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Best anchorages and harbours in Great Lakes

25 documented anchorages and harbours in Great Lakes, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.

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  1. Put-in-Bay1
    MouillageUnited States

    Put-in-Bay

    5.0

    Anchorage in Put-in-Bay harbour off South Bass Island, Lake Erie, Ohio, with a sand bottom and shelter from the east, south-east, south and south-west.

    • Sheltered E, SE, S, SW
  2. 2
    MouillageUnited States

    Stone Cove

    4.9

    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
  3. Waterson State Park3
    MouillageUnited States

    Waterson State Park

    4.8

    Boat-only state park on Wellesley Island in the Saint Lawrence River, in the Thousand Islands of New York.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
  4. Ashtabula River4
    MouillageUnited States

    Ashtabula River

    4.8

    Sheltered anchorage on the Ashtabula River in Ashtabula, Ohio, with a mud bottom and protection from all quarters.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
  5. Presque Isle Beach 115
    MouillageUnited States

    Presque Isle Beach 11

    4.7

    Anchorage off Beach 11 at the tip of Presque Isle, the sandy peninsula reaching into Lake Erie about 4 miles west of Erie, Pennsylvania.

    • Sheltered N, SE, S, SW, W, NW
  6. 6
    MouillageUnited States

    Fisher’s Landing

    4.6

    Anchorage on the St. Lawrence River in the Thousand Islands, between Clayton and Alexandria Bay, New York.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
  7. 7
    MouillageUnited States

    Ram Island

    4.5

    Anchorage on the Grand River just inland of the Fairport Harbor entrance to Lake Erie, in Ohio, on a mud bottom with all-round shelter.

    • Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
  8. 8
    MouillageUnited States

    Smugglers Island

    4.5

    Anchorage off a small wooded island in the St. Lawrence River, near Thousand Island Park on Wellesley Island, New York.

    • Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
  9. Little Bayou9
    MouillageUnited States

    Little Bayou

    4.1

    Enclosed anchorage on Pentwater Lake at Pentwater, off the Lake Michigan shore.

    • Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  10. 10
    MouillageUnited States

    Chippewa Harbor

    3.7

    Sheltered anchorage on the south shore of Isle Royale, a wilderness national park island in Lake Superior, Michigan.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE
  11. 11
    MouillageUnited States

    Siskiwit Bay

    3.7

    Anchorage in Siskiwit Bay on the south shore of Isle Royale, a wilderness national park island in Lake Superior, Michigan.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
  12. 12
    MouillageUnited States

    Duncan Bay

    3.7

    Sheltered bay on Lake Huron about 2 miles east of Cheboygan, Michigan, within the Straits of Mackinac.

    • Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
  13. Apostle Islands Sandscapes13
    MouillageUnited States

    Apostle Islands Sandscapes

    3.5

    Anchorage among the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior, Wisconsin, within the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.

    • Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
  14. Black Creek anchorage14
    MouillageUnited States

    Black Creek anchorage

    Anchorage in the protected lagoon off Black Creek, on the north side of Lake St. Clair near Harrison Township, Michigan.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
  15. Edgewater Park Beach15
    MouillageUnited States

    Edgewater Park Beach

    Anchorage off Edgewater Park on the Lake Erie shore of Cleveland, Ohio, on a sand bottom.

    • Sheltered SW, S, SE
  16. Lorain16
    MouillageUnited States

    Lorain

    Anchorage at the mouth of the Black River on Lake Erie, at Lorain, Ohio, about 30 miles west of Cleveland.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
  17. Ludington entrance anchorage17
    MouillageUnited States

    Ludington entrance anchorage

    Anchorage just outside the Ludington harbour entrance on Lake Michigan, sand bottom.

    • Sheltered E, SE
  18. 18
    MouillageUnited States

    Sandusky Bay anchorage

    Open anchorage on Sandusky Bay, off Lake Erie in Ohio, used as a stopover within the bay's shallow waters.

    • Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW
  19. Nicolet Bay19
    MouillageUnited States

    Nicolet Bay

    Bay within Peninsula State Park on the Door County shore of Green Bay, Wisconsin, with a sand bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
  20. 20
    MouillageUnited States

    North Island

    Anchorage off North Island on the eastern shore of Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, Michigan, on sand and mud.

    • Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
  21. 21
    MouillageUnited States

    North point

    Open anchorage off North Point near Manistee on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, mud bottom.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  22. Oswego22
    MouillageUnited States

    Oswego

    Anchorage off the mouth of the Oswego River on the south shore of Lake Ontario, sand bottom, protected from SE, S and SW winds.

    • Sheltered SE, S, SW
  23. 23
    MouillageUnited States

    Oyster Bay

    Tree-lined anchorage on Lake Charlevoix in Michigan, just outside the town of Charlevoix, with depths of 8 to 12 feet over mud.

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
  24. 24
    MouillageUnited States

    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
  25. Pedersens Bay25
    MouillageUnited States

    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