Best anchorages and harbours in Carolinas and Georgia

Mile hammock bay

Man-made basin just off the Intracoastal Waterway inside the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps base in North Carolina, on a bottom of sand and mud.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Oat Island

Anchorage on the Waccamaw River near Bucksport, South Carolina, on the ICW, with a mud bottom and shelter from all directions.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Little River North Bend

Anchorage in the bend of the Little River on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, just inside the South Carolina state line near Little River Inlet.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Schooner Creek

Anchorage in a side creek off the Waccamaw River in South Carolina, with a mud bottom and shelter from wind in every quarter.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Butler Island

Mooring on the Waccamaw River north of Georgetown, South Carolina, on the Intracoastal Waterway.

• Sheltered N, NE, SE, S

Milliken Cove

Anchorage off the Intracoastal Waterway at Little River, South Carolina, near the Little River Inlet. Mud bottom.

• Sheltered N, S, NW

Rachel Carson Reserve

Anchorage off the Rachel Carson Reserve in Taylor's Creek, across from Beaufort, North Carolina. Mud bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S

Live Oak Bay

Anchorage on the lower Neuse River near New Bern, on the North Carolina coast.

• Sheltered E

Skippers Fish Camp

Anchorage off Skipper's Fish Camp on the Darien River at Darien, Georgia. Mud bottom, fresh water available.

Carolina Beach Anchorage

Anchorage on Myrtle Grove Sound at Carolina Beach, North Carolina, just off the Intracoastal Waterway, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW

Town Creek

Anchorage in Town Creek along the Charleston peninsula, between the Cooper and Ashley rivers in South Carolina, with sand holding.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Dowry Creek Marina

Anchorage off Dowry Creek Marina on the Pungo River near Belhaven, North Carolina, beside ICW Mile 131.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Lou Mac

Anchorage off the village of Oriental, on the Neuse River in eastern North Carolina, beside Lou Mac Park.

• Sheltered NW, N

Sea Breeze Anchorage

Anchorage at Carolina Beach, North Carolina, on the Intracoastal Waterway, with a mud bottom and good holding.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW

Wando River anchorage

Anchorage on the Wando River near Charleston, South Carolina, above the river's junction with the Cooper River.

• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Live Oak Bay

Anchorage on the Neuse River near Fairfield Harbour, North Carolina, with a mud bottom and shelter from the north, north-east, east and north-west.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Herb River

Anchorage on the Herb River just south of Thunderbolt near Savannah, Georgia, mud bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Nowell Creek

Tidal creek anchorage off the Wando River near Daniel Island, South Carolina, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, SE

Blackbeard Creek

Anchorage on Blackbeard Creek between Sapelo and Blackbeard islands on the Georgia coast, mud bottom.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW

Bull Creek

All-round sheltered anchorage on Bull Creek, a branch of the Waccamaw River between Georgetown and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Lukens Anchorage

Open anchorage on the Neuse River near Oriental, North Carolina, with a mud bottom and good holding.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Back Landing

Mud-bottom anchorage off the Pungo River near Belhaven, North Carolina, sheltered from the NW, N and W.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Cape lookout

Large natural anchorage inside Cape Lookout Bight, at the southern end of Cape Lookout National Seashore on the North Carolina Outer Banks.

• Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

wrightsville channel

Anchorage in the channel off Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, beside the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Long Creek

Tidal creek anchorage off the Atlantic ICW behind Isle of Palms, north-east of Charleston, South Carolina.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Ashley River Anchorage

Anchorage on the Ashley River off downtown Charleston, South Carolina, on the Intracoastal Waterway.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Dutchman Creek

Anchorage in a creek off the Intracoastal Waterway near Southport, North Carolina, with a mud bottom and shelter from wind in every quarter.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Primary City Harbor Anchorage

Anchorage on the Ashley River off the Charleston City Marina, near ICW mile 469, in South Carolina.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Pungo River anchorage, Belhaven

Anchorage on the Pungo River at Belhaven, North Carolina, on the ICW, with a mud bottom and shelter from all directions.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

West Buck Island

Anchorage in the North River just north of Buck Island, on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in coastal North Carolina.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S