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Best anchorages and harbours in United States

3702 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. 871
    HarbourUnited States

    Quai municipal de Vergennes

    2.9

    Free city dock at Macdonough Park on the east bank of Otter Creek, at the head of navigation in Vergennes, Vermont.

  2. 872
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Bahía de Ponce

    2.9

    Anchorage at the head of Ponce bay, 1.4 km north of the Club Náutico de Ponce, beside the commercial port of Ponce on the south coast of Puerto Rico.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
  3. 873
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Secret Harbour

    2.9

    Small bay with a beach on the south-east coast of St. Thomas, known as Secret Harbour, inside Nazareth Bay and within the St. Thomas East End Reserves.

    • Paid
    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
  4. 874
    HarbourYakutat, United States

    Yakutat Harbor

    2.9

    City and Borough harbour on Monti Bay, in the south-east Alaska community of Yakutat, used by the local fishing fleet and by yachts crossing the Gulf of Alaska.

  5. 875
    HarbourRotonda West, United States

    Palm Island Marina

    2.9

    Resort marina at Cape Haze near Rotonda West, on the Intracoastal Waterway behind the Don Pedro and Palm Island barrier islands in south-west Florida.

  6. 876
    HarbourUnited States

    Vergennes City Docks

    2.9

    Municipal docks on Otter Creek at Vergennes, Vermont, reached from Lake Champlain about seven miles up the creek below the falls.

  7. 877
    AnchorageUnited States

    City Harbor Anchorage

    2.8

    Anchorage in the Charleston harbour reach near the City Marina, off the Ashley River mouth, in South Carolina.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E
  8. 878
    AnchorageUnited States

    Delaware river & city

    2.8

    Anchorage off Delaware City on the Delaware River, near the eastern end of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, mud bottom, sheltered from NW through SW.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
  9. Moody Gardens Marina879
    HarbourGalveston, United States

    Moody Gardens Marina

    2.8

    Small 18-berth marina on Offatts Bayou, Galveston Island, set against the Moody Gardens resort complex.

  10. 880
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Gallows Bay

    2.8

    Bay on the east side of Christiansted harbour on St. Croix, lined by the St. Croix Marine boatyard and the Gallows Bay port facility.

    • Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  11. 881
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Lind Point

    2.8

    One of the two designated anchorages of Virgin Islands National Park, off Lind Point just north of Cruz Bay on St. John.

    • Sheltered E, S, SE
  12. 882
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Jersey Bay

    2.8

    Bay off the south-east coast of St. Thomas, in front of the entrance to Benner Bay and its marinas, within the St. Thomas East End Reserves.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S, SE
  13. 883
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Muller Bay Beach

    2.8

    Small bay with a beach on the east end of St. Thomas, just east of Red Hook.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
  14. 884
    AnchoragePuerto Rico

    Parada Vista al Mar

    2.8

    Anchorage off a beach 4.4 NM west of the Club Náutico de Ponce, on the south coast of Puerto Rico.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
  15. 885
    HarbourWest Palm Beach, United States

    Safe Harbor Rybovich

    2.8

    Full-service superyacht marina and refit yard on North Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, Florida, with direct access from the Atlantic.

  16. 886
    AnchorageU.S. Virgin Islands

    Great Cruz Bay

    2.8

    Bay on the south-west coast of St. John, about 2 km south of Cruz Bay, with a beach at its head and the Westin St. John resort ashore.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE
  17. 887
    AnchorageUnited States

    Quarry Bay

    2.8

    Anchorage south of Quarry Point on the east side of Angel Island, in San Francisco Bay, with sand and mud holding.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  18. 888
    HarbourWestport, United States

    Tripp's Marina

    2.8

    Full-service family-run marina on the East Branch of the Westport River at Westport Point.

  19. Boothbay889
    AnchorageUnited States

    Boothbay

    2.8

    Anchorage in the inner harbour of Boothbay Harbor, on the midcoast of Maine, with a mud bottom and fresh water available ashore.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
  20. Hillsboro Inlet890
    AnchorageUnited States

    Hillsboro Inlet

    2.8

    Tidal inlet linking the Intracoastal Waterway to the Atlantic between Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, Florida, with a mud bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW
  21. Horseshoe Bay891
    AnchorageUnited States

    Horseshoe Bay

    2.8

    Small cove on the north shore of the Golden Gate at Fort Baker, Sausalito, California, with a mud bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
  22. Canal cape cod892
    AnchorageUnited States

    Canal cape cod

    2.8

    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, SW, S, SE
  23. 893
    AnchorageUnited States

    Cullie Creek

    2.8

    Quiet creek anchorage off the ICW in eastern North Carolina, with a mud bottom and shelter from most directions except the west.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SW, S, SE
  24. Great Marsh Island894
    AnchorageUnited States

    Great Marsh Island

    2.8

    Anchorage off Great Marsh Island, near the junction of Sisters Creek and the St Johns River, east of Jacksonville, Florida.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE
  25. Sunset Cove895
    AnchorageUnited States

    Sunset Cove

    2.8

    Anchorage on the Florida Bay side of Key Largo, Florida, with a sand bottom. Sheltered from east through south.

    • Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
  26. Jekyll Island896
    AnchorageUnited States

    Jekyll Island

    2.7

    Anchorage off Jekyll Island, one of Georgia's Golden Isles, on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway near Brunswick.

    • Sheltered E, SE
  27. 897
    AnchorageUnited States

    Lanning cove

    2.7

    Small open cove on Santa Cruz Island, off the California coast, with a sand and rock bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW
  28. Pipes Cove898
    AnchorageUnited States

    Pipes Cove

    2.7

    Sheltered cove between Greenport and Shelter Island on the North Fork of Long Island, New York. Mud bottom, six berths, fresh water available.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  29. Vineyard Haven Harbour899
    AnchorageUnited States

    Vineyard Haven Harbour

    2.7

    Harbour between East Chop and West Chop on Martha's Vineyard, in the town of Tisbury, with a sand bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
  30. 900
    AnchorageUnited States

    Wright River

    2.7

    Tidal river anchorage on the South Carolina side of the Intracoastal Waterway, near the Georgia border above Savannah.

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

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BoatMap documents 3702 harbours and anchorages in United States, with shelter, seabed, services, photos and boaters' reviews.

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Penobscot Bay anchorages, Maine, Mount Desert Island and Somes Sound, Casco Bay and the Midcoast: Portland to Port Clyde, Boston Harbor and its islands: Charlestown to Scituate, North Shore and Portsmouth: Marblehead to the Isles of Shoals, Elizabeth Islands: Cuttyhunk, Tarpaulin Cove and Hadley Harbor, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket harbours, Cape Cod harbours: Provincetown to Woods Hole, Buzzards Bay harbours: Onset, Marion, New Bedford and Padanaram, Narragansett Bay and Block Island: Newport, Jamestown and Great Salt Pond, Peconic Bays: Shelter Island, Greenport and Sag Harbor, Fishers Island, Mystic and Stonington, Long Island Sound harbours: Connecticut and the North Shore, New York Harbor: marinas and the Statue of Liberty anchorage, Hudson River marinas and anchorages, Manhattan to Albany, New Jersey shore: Barnegat Bay, Atlantic City and Cape May, Upper Chesapeake Bay: Annapolis, Rock Hall and the northern creeks, Eastern Shore: St. Michaels, Oxford and the Choptank, Lower Chesapeake: Solomons, Deltaville and Norfolk, Charleston, Beaufort and the Lowcountry, Georgia coast: Savannah to Cumberland Island, North Carolina: Beaufort, Oriental and Cape Lookout, North Carolina sounds: Dismal Swamp, Albemarle and Roanoke Island, Intracoastal Waterway stops: Norfolk to Beaufort, South Carolina, Stopover marinas of Florida's east coast, Fernandina to Key West, St. Augustine and north-east Florida, Space Coast and Indian River Lagoon: Ponce Inlet to Stuart, Biscayne Bay and Miami anchorages, Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdale along the Intracoastal, Florida Keys anchorages, Key Largo to Key West, Key West backcountry and the Marquesas, Pine Island Sound: Cayo Costa, Sanibel and Boca Grande, Sarasota and Tampa Bay harbours and anchorages, Florida Panhandle: Pensacola to Carrabelle, Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound: Orange Beach to Bay St. Louis, Texas coast: Galveston Bay to Corpus Christi, Culebra and Vieques: Spanish Virgin Islands anchorages, Puerto Rico's south coast: Fajardo to Boquerón, St. John: Virgin Islands National Park moorings, St. Thomas and St. Croix harbours and anchorages, Lake Superior: the Apostle Islands, Duluth and Isle Royale, Lake Michigan: the northern harbours, Leland to Mackinac, Door County: the harbours of the Wisconsin peninsula, Lake Huron: Mackinac Island, Les Cheneaux and Drummond Island, Lake Erie islands: Put-in-Bay and Kelleys Island, Thousand Islands: Cape Vincent to Ogdensburg, Lake Ontario south shore: Niagara to Sackets Harbor, Lake Champlain anchorages, Rouses Point to Westport, Catalina Island coves and moorings, Channel Islands national park anchorages, San Diego to Santa Barbara: the coastal stopovers, Central California: Half Moon Bay to Port San Luis, San Francisco Bay anchorages and marinas, San Juan Islands anchorages and marine parks, Puget Sound: Blake Island, Port Townsend and Poulsbo, Oregon coast and Columbia River: the bar harbours, Southeast Alaska: Inside Passage anchorages, Prince William Sound and Kenai Fjords anchorages, Hawaiian Islands harbours and anchorages, Hilo to Hanalei.