Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Rachel Carson Reserve

Anchorage off the Rachel Carson Reserve in Taylor's Creek, across from Beaufort, North Carolina. Mud bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S

Cayo Luis Peña

Anchorage 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

Fort Pierce

Anchorage 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

Half Moon Bay Marina

Marina on the east bank of the Hudson River at Croton-on-Hudson, about 35 miles north of Manhattan.

Maryland Marina

Full-service marina of 360 berths on Frog Mortar Creek, off Middle River, in Baltimore County north-east of Baltimore.

Pope's Island Marina

Marina on the south side of Pope's Island in New Bedford harbour, Massachusetts, inside the hurricane barrier on the Acushnet River.

Puerto Real

Anchorage 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

Spa Creek

Municipal 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

Stone Cove

Anchorage 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

Burnt Coat Harbour Swans Island

Anchorage 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

Boston Waterboat Marina

A marina on historic Long Wharf in Boston inner harbour, the city's oldest continuously operating yachting facility.

Cambridge roadstead

Open roadstead anchorage on the Choptank River off Cambridge, Maryland, near the mouth of Cambridge Creek.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Glorietta Bay

Managed anchorage in a small bay on the east side of San Diego Bay, off Coronado, southern California.

• Sheltered W, SW

Port of Bremerton

Public marina in downtown Bremerton, Washington, on Sinclair Inlet in the western part of Puget Sound.

Port Orchard Marina

Public marina run by the Port of Bremerton, on the south shore of Sinclair Inlet at the foot of Bay Street in downtown Port Orchard.

Redhouse Cove

Anchorage 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

Ruskin Commongood Park

Anchorage off Ruskin Commongood Park on the Little Manatee River, Hillsborough County, Florida, on a bottom of mud and weed.

• Sheltered W

Santa Barbara Harbor

Public harbour behind a 1928 detached breakwater on the California coast, with about 1100 berths and visitor moorings on first-come basis.

Sarah Creek

Sheltered 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

Seabreeze Marina

Marina on the Cooper River, on the east side of the Charleston peninsula near the Ravenel bridge, in downtown Charleston, South Carolina.

Selby Bay

Anchorage off the South River on the Chesapeake Bay, about 5 miles south of Annapolis in Maryland. Mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW

Bahía Mosquito

Inlet 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

Brown's Wharf Marina

Marina attached to the Brown's Wharf Inn on the east shore of Boothbay Harbor, in midcoast Maine.

Callaway Bayou

Sheltered 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

Coronado Cays Yacht Club

Private members' yacht club on San Diego Bay at the Coronado Cays, Coronado, California, with a marina of about 58 berths.

Elmwood Marina

Public marina on the West Arm of Grand Traverse Bay at Greilickville, about one mile from downtown Traverse City, Michigan.

Boynton Harbor Marina

Municipal marina on the Intracoastal Waterway at Boynton Beach, half a mile south of the Boynton Inlet, in Palm Beach County.

Spring Cove Marina

Full-service marina of about 250 berths on Back Creek, a sheltered cove off the Patuxent River at Solomons, Maryland.

Avalon Harbor

Main 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

Barnegat Inlet

Anchorage 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