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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61PortRowley, United StatesPerley's Marina Repair
Boatyard and marina about one mile up the Rowley River at Rowley, Massachusetts, in the Plum Island Sound estuary.
62PortSalem, United StatesPickering Wharf Marina
Marina on Pickering Wharf in Salem harbour, Massachusetts, set against the shops and restaurants of the historic waterfront.
63PortGloucester, United StatesPier 7 Marina
Marina at the head of the South Channel in Gloucester Inner Harbor, Cape Ann, Massachusetts.
64PortEssex, United StatesPike Marine
Family-run marina at 80 Main Street in Essex, Massachusetts, on the Essex River in Cape Ann.
65PortKittery, United StatesPiscataqua Marina
Small marina on Badgers Island, Kittery, Maine, on the Piscataqua River opposite Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
66PortRevere, United StatesPoint of Pines Yacht Club
Family boating club at 28 Rice Avenue in Revere, Massachusetts, on Broad Sound at the mouth of the Saugus River, about 10 miles north of Boston.
67PortDanvers, United StatesPope's Landing Marine
Full-service marina and boatyard on the Danvers River at Danvers, Massachusetts, on the North Shore off Route 128.
68PortBoston, United StatesPort Norfolk Yacht Club
Members' boating club on the Neponset River at Port Norfolk in Dorchester, south of Boston.
69PortPortsmouth, United StatesPortsmouth Harbor Cruises
Tour-boat landing at 64 Ceres Street in downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on the Piscataqua River, home berth of the M/V Heritage.
70PortPortsmouth, United StatesPrescott Park Municipal Dock
Public floating dock on the Piscataqua River in downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with 10 berths, 8 of them for visiting boats.
71PortSalisbury, United StatesRing's Island Marina
Marina on Ring's Island, on the Salisbury side of the Merrimack River, opposite Newburyport in Massachusetts.
72PortNewbury, United StatesRiverfront Marina
Family-run marina on the Parker River at Newbury, Massachusetts, taken over by Riverfront Marine in 1991.
73PortRye, United StatesRye Harbor State Marina
State-run harbour at Rye, New Hampshire, set inside two stone breakwaters, with a public landing and pontoon at the head of the basin.
74PortQuincy, United StatesSafe Harbor Marina Bay
Full-service marina on Dorchester Bay at North Quincy, about 7 miles south of Boston.
- 75PortHull, United States
Safe Harbor Sunset Bay
Marina on the southern shore of Boston Harbor at Hull, Massachusetts, part of the Safe Harbor network.
- 76PortNew Castle, United States
Safe Harbor Wentworth By The Sea
Full-service marina in Little Harbour at the mouth of the Piscataqua River, on New Castle island near Portsmouth.
77PortBoston, United StatesSailTime Boston at Fan Pier
Fractional sailing club based at Fan Pier Marina in Boston's Seaport District, on the inner harbour.
- 78PortSalem, United States
Salem Willows Yacht Club
Member yacht club on Salem Harbour in Massachusetts, at Salem Willows Park, with around 60 berths for boats up to 40 feet.
- 79PortScituate, United States
Scituate Harbor Marina
Marina on the western shore of Scituate Harbour, a sheltered South Shore harbour south of Boston, Massachusetts.
- 80PortHull, United States
Steamboat Wharf Marina
Full-service marina and boatyard on the Weir River in Hull, in a protected cove across from World's End.
- 81PortWeymouth, United States
Tern Harbor Marina
Family-run full-service marina near the mouth of the Weymouth Back River, on the Hingham and Weymouth line in Massachusetts.
- 82PortWeymouth, United States
Thayer's Landing
Small private marina on the upper Weymouth Fore River at Weymouth, Massachusetts, well above the open harbour.
- 83PortAmesbury, United States
The Marina at Amesbury Point
Members' marina at the confluence of the Merrimack and Powow rivers in Amesbury, Massachusetts, about 1.5 miles upriver from Newburyport.
84PortBoston, United StatesThe Marina at Rowes Wharf
Boston inner-harbour marina at Rowes Wharf, part of the mixed-use complex housing the Boston Harbor Hotel.
- 85PortQuincy, United States
Town River Marina
Family-run marina at the sheltered head of Town River Bay in Quincy, Massachusetts, off the Fore River.
- 86PortBeverly, United States
Tuck Point Marina
Deep-water marina at 109 Rear Water Street, Beverly, at the mouth of Beverly Harbour on the North Shore of Massachusetts.
87PortNew Castle, United StatesWentworth By The Sea Marina
Full-service marina on New Castle Island, New Hampshire, at the mouth of the Piscataqua River near Portsmouth.
88PortNew Castle, United StatesSafe Harbor Wentworth By The Sea
Full-service marina at New Castle on Little Harbor, New Hampshire, with 170 floating berths and around 100 reserved for visitors.
89PortWinthrop, United StatesWinthrop Boat Ramp
Public launch ramp at the Winthrop Town Landing, 707 Shirley Street, on Winthrop Harbour northeast of Boston.
- 90PortNewburyport, United States
Yankee Landing Marina
Three-acre marina and boatyard on the Merrimack River at Newburyport, Massachusetts, opposite Carr Island and minutes from the town centre.