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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- 661AnchorageUnited States
Homewood Cove
Anchorage on Whitehall Creek off Whitehall Bay, just inside the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis, Maryland, on a sand bottom with shelter from every direction.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 662AnchorageUnited States
House boat anchor
Houseboat anchorage on Lake Powell in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona, with Wahweap Marina 8.7 nm to the north-west.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
663AnchorageUnited StatesJameson Point
Mooring area off Jameson Point on the north side of Rockland Harbor, Penobscot Bay, Maine, with three buoys on a mud bottom.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N
- 664AnchorageUnited States
Joe’s place
Anchorage on the North River along the Intracoastal Waterway in North Carolina, with a sand bottom and shelter from NW through SW winds.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 665AnchorageUnited States
Joes Cove
Anchorage on the Indian River near the St Lucie Inlet, off Hutchinson Island in Stuart, Florida. Sand bottom.
- Paid
- Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W
- 666AnchorageUnited States
John Wayne Park
Anchorage in Sequim Bay on the north Olympic Peninsula of Washington, next to John Wayne Marina.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S
667AnchorageUnited StatesJuno Ridge Anchorage
Anchorage in the lagoon off Old Port Cove, on Lake Worth at North Palm Beach, Florida, just inside the Intracoastal Waterway. Sand bottom, sheltered from north through east.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
668AnchorageUnited StatesKey West Bight
Anchorage off the entrance to Key West Bight, Florida, on a sand bottom in the Old Town harbour.
- Sheltered W
669AnchorageUnited StatesLake Santa Barbara
Anchorage in Lake Santa Barbara, a cove off the Intracoastal Waterway at Pompano Beach, Florida, with a mud bottom and shelter from NW, NE and SW winds.
- Sheltered NW, NE, SW
- 670AnchorageUnited States
Little Peconic Bay North
Anchorage on the northern side of Little Peconic Bay, off the North Fork of Long Island near Cutchogue, New York.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
- 671AnchorageUnited States
Little Shark
Mangrove anchorage at the mouth of the Little Shark River, near Cape Sable within Everglades National Park, Florida.
- Sheltered SE
- 672AnchorageUnited States
Lobster Bay
Small bay on the west coast of Santa Catalina Island, California, about 0.85 miles west of Catalina Harbor.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
673AnchorageUnited StatesLorain
Anchorage at the mouth of the Black River on Lake Erie, at Lorain, Ohio, about 30 miles west of Cleveland.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
- 674AnchorageUnited States
Stonington Harbor
Anchorage in Stonington Harbour, off Fishers Island Sound in south-eastern Connecticut, on a sand bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
675AnchorageUnited StatesLouis Engel Waterfront Park
Anchorage off Louis Engel Waterfront Park at Ossining, on the east bank of the Hudson River in New York State.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
676AnchorageUnited StatesLudington entrance anchorage
Anchorage just outside the Ludington harbour entrance on Lake Michigan, sand bottom.
- Sheltered E, SE
677AnchorageUnited StatesMandan
Anchorage off Key Largo in the upper Florida Keys, with a sand bottom in shallow water on the Florida Bay side.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
- 678AnchorageUnited States
Marina anchorage
Anchorage on the Beaufort River near Port Royal, South Carolina, on a mud bottom alongside the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, E, SW, SE
- 679AnchorageUnited States
Sandusky Bay anchorage
Open anchorage on Sandusky Bay, off Lake Erie in Ohio, used as a stopover within the bay's shallow waters.
- Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW
680AnchorageUnited StatesMattawoman Creek entrance
Anchorage at the mouth of Mattawoman Creek where it opens onto the Potomac River, near Indian Head, Maryland.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
681AnchorageUnited StatesMattawomen Creek
Anchorage in a tidal Potomac River tributary near Indian Head, Maryland, around 30 miles south of Washington.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, S, SE
- 682AnchoragePuerto Rico
Media Luna
Anchorage off Playa Media Luna, a small bay 1.2 NM east of Esperanza on the south coast of Vieques.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
683AnchorageUnited StatesMildred Island
Flooded island anchorage in the South Delta of California, between Bethel Island and Discovery Bay.
- Sheltered SW, W, NW
- 684AnchorageUnited States
Mounty Bay
Anchorage on Lake Champlain at West Chazy, on the New York shore about 12 miles south of the Canadian border and 8 miles north of Plattsburgh.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
- 685AnchorageUnited States
New River Sound
Stretch of the Intracoastal Waterway through downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida, just north of the New River mouth.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 686AnchorageUnited States
Newport
Waiting anchorage off the eastern entrance of the Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts, on a sand bottom in Cape Cod Bay.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SW, S
687AnchorageUnited StatesNicolet Bay
Bay within Peninsula State Park on the Door County shore of Green Bay, Wisconsin, with a sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
- 688AnchorageUnited States
Nord Fleming Key
Anchorage off the north end of Fleming Key, just outside Key West harbour in the lower Florida Keys.
- Sheltered NE, E, S, SE
- 689AnchorageUnited States
North Island
Anchorage off North Island on the eastern shore of Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, Michigan, on sand and mud.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 690AnchorageUnited States
North point
Open anchorage off North Point near Manistee on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE