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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- 31AnchorageUnited States
Tolomato River North Anchorage
4.9Anchorage on the Tolomato River along the Intracoastal Waterway north of St. Augustine, in Florida.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 32AnchorageUnited States
West Harbor
4.9West Harbor on the north side of Fishers Island, New York, the island's main harbour with the ferry landing and a broad mooring field.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 33AnchorageUnited States
Butler Island
4.9Mooring on the Waccamaw River north of Georgetown, South Carolina, on the Intracoastal Waterway.
- Sheltered N, NE, SE, S
- 34AnchoragePuerto Rico
Ensenada Honda, Vieques
4.9Large bay on the south-east coast of Vieques, 7.3 NM east of Esperanza, inside the eastern part of the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 35AnchorageUnited States
Milliken Cove
4.9Anchorage off the Intracoastal Waterway at Little River, South Carolina, near the Little River Inlet. Mud bottom.
- Sheltered N, S, NW
- 36AnchoragePuerto Rico
La Parguera Ouest
4.9Anchorage 0.6 NM west of the village of La Parguera, among the mangrove cays of the La Parguera nature reserve on the south-west coast of Puerto Rico.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
37AnchorageUnited StatesRachel Carson Reserve
4.9Anchorage off the Rachel Carson Reserve in Taylor's Creek, across from Beaufort, North Carolina. Mud bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S
- 38AnchoragePuerto Rico
Cayo Luis Peña
4.9Anchorage on the west side of Cayo Luis Peña, the cay off the west coast of Culebra, 2.1 NM from Dewey.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
39AnchorageUnited StatesFort Pierce
4.9Anchorage in the Indian River Lagoon off Fort Pierce, on Florida's Treasure Coast. Sand and mud bottom, sheltered from all directions.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 40AnchoragePuerto Rico
Puerto Real
4.9Anchorage in the harbour of Puerto Real, a fishing village on the lower west coast of Puerto Rico, 250 m from Marina Puerto Real.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
41AnchorageUnited StatesSpa Creek
4.9Municipal mooring field on Spa Creek at Annapolis, Maryland, between the city dock and the Spa Creek bridge.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE
- 42AnchorageUnited States
Stone Cove
4.9Anchorage off South Bass Island in Lake Erie, Ohio, with a weed bottom and shelter from the north, north-east, east and south-east.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 43AnchorageUnited States
Burnt Coat Harbour Swans Island
4.9Anchorage at Burnt Coat Harbour, Swans Island, in outer Blue Hill Bay, Maine, on a sand and mud bottom with shelter from NW through E round to SE.
- Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE
44AnchorageUnited StatesCambridge roadstead
4.9Open roadstead anchorage on the Choptank River off Cambridge, Maryland, near the mouth of Cambridge Creek.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 45AnchorageUnited States
Glorietta Bay
4.9Managed anchorage in a small bay on the east side of San Diego Bay, off Coronado, southern California.
- Sheltered W, SW
46AnchorageUnited StatesRedhouse Cove
4.9Anchorage in a cove of the Magothy River by Gibson Island, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.
- Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 47AnchorageUnited States
Ruskin Commongood Park
4.9Anchorage off Ruskin Commongood Park on the Little Manatee River, Hillsborough County, Florida, on a bottom of mud and weed.
- Sheltered W
- 48AnchorageUnited States
Sarah Creek
4.9Sheltered creek opening off the York River at Gloucester Point, Virginia, opposite Yorktown on the Chesapeake Bay.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 49AnchorageUnited States
Selby Bay
4.9Anchorage off the South River on the Chesapeake Bay, about 5 miles south of Annapolis in Maryland. Mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW
- 50AnchoragePuerto Rico
Bahía Mosquito
4.9Inlet on the east side of the Ensenada Honda entrance, south coast of Culebra, 2.1 NM from Dewey by water.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
- 51AnchorageUnited States
Callaway Bayou
4.9Sheltered anchorage in a small cove on the Florida coast, on a sand bottom, with protection from wind on every quarter.
- Sheltered N, E, S, W
52AnchorageUnited StatesAvalon Harbor
4.9Main harbour of Santa Catalina Island, on the south-east shore below the town of Avalon, with a sand bottom.
- Paid
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W, NW
53AnchorageUnited StatesBarnegat Inlet
4.9Anchorage just inside Barnegat Inlet on the New Jersey coast, near High Bar Harbor at the north end of Long Beach Island.
- Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 54AnchorageUnited States
McMicken Island
4.9Forested 11.5-acre island in Case Inlet, South Puget Sound, on the east side of Harstine Island, Washington. A marine state park reached only by boat.
- Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 55AnchorageUnited States
Sellman Creek
4.9Anchorage in Sellman Creek, a tidal creek of the Rhode River in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, with a mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW
- 56AnchorageUnited States
Tices Shoal (Very Popular Anchoring Spot)
4.9Shallow-water anchorage in Barnegat Bay along the back side of Island Beach State Park, New Jersey.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 57AnchorageUnited States
Amelia River
4.8Anchorage on the Amelia River along the Florida ICW near Fernandina Beach, mud bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 58AnchoragePuerto Rico
Isla Cardona
4.8Anchorage by Isla Cardona, a 2.4 ha key on the western side of the entrance to Ponce harbour, 1 NM south-west of the Club Náutico de Ponce.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
59AnchorageUnited StatesEncinal Basin
4.8Anchorage in Encinal Basin on the Alameda side of the Oakland Estuary, California, on a mud bottom.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
60AnchorageUnited StatesGreat Harbor
4.8Mooring field in Great Harbor at Woods Hole, the village at the south-western tip of Cape Cod, in Falmouth, Massachusetts.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S