Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Paradise Marina

Marina on the Caloosahatchee River at North Fort Myers, on the western leg of the Okeechobee Waterway.

Parish Lake

Sheltered anchorage among the Les Cheneaux Islands on the north shore of Lake Huron, in Michigan's eastern Upper Peninsula.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Parker Marine

Family-run marina at the southern tip of Lake Winnipesaukee, in the village of Alton Bay, New Hampshire.

Parkshore Marina

Private marina of 183 berths on the south-west shore of Lake Washington, opposite Mercer Island in Seattle.

Parrot Cove Marina

Gated wet-slip marina on the south shore of Palma Sola Bay at Cortez, Florida, mixing liveaboard berths with transient stays.

Parson’s Landing

Anchorage off Hoppys Landing, by the causeway linking West Island to the mainland at Fairhaven, Massachusetts.

• Sheltered S, SE

Pasadena Marina

Marina of 125 berths on Boca Ciega Bay at South Pasadena, in southern Pinellas County, Florida.

Pass Christian Harbor

Municipal harbour at the foot of Market Street in Pass Christian, Mississippi, on the Gulf Coast.

Pass-A-Grille Marina

Full-service marina at St. Pete Beach, Florida, near the southern tip of the barrier island and the Gulf of Mexico.

Pastures Campground

Riverside campground with boating access on the Connecticut River at Orford, New Hampshire, the only privately owned campground on this stretch of river.

Patchogue Shores Marina

Family-run marina at the mouth of the Patchogue River in East Patchogue, on the south shore of Long Island, New York.

Pattaconk Yacht Club

Member-run yacht club on the west bank of the Connecticut River at Chester, mainly a power boat club.

Pawtuxet Cove Marina

Marina inside Pawtuxet Cove at Cranston, on the Providence River near the head of Narragansett Bay, set against Pawtuxet Village.

Peanut Island

Anchorage off Peanut Island in Lake Worth at Riviera Beach, Florida, sand bottom.

• Sheltered E, SE, S

Pedersens Bay

Anchorage in Pedersens Bay on Washington Island, in Detroit Harbor at the top of the Door County peninsula in Wisconsin.

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

Pelican Bay

Sheltered anchorage behind Pelican Island at the western end of Dauphin Island, Alabama, near the mouth of Mobile Bay.

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

Pelican Bay Marina

Small private marina of 20 berths on Boca Ciega Bay at Gulfport, in southern St Petersburg, Florida.

Pelican Harbor

Miami-Dade County public marina on Biscayne Bay, on the north side of the 79th Street Causeway between mainland Miami and North Bay Village.

Pelican Harbour

Marina of 90 berths on Richardson Bay at 200 Johnson Street, on the downtown Sausalito waterfront.

Pelican Isle Yacht Club

Private island yacht club marina on the Cocohatchee River in North Naples, Florida, with 190 berths and direct Gulf of Mexico access.

Pelican Pier Marina

Small fuel and supply marina on the west bank of the Marco River, the first marina a quarter of a mile inside the river from the Gulf of Mexico.

Pelicans' Nest Marina

Family-run marina on the south side of East Beach off Shore Drive, on Pretty Lake near Little Creek, Norfolk, Virginia.

Peninsula Yacht Anchorage

Marina on the tip of the peninsula between the East and West Channels of Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard, with wet berths from 7 to 27 metres.

Peninsula Yacht Basin

Private marina on the north shore of Gig Harbor, off Puget Sound, opened in 1947 as the harbour's first recreational basin.

Peninsula Yacht Marina

Marina at 3700 Peninsula Road in Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard, California, on the south side of Ventura County's main harbour.

Peninsula Yacht Marina

Commercial marina on the peninsula of Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, southern California, opposite the harbour entrance.

Penn's Landing Marina

Public marina on the Delaware River waterfront in central Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between Lombard Circle and Dock Street.

Penns Beach Marina

Marina at Heron Harbor, 601 Concord Street, Havre de Grace, at the head of Chesapeake Bay where the Susquehanna River flows in.

Pentwater Municipal Marina

Village-run marina on Pentwater Lake at Pentwater, Michigan, a regular stop for cruisers on the Lake Michigan shore and the Great Loop.

Pentwater Yacht Club

Private members' club on Pentwater Lake, Michigan, with 14 fixed-dock berths and direct channel access to Lake Michigan.