the city centre.
- 35HarbourRevere, United States
Fowler Marine, Revere
Boat repair yard on the Pines River at Revere, Massachusetts, off the Saugus River estuary north of Boston.
- 36HarbourAmesbury, United States
Goodwin Creek Marina
Full-service marina on the Merrimack River at Amesbury, Massachusetts, around 3 miles upriver from the ocean at Newburyport.
- 37HarbourIpswich, United States
Greens Point Boatyard
Boatyard on Ipswich Bay at Greens Point, Ipswich, Massachusetts, the only waterfront yard in the town.
- 38HarbourHampton, United States
Hampton River Boat Club
Boat club on the Hampton River at Hampton, New Hampshire, with a boat ramp, dock space and a clubhouse.
- 39HarbourHampton, United States
Hampton State Pier
New Hampshire Port Authority pier in Hampton Harbour, at the south end of Hampton Beach, about 7 miles south of Rye Harbour.
40HarbourAmesbury, United StatesHatters Point Marina
Modern marina on the Merrimack River at Amesbury, Massachusetts, opposite the grounds of Maudslay State Park.
- 41HarbourGloucester, United States
Heron Way Marina
Private members' marina at 15 Biskie Head Point, Gloucester, on the Annisquam River side of Cape Ann in Massachusetts.
- 42HarbourNewburyport, United States
Hilton's Marina
Marina on the Merrimack River in central Newburyport, Massachusetts, about 3 miles upstream from the river mouth.
- 43HarbourHingham, United States
Hingham Shipyard Marinas
Large full-service marina on Hewitts Cove inside the Weymouth Back River at Hingham, Massachusetts, in southern Boston Harbour.
- 44HarbourBoston, United States
India Wharf
Downtown Boston marina on East India Row, on the inner harbour beside the New England Aquarium, with around 100 berths.
- 45HarbourIpswich, United States
Ipswich Bay Yacht Club
Private yacht club founded in 1940 on Plum Island Sound at Ipswich, Massachusetts, with about 135 slips and a fuel berth.
46HarbourBeverly, United StatesJubilee Yacht Club Inc
Members' yacht club on Water Street in Beverly, Massachusetts, on the Danvers River at the head of Beverly Harbour.
47HarbourNew Castle, United StatesKittery Point Yacht Club
Yacht club on Goat Island in New Castle, New Hampshire, on the Piscataqua River near the harbour mouth.
- 48HarbourDanvers, United States
Liberty Marina at Danvers
Full-service marina on the Danvers River in Danvers, Massachusetts, on the north shore of Boston, with access to Salem Sound and the Atlantic.
49HarbourGloucester, United StatesLighthouse Marina
Small marina at 47R Parker Street on Smith Cove, in the inner harbour of Gloucester, on Cape Ann in Massachusetts.
50HarbourManchester-by-the-Sea, United StatesManchester Harbor Boat Club
Members' boat club in Manchester Harbor on Cape Ann, Massachusetts, on the same sheltered inlet as the town's boatyards.
51HarbourManchester-by-the-Sea, United StatesManchester Marine
Full-service boatyard inside Manchester Harbor on Cape Ann, Massachusetts, with around 40 seasonal berths and transient moorings.
52HarbourManchester-by-the-Sea, United StatesManchester Yacht Club
Members' yacht club at Tucks Point in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, set just inside the entrance to Manchester Harbour.
53HarbourMarblehead, United StatesMarblehead Yacht Club
Yacht club on Marblehead Harbour, north of Boston in Massachusetts, in the old Shipyard neighbourhood.
54HarbourChelsea, United StatesMarina at Admirals Hill
A 140-berth marina on the Mystic River at Chelsea, just upstream of Boston inner harbour, with bridge-free access.
- 55HarbourQuincy, United States
MarineMax Boston
Full-service marina on the Town River at Quincy, just south of Boston, with around 255 wet berths.
- 56HarbourNewburyport, United States
Newburyport Boat Basin
Marina on the Merrimack River at Newburyport, Massachusetts, about 4.5 miles upriver from the Atlantic and 1.5 miles from the town centre.
57HarbourNewburyport, United StatesNewburyport Harbor Marina
Full-service marina on the Merrimack River at Newburyport, Massachusetts, about 2.5 miles upstream of the river mouth.
58HarbourNewburyport, United StatesNewburyport Yacht Club
Club marina on the Merrimack River at Newburyport, Massachusetts, two miles upriver from the river mouth.
59HarbourPortsmouth, United StatesNH Port Authority Commercial Fish Pier
State-owned commercial fishing pier on Peirce Island in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on the Piscataqua River. Not a leisure marina.
60HarbourKittery, United StatesPepperrell Cove
Sheltered mooring field at Kittery Point, Maine, just inside the mouth of the Piscataqua River near Fort McClary.