Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Sunken Island

Anchorage off a spoil island in Hillsborough Bay, in the upper reaches of Tampa Bay, Florida.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Oyster bay

Inner bay on the Wilderness Waterway within Everglades National Park, Florida, about 18 miles north of Flamingo via Whitewater Bay.

• Sheltered SE

Port of Grays Harbor

Port of Grays Harbor marina at Westport, on the south side of the Grays Harbor entrance on the central Washington coast. About 650 commercial fishing, charter and pleasure berths.

San Juan Bay Marina

Marina on the San Antonio Channel in Miramar, San Juan, next to the Club Náutico de San Juan, with berths for yachts up to 30 m.

Coral Bay

Large bay on the south-east side of St. John, with the small settlement of Coral Bay and its harbour at the head.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S

High Street Landing

Free city dock on the Elizabeth River at Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia, at the foot of High Street and at ICW Mile Marker Zero.

Marina at Brown's Point

Marina of 140 berths on the north shore of Commencement Bay in Tacoma, with an established liveaboard community.

Sheepshead Bay

Sheltered bay on the southern shore of Brooklyn, New York, lined with marinas and a long-established party-fishing fleet, on a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Oriental Harbor Marina

Marina of 110 berths in the village of Oriental, North Carolina, where the Neuse River meets Pamlico Sound.

Venetian Marina & Yacht Club

Marina of 222 wet berths on Biscayne Bay in downtown Miami, at 1635 N Bayshore Drive near the Venetian Causeway.

Oakland Marinas

Marina group of around 500 berths in the heart of Jack London Square, on the Oakland Estuary.

Clipper Cove

Anchorage between Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island in the middle of San Francisco Bay, California, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Sand Point Harbor

Working harbour on Humboldt Bay, on the west side of Popof Island in the Shumagin group, off the south coast of the Alaska Peninsula.

Garrison Bight/ City Moorings

Municipal marina and mooring field in Garrison Bight, on the north side of Key West between Fleming Key and Sigsbee Park, in the Lower Florida Keys.

Lovers Cove

Open anchorage off Santa Catalina Island, California, on sand. It lies about 22 nautical miles south of San Pedro across the channel.

• Sheltered S, SW, W

Bahía de Mulas, Isabel Segunda

Harbour of Isabel Segunda, the main town of Vieques, on the north coast of the island, 13.6 NM from Puerto del Rey.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Sunbay Marina

Marina of 282 berths on the Fajardo waterfront, north-east Puerto Rico, 0.6 NM from the Isleta anchorage and 3.5 NM from Cayo Icacos.

North Minneford Yacht Club

Marina and yacht club on the eastern shore of City Island, in the Bronx, on western Long Island Sound.

Morningstars marinas

Deep-water marina on the Frederica River at ICW mile 675, St. Simons Island, with 137 wet berths and 180 covered dry slips.

Marina Bay Yacht Harbor

Large marina in Richmond's Marina Bay district, on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay.

Funter Bay Seaplane Base

Sheltered bay on the west coast of the Mansfield Peninsula on Admiralty Island, 14 miles south-west of Juneau, with a state marine park and a small public seaplane base.

Larsen Harbor

Small Alutiiq village on a side arm of Uyak Bay, on the west coast of Kodiak Island, about 60 miles south-west of the city of Kodiak.

Isleta Marina

Marina on Isleta, a small island off the Fajardo waterfront in north-east Puerto Rico, linked to the mainland by a passenger ferry.

Silver Palm Park

Public boat ramp park on the Intracoastal Waterway in Boca Raton, south-east Florida, at the western end of the Palmetto Park Road bridge.

Harmon Harbor

Sheltered anchorage on Georgetown Island near the mouth of the Sheepscot River, in mid-coast Maine, on a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Mount Sinai

Anchorage in Mount Sinai Harbor on the north shore of Long Island, about a mile north-east of Port Jefferson, New York, on a mud bottom.

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

Mosquito Pier

Anchorage by Mosquito Pier, the mile-long breakwater on the north-west coast of Vieques, 4.5 NM west of Isabel Segunda.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Newfound Bay

Bay on the north side of the East End of St. John.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

South Port Marine

Full-service marina on the South Portland side of Casco Bay, opposite downtown Portland, Maine.

Canyon Club Resort Marina

Large marina on the north-west corner of Cape May Harbour, New Jersey, at the eastern end of the Cape May Canal.