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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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  1. 61
    AnchorageUnited States

    Mallard Point Anchorage

    4.8

    Anchorage on the Maryland Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay, near the mouth of the Chester River, set on a sand bottom with all-round shelter.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
  2. 62
    AnchorageUnited States

    Inner Worton Creek

    4.8

    Anchorage in the inner basin of Worton Creek on Maryland's Eastern Shore, about 1.5 miles inside the Chesapeake Bay north of Rock Hall.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  3. Monhegan63
    AnchorageUnited States

    Monhegan

    4.8

    Mooring buoys in Monhegan Harbour, off Monhegan Island in the Gulf of Maine, about 12 nautical miles from the mainland. Mixed rock, weed and mud bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, E, SW, S, SE
  4. 64
    AnchorageUnited States

    Pokai Bay

    4.8

    Sand-bottom anchorage on the west coast of Oahu, Hawaii, beside Waianae Small Boat Harbor and sheltered by a jetty.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SE
  5. 65
    AnchorageUnited States

    Donovans Pier

    4.8

    Anchorage off the Donovans Pier shore on the South River, at Edgewater in Maryland, within the wider Chesapeake Bay.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
  6. 66
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Krum Bay

    4.8

    Bay west of Crown Bay on St. Thomas, opening south onto Gregerie Channel opposite Water Island.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE
  7. Sandy Neck Lighthouse67
    AnchorageUnited States

    Sandy Neck Lighthouse

    4.8

    Anchorage off Beach Point at the tip of Sandy Neck, the barrier beach at the entrance to Barnstable Harbour, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
  8. 68
    AnchorageUnited States

    Tarpon Basin

    4.8

    Anchorage in Florida Bay on the bayside of Key Largo, Florida, west of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. Sand bottom.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
  9. Waterson State Park69
    AnchorageUnited States

    Waterson State Park

    4.8

    Boat-only state park on Wellesley Island in the Saint Lawrence River, in the Thousand Islands of New York.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
  10. 70
    AnchorageUnited States

    Bristol Harbour

    4.8

    Mooring and anchorage off the town of Bristol on the east side of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, with fresh water available ashore.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
  11. Little Harbor71
    AnchorageUnited States

    Little Harbor

    4.8

    Cove on the Pacific side of Santa Catalina Island, California, with a campground and fresh water ashore.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
  12. 72
    AnchorageUnited States

    Live Oak Bay

    4.8

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

    • Sheltered E
  13. 73
    AnchorageUnited States

    Whitehall

    4.8

    Anchorage in Whitehall Bay, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay about 7.5 miles east of Annapolis, Maryland.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE
  14. 74
    AnchorageUnited States

    Worton Creek

    4.8

    Anchorage in Worton Creek, a sheltered tributary on the eastern shore of the upper Chesapeake Bay in Kent County, Maryland.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
  15. 75
    AnchorageUnited States

    Golden Isles Lake

    4.8

    Sheltered urban anchorage off the Intracoastal Waterway at Hallandale Beach, Florida, ringed by condominiums.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  16. 76
    AnchorageUnited States

    Hope Island Mooring Buoys

    4.8

    Mooring buoys off Hope Island, a 200-acre marine state park at the north end of Skagit Bay, Washington, between La Conner and Whidbey Island.

    • Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
  17. Sandy Hook77
    AnchorageUnited States

    Sandy Hook

    4.8

    Anchorage in Sandy Hook Bay behind the barrier spit of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, at the southern entrance to New York Harbour.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
  18. 78
    AnchorageUnited States

    St Augustine

    4.8

    Anchorage in the Matanzas River at St Augustine, Florida, off the historic downtown. Sand bottom, protected from NW through SW winds.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  19. 79
    AnchorageUnited States

    Trippe Creek

    4.8

    Anchorage in Trippe Creek off the Tred Avon River near Oxford, on Maryland's Eastern Shore, on a mud bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  20. Ashtabula River80
    AnchorageUnited States

    Ashtabula River

    4.8

    Sheltered anchorage on the Ashtabula River in Ashtabula, Ohio, with a mud bottom and protection from all quarters.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
  21. 81
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Bahía Tortuga

    4.8

    Bay on the north side of Culebrita, the cay off the east coast of Culebra, 4.2 NM from Dewey.

    • Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
  22. 82
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Brewers Bay

    4.8

    Bay with a beach on the south-west coast of St. Thomas, west of the airport runway, below the St. Thomas campus of the University of the Virgin Islands.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
  23. 83
    AnchorageUnited States

    Claiborne

    4.8

    Open anchorage off the village of Claiborne, on the point dividing Eastern Bay from the Miles River in Talbot County, Maryland.

    • Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W
  24. Lloyd Harbor84
    AnchorageUnited States

    Lloyd Harbor

    4.8

    Sheltered harbour branching west off Huntington Bay on the north shore of Long Island, New York. Mud bottom, well protected from all directions.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  25. 85
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Magens Bay

    4.8

    Long bay on the north coast of St. Thomas with a public beach park of about 56 acres behind it, run by the Magens Bay Authority.

    • Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  26. North Pomeroy Rock86
    AnchorageUnited States

    North Pomeroy Rock

    4.8

    Anchorage off the Fore River near Back Cove, north of the Portland peninsula, Maine. Mud bottom, all-round shelter.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  27. 87
    AnchorageUnited States

    Zimmerman Mooring Ball

    4.8

    Mooring buoy on the East River off Mobjack Bay at Cardinal, Virginia, alongside the Zimmerman Marine yard.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  28. 88
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Princess Bay

    4.8

    Bay in Hurricane Hole, on the east side of St. John, within the Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, S, SE
  29. 89
    AnchorageUnited States

    Spragues Cove

    4.8

    Anchorage in Sippican Harbour off Marion, Massachusetts, at the head of Buzzards Bay, with a mud and weed bottom and shelter from NW through SW winds.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
  30. 90
    AnchorageUnited States

    Calf Islands

    4.8

    Day anchorage off the Calf Islands in Captain Harbor, fronting the Byram shore of Greenwich, Connecticut, in western Long Island Sound.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW