Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Carry Bay

Anchorage in Carry Bay off North Hero on Lake Champlain, Vermont, with a mud bottom and shelter from NW through SE winds.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Galloway Creek

Anchorage on the north shore of Middle River at Bowleys Quarters, upper Chesapeake Bay, about nine miles north of Baltimore.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Mandarin Park

Anchorage off Mandarin Park on the St Johns River at Jacksonville, Florida, near the mouth of Julington Creek, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, S, SE

Skippers Fish Camp

Anchorage off Skipper's Fish Camp on the Darien River at Darien, Georgia. Mud bottom, fresh water available.

Emerald Bay

Mooring cove on the north-west shore of Santa Catalina Island, California, with a sand beach and a sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Pelican Bay

Anchorage on the east side of Cayo Costa, between Cayo Costa and Punta Blanca islands in Pine Island Sound, south-west Florida, on a sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Palm Beach Anchorage

Anchorage on Lake Worth between Palm Beach and West Palm Beach, Florida, on a mud bottom, sheltered from the western quarter.

• Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW

Port Ludlow Anchorage

Anchorage in Ludlow Bay off Admiralty Inlet, near the mouth of Hood Canal, on the Olympic Peninsula side of Puget Sound.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Pumpkin Key

Anchorage off a 26-acre private island in Card Sound, north of Key Largo, Florida, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered E

South Creek

Anchorage at the mouth of South Creek on the West River near Galesville, Maryland, with a mud bottom and shelter on all sides.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

South Wolf Bay

Anchorage in the southern end of Wolf Bay, off the Intracoastal Waterway near Orange Beach, Alabama. Mud bottom, sheltered from east through south-east.

• Sheltered E, S, SE

Blake Island South

Mooring buoys off the south shore of Blake Island, in Puget Sound about 8 miles south-west of Seattle, Washington.

• Free
• Sheltered N, NE

Cano Quebrado

Anchorage on the east shore of Ensenada Honda, Culebra, 1.1 NM east of Dewey.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE

Peck Lake

Anchorage off the Intracoastal Waterway at Hobe Sound, Florida, set against the Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Thomas Creek

Creek anchorage off the East River in Mobjack Bay, Mathews County, Virginia, with a mud bottom and good holding.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Bahía de Sardinas

Bay on the west side of Dewey, Culebra, where the ferries from the main island berth, 0.2 NM from the town centre.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Hamburg Cove

Marina and RV resort in the Seabrook district of New Orleans, at the junction of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal and Lake Pontchartrain.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Harness Creek

Sheltered anchorage in Harness Creek off the South River, about 3 miles south-west of Annapolis, Maryland.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Manana Island

Mooring buoys in Monhegan Harbour, the channel between Monhegan Island and smaller Manana Island, about 12 nautical miles off the Maine coast. Mud bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Bahía Salina del Sur

Bay on the south coast of the eastern tip of Vieques, 9.7 NM east of Esperanza, inside the former US Navy bombing range.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Manatee Pocket

Anchorage in Manatee Pocket, a sheltered inlet off the St. Lucie River at Port Salerno, Florida, on a sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Miami Sea Aquarium

Anchorage off Virginia Key near the former Miami Seaquarium site, in Biscayne Bay between downtown Miami and Key Biscayne, Florida.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Oyster Bay Harbor

Mooring in Oyster Bay Harbor on the North Shore of Long Island, New York, set on a sand bottom with all-round shelter.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Port Jefferson

Anchorage and mooring field in Newport Harbour, Rhode Island, off Fort Adams State Park, on a sand and mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Sequim Bay State Park

Marine state park on the south shore of Sequim Bay, behind Travis Spit, on the Olympic Peninsula coast of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Sloop Bay

Anchorage on Valcour Island in Lake Champlain, New York, on a sand bottom, sheltered from the west but open to the east and north-east.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Carolina Beach Anchorage

Anchorage on Myrtle Grove Sound at Carolina Beach, North Carolina, just off the Intracoastal Waterway, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW

Fort Matanza

Anchorage in the Matanzas River off the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, near Fort Matanzas National Monument, south of St Augustine, Florida.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Punta Boca

Anchorage at Punta Boca on the south-west coast of Vieques, 5.9 NM west of Esperanza, inside the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Bahía Flamenco

Anchorage off Flamenco beach, on the north coast of Culebra, 1.9 NM from Dewey by sea.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE