Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Clearwater Beach North

Anchorage off Clearwater Beach on the Florida Gulf coast, on a mud bottom, between two marinas.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Compass Point Marina

Marina at Compass Point on Benner Bay, the lagoon of boatyards and small marinas on the south-east coast of St. Thomas.

Las Mareas

Anchorage 1.5 NM south-east of Marina de Salinas, on the south coast of Puerto Rico.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

Telemar Bay Marina

Full-service marina on the Banana River near Mathers Bridge, in Indian Harbour Beach, Florida, with over 100 wet berths and dry storage for about 200 boats.

Cumberland Bay anchorage

Anchorage in Cumberland Bay on Lake Champlain, off Plattsburgh on the New York shore.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, NW

Swanson Harbor

State-maintained anchorage and pair of floats in the Couverden Islands at the junction of Icy Strait, Chatham Strait and Lynn Canal, about 25 NM south-west of Juneau.

Fifth Avenue Marina

Independent 100 berth marina on the Oakland Embarcadero, on the north bank of the estuary, with a long standing artist community on the docks.

Leason cove

Sheltered cove off Back Creek near Solomons, on the lower Patuxent River in Calvert County, Maryland.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Chenega Harbour

Small community harbour on the east shore of Evans Island in Crab Bay, southwest Prince William Sound, about 67 NM south-east of Whittier.

Hall Of Fame

Marina on the Intracoastal Waterway in central Fort Lauderdale, opposite the city beach and the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

Leach & Son Marina

Family-run marina at Westport Point on the East Branch of the Westport River in Massachusetts.

Belwood

Anchorage on Dog River off the western shore of Mobile Bay, Alabama, just inside the river mouth.

Lahaina Harbor

Small-boat harbour on the west coast of Maui, Hawaii, sheltered behind a breakwater facing the Auau Channel between Maui and Lanai.

Seaplane Basin

Anchorage in the Seaplane Basin at the south end of Davis Islands, Tampa, Florida, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NE

Coconut Grove Anchorage

Anchorage on the western side of Biscayne Bay off Coconut Grove, Miami, just outside the Dinner Key mooring field.

Anchorage Alligator River marina

Anchorage on the western shore of the Alligator River near the mouth of the river on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, North Carolina, on a mud bottom.

• Sheltered W

Canaveral Lock approach

Anchorage near the Canaveral Lock on the Canaveral Barge Canal, Brevard County, Florida, with a sand and mud bottom.

• Sheltered E, SE

Clearwater Beach South

Anchorage off Clearwater Beach on the Florida Gulf coast, on a mixed mud and weed bottom.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Isthmus Cove, Two Harbors

Anchorage and mooring field at Isthmus Cove, Two Harbors, on the north shore of Santa Catalina Island, California.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W

Chalfonte

Private resident dockage of the Chalfonte beachfront condominium on Lake Boca Raton, on the Intracoastal Waterway south of Palmetto Park Road, Florida.

Boothbay harbor

Large, well-sheltered harbour on the mid-coast of Maine, one of the main cruising destinations of the region, easy to enter in all conditions.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

Bahía Icacos

Bay on the north coast of the eastern tip of Vieques, 1.1 NM across the island from Bahía Salina del Sur, in the former US Navy range.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Flag Harbor Yacht Haven

Condominium marina on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay at St Leonard, Maryland, with 168 berths for boats from 30 to 50 feet.

10TH ST. WHARF

Bayfront marina and fuel berth at Ocean City, New Jersey, 250 feet south-east of the Route 52 causeway bridge, just off the Intracoastal Waterway channel.

15th Street Marina Marathon (at Boot Key Harbor)

Marina on the ocean side of Marathon at Boot Key Harbor, with 28 wet berths for yachts and sailing boats up to 45 feet.

1st Choice Marine

Service marina and slip operator on the Black River at South Haven, Michigan, a short run from Lake Michigan.

31st Street Harbor

Chicago's newest harbour, opened in 2012 at 3100 South Lake Shore Drive, with 1,000 floating berths.

3D Boat Yard

Working boatyard on Shrimp Road, Stock Island, near Key West, Florida, set on a former commercial fishing landing.

400 Marina and Yacht Club

Private residential marina at the 400 Sunny Isles towers in Sunny Isles Beach, on the Intracoastal Waterway north of Miami.

4th of July Cove

Small mooring cove on Catalina Island, just west of Isthmus Cove and Two Harbors, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S