Best anchorages and harbours in United States
749 documented anchorages and harbours in United States, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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- 541AnchoragePuerto Rico
Bahía de Fajardo
3.1Main anchorage of Fajardo, in north-east Puerto Rico, between Isleta and the mainland marinas, 0.2 NM from Isleta Marina.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
542AnchorageUnited StatesHalf Moon Bay Anchorage
3.1General anchorage inside Pillar Point Harbor at Half Moon Bay, California, in San Mateo County, with a sand bottom and shelter from NW through SW winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 543AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands
Ditleff Beach
3.0Anchorage off Ditleff Beach on the Ditleff Point peninsula, between Rendezvous Bay and Fish Bay on the south coast of St. John.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
- 544AnchoragePuerto Rico
La Guancha
3.0Anchorage off La Guancha, the waterfront of the Playa district of Ponce, 200 m east of the Club Náutico de Ponce on the south coast of Puerto Rico.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
545AnchorageUnited StatesFernandina
3.0Anchorage on the Amelia River off Fernandina Beach, Florida, on the Intracoastal Waterway near the Georgia border, sand bottom.
- Sheltered E, SE
- 546AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands
Frank Bay
3.0Small bay just south of Cruz Bay on the west coast of St. John.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 547AnchoragePuerto Rico
Bahía de Ponce
2.9Anchorage at the head of Ponce bay, 1.4 km north of the Club Náutico de Ponce, beside the commercial port of Ponce on the south coast of Puerto Rico.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
- 548AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands
Secret Harbour
2.9Small bay with a beach on the south-east coast of St. Thomas, known as Secret Harbour, inside Nazareth Bay and within the St. Thomas East End Reserves.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 549AnchorageUnited States
City Harbor Anchorage
2.8Anchorage in the Charleston harbour reach near the City Marina, off the Ashley River mouth, in South Carolina.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 550AnchorageUnited States
Delaware river & city
2.8Anchorage off Delaware City on the Delaware River, near the eastern end of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, mud bottom, sheltered from NW through SW.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 551AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands
Gallows Bay
2.8Bay on the east side of Christiansted harbour on St. Croix, lined by the St. Croix Marine boatyard and the Gallows Bay port facility.
- Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 552AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands
Lind Point
2.8One of the two designated anchorages of Virgin Islands National Park, off Lind Point just north of Cruz Bay on St. John.
- Sheltered E, S, SE
- 553AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands
Jersey Bay
2.8Bay off the south-east coast of St. Thomas, in front of the entrance to Benner Bay and its marinas, within the St. Thomas East End Reserves.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S, SE
- 554AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands
Muller Bay Beach
2.8Small bay with a beach on the east end of St. Thomas, just east of Red Hook.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
- 555AnchoragePuerto Rico
Parada Vista al Mar
2.8Anchorage off a beach 4.4 NM west of the Club Náutico de Ponce, on the south coast of Puerto Rico.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 556AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands
Great Cruz Bay
2.8Bay on the south-west coast of St. John, about 2 km south of Cruz Bay, with a beach at its head and the Westin St. John resort ashore.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE
- 557AnchorageUnited States
Quarry Bay
2.8Anchorage south of Quarry Point on the east side of Angel Island, in San Francisco Bay, with sand and mud holding.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
558AnchorageUnited StatesBoothbay
2.8Anchorage in the inner harbour of Boothbay Harbor, on the midcoast of Maine, with a mud bottom and fresh water available ashore.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
559AnchorageUnited StatesHillsboro Inlet
2.8Tidal inlet linking the Intracoastal Waterway to the Atlantic between Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, Florida, with a mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
560AnchorageUnited StatesHorseshoe Bay
2.8Small cove on the north shore of the Golden Gate at Fort Baker, Sausalito, California, with a mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
561AnchorageUnited StatesCanal cape cod
2.8Waiting anchorage off the eastern entrance of the Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts, on a sand bottom in Cape Cod Bay.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE
- 562AnchorageUnited States
Cullie Creek
2.8Quiet creek anchorage off the ICW in eastern North Carolina, with a mud bottom and shelter from most directions except the west.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
563AnchorageUnited StatesGreat Marsh Island
2.8Anchorage off Great Marsh Island, near the junction of Sisters Creek and the St Johns River, east of Jacksonville, Florida.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE
564AnchorageUnited StatesSunset Cove
2.8Anchorage on the Florida Bay side of Key Largo, Florida, with a sand bottom. Sheltered from east through south.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
565AnchorageUnited StatesJekyll Island
2.7Anchorage off Jekyll Island, one of Georgia's Golden Isles, on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway near Brunswick.
- Sheltered E, SE
- 566AnchorageUnited States
Lanning cove
2.7Small open cove on Santa Cruz Island, off the California coast, with a sand and rock bottom.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
567AnchorageUnited StatesPipes Cove
2.7Sheltered cove between Greenport and Shelter Island on the North Fork of Long Island, New York. Mud bottom, six berths, fresh water available.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
568AnchorageUnited StatesVineyard Haven Harbour
2.7Harbour between East Chop and West Chop on Martha's Vineyard, in the town of Tisbury, with a sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
- 569AnchorageUnited States
Wright River
2.7Tidal river anchorage on the South Carolina side of the Intracoastal Waterway, near the Georgia border above Savannah.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 570AnchoragePuerto Rico
Esperanza
2.7Anchorage off Esperanza, the village on the south coast of Vieques, where most cruising yachts visiting the island lie.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E