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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- 631AnchorageUnited States
Bokeelia
Anchorage off Bokeelia, the village at the northern tip of Pine Island, looking onto Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound on the Florida Gulf coast.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 632AnchorageUnited States
Browns Cove
Anchorage in a cove off Mill Creek on the Magothy River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, south of the Patapsco.
- Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 633AnchoragePuerto Rico
Playa Buyé
Anchorage off Playa Buyé, Cabo Rojo, on the west coast of Puerto Rico, 1.5 NM south of Puerto Real and 2.2 NM north of Boquerón Bay.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, S
- 634AnchorageUnited States
Cabbage Creek
Mangrove creek anchorage off Little Harbor near Ruskin, on the east shore of Tampa Bay, Florida, on a mud bottom with all-round protection.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
635AnchorageUnited StatesCabrillo State Marine Reserve
Anchorage along the Cabrillo State Marine Reserve off Point Loma, San Diego, on California's south coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
- 636AnchorageUnited States
Cat Island
Anchorage in the Tongass Narrows near Ketchikan, southeast Alaska, on a rocky bottom and sheltered from W, SW and S winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 637AnchoragePuerto Rico
Cayo Lobos
Anchorage off Cayo Lobos, a private cay in the La Cordillera chain 4.2 NM north-east of Fajardo, north-east Puerto Rico.
- Sheltered NE, E
- 638AnchoragePuerto Rico
Cayos de Barca
Anchorage by the Cayos de Barca, mangrove cays 4.2 NM south-east of Salinas and 1 NM west of the Boca del Infierno, entrance to Jobos Bay.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW
- 639AnchorageUnited States
Cherry Cove
Mooring cove on the west end of Catalina Island, west of Two Harbors, with a sand bottom.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, SW, S
- 640AnchorageUnited States
Connecticut
Anchorage on the Connecticut River near Gildersleeve Island, between Cromwell and Portland in Connecticut, sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE
- 641AnchorageUnited States
Converse Bay Sud
Anchorage in Converse Bay on the eastern shore of Lake Champlain, near Charlotte, Vermont, with a bottom of mud and weed.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
- 642AnchorageUnited States
Newfound Harbor anchorage
Anchorage in the lower Florida Keys off Big Pine Key, near the Newfound Harbor Keys and Coupon Bight.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
- 643AnchorageUnited States
Coveland
Anchorage at the head of Penn Cove off Whidbey Island, Washington, on the site of the former Coveland settlement.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
644AnchorageUnited StatesDering Harbor
Mooring harbour on the north-west shore of Shelter Island, New York, with direct access to Long Island Sound.
- Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 645AnchorageUnited States
Delaware River Anchorage, Essington
Mud-bottom anchorage on the Delaware River off Essington, Pennsylvania, on the reach between Philadelphia and Delaware Bay.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, S, SE
646AnchorageUnited StatesTierra Verde anchorage
Anchorage near Tierra Verde and Fort De Soto Park, at the mouth of Tampa Bay on Florida's Gulf coast.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
- 647AnchorageUnited States
Eagle Rock
Anchorage within Morro Bay harbour, central California, the only all-weather small-craft harbour between Monterey and Santa Barbara. Mud bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 648AnchorageUnited States
East Clump Blow Hole
Anchorage in the Tongass Narrows near Ketchikan, southeast Alaska, on a rocky bottom and sheltered from W, SW and S winds.
- Sheltered W, SW, S
649AnchorageUnited StatesEdgewater Park Beach
Anchorage off Edgewater Park on the Lake Erie shore of Cleveland, Ohio, on a sand bottom.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
- 650AnchorageUnited States
Fisher Island
Anchorage in Biscayne Bay off South Beach, just inside Government Cut, with a sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, S, SE
- 651AnchorageUnited States
FishWater
Anchorage on Lake Murray, South Carolina, near the lake's southern shore close to Lexington.
- Sheltered NW, N, SW, S, SE
- 652AnchorageUnited States
Forest Sound Marina
Anchorage on the Intracoastal Waterway behind Topsail Island, near Hampstead in North Carolina, with a mud bottom.
- Sheltered N, E, SE, S, NW
653AnchorageUnited StatesGig Harbor
Almost landlocked bay on the west side of Puget Sound, Washington, with a sand and mud bottom and good all-round shelter.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S
654AnchorageUnited StatesGolden Gate
Anchorage off Golden Gate Point, a peninsula on Sarasota Bay one block from downtown Sarasota, on the Florida Gulf coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
655AnchorageUnited StatesGreat Brewster North Anchorage
Anchorage on the north side of Great Brewster Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, sand bottom, sheltered only from the north.
- Sheltered N
- 656AnchorageUnited States
Green cove North of port
Anchorage on the west bank of the St Johns River off Green Cove Springs, Florida, about 40 miles upriver from the ICW junction.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
657AnchorageUnited StatesGuest Mooring up to 55'
Guest mooring field at Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo Bay, California, for vessels up to 55 feet. Sand bottom, sheltered behind the harbour breakwater.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S
- 658AnchorageUnited States
Gulf Shores Anchorage
Sheltered anchorage in the inland waters behind Orange Beach, Alabama, about 5.8 nm west of the Cotton Bayou marinas.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW
- 659AnchorageUnited States
Gulfport
Anchorage off the town of Gulfport in Boca Ciega Bay, on the inland side of St Petersburg, Florida.
- Sheltered N, NE
660AnchorageUnited StatesHarbour Ile West
Anchorage off the ICW near Fort Pierce Inlet, eastern Florida, with a mud bottom and shelter from north and west winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E