Best anchorages and harbours in Great Lakes
486 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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- 1HarbourGrenell, United States
Clayton Harbor Municipal Marina
4.9Town-run transient marina at 301 Webb Street in Clayton, on the St. Lawrence River in the Thousand Islands of New York.
2HarbourTraverse City, United StatesElmwood Marina
4.9Public marina on the West Arm of Grand Traverse Bay at Greilickville, about one mile from downtown Traverse City, Michigan.
- 3HarbourBayfield, United States
Apostle Islands Yacht Club AIYC
4.8Member-owned sailing club with a small harbour at Bayfield, on the Lake Superior shore of northern Wisconsin and the gateway to the Apostle Islands.
4HarbourEast Tawas, United StatesEast Tawas State Dock
4.8State-run harbour of refuge in the centre of East Tawas on the north-west shore of Tawas Bay, Lake Huron, Michigan.
5HarbourErie, United StatesBay Harbour Marina
4.7Large full-service marina on Presque Isle Bay at Erie, Pennsylvania, sheltered by the Presque Isle peninsula on Lake Erie.
6HarbourRochester, United StatesRochester Yacht Club
4.7Private yacht club founded in 1877 at the mouth of the Genesee River, Rochester, New York, on the south shore of Lake Ontario.
- 7HarbourPureair, United States
Port Superior Marina
4.5Marina set in Pikes Bay, two miles south of Bayfield, Wisconsin, at the entrance to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on Lake Superior.
- 8HarbourTimberlake, United States
Chagrin Lagoons Yacht Club
4.5Private yacht club on the lower Chagrin River, in Timberlake near the river's mouth into Lake Erie, north-east of Cleveland.
- 9HarbourElk Rapids, United States
Edward C. Grace Memorial Harbor
4.5Municipal 265-berth marina at Elk Rapids, Michigan, on East Grand Traverse Bay, between two sandy beaches.
- 10HarbourUnited States
Tuscarora Yacht Club
4.3Member yacht club on Clark Island in Sunset Bay, part of Wilson Harbour on the New York shore of Lake Ontario.
11HarbourWellesley Island, United StatesThe Thousand Island Club
4.3Resort marina on the east end of Wellesley Island, on the main channel of the St Lawrence River, opposite Alexandria Bay.
12HarbourMackinac Island, United StatesMackinac Island State Harbor
4.2Public harbour of refuge on the south shore of Mackinac Island, in the Straits of Mackinac between Lakes Michigan and Huron.
13HarbourAlexandria Bay, United StatesAlexandria Bay Town Dock
4.1Municipal transient dock on the St Lawrence River at Alexandria Bay, in the heart of the Thousand Islands of upstate New York.
14HarbourDunkirk, United StatesDunkirk Yacht Club
3.7Private yacht club inside Chadwick Bay, on the south shore of Lake Erie in Dunkirk, New York. The clubhouse stands on pilings over the harbour water.
15HarbourUnited StatesRock & Dock Marina
3.6Transient marina of 53 berths in North Coast Harbor, the inner harbour of downtown Cleveland on Lake Erie.
16HarbourOgdensburg, United StatesOgdensburg Municipal Marina
3.6City marina of more than 70 berths on the St. Lawrence River at Ogdensburg, New York, near the mouth of the Oswegatchie River.
17HarbourSilver Bay, United StatesSilver Bay Marina
3.5Harbour-of-refuge marina of around 108 berths on Lake Superior's North Shore, about 55 miles by water north-east of Duluth, Minnesota.
- 18HarbourBay City, United States
Bay Harbor Marina
3.4408-berth full-service marina on the Saginaw River in Bay City, Michigan, less than two miles from Saginaw Bay.
19HarbourUnited StatesMcKinley Marina slip L-20
3.2Milwaukee County's only public lakefront marina, on the Lake Michigan shore of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Slip L-20 is one berth within the marina.
- 20HarbourOconto, United States
Hi Seas Marina
3.0Full-service marina on the Oconto River at Oconto, on the western Green Bay shore of Lake Michigan, Wisconsin.
21HarbourSouth Haven, United States1st Choice Marine
Service marina and slip operator on the Black River at South Haven, Michigan, a short run from Lake Michigan.
22HarbourChicago, United States31st Street Harbor
Chicago's newest harbour, opened in 2012 at 3100 South Lake Shore Drive, with 1,000 floating berths.
- 23HarbourOak Harbor, United States
Al's Harbor
Boat launch and small dock facility on the Toussaint River near Oak Harbor, Ohio, used to reach Lake Erie and the western basin walleye grounds.
- 24HarbourRussell Island, United States
Algonac Harbour Club
Large deep-water marina on the north bank of the St. Clair River at Algonac, 15 miles upstream of Lake St. Clair and 50 miles north-east of Detroit.
- 25HarbourNew Baltimore, United States
Anchor Bay Marina
Full-service marina on the Salt River at New Baltimore, Michigan, on the north shore of Anchor Bay in Lake St. Clair.
- 26HarbourCape Vincent, United States
Anchor Marina
Full-service marina at Cape Vincent, New York, where the St. Lawrence River leaves Lake Ontario.
- 27HarbourTonawanda, United States
Anchor Marine
Marina and full-service yard at 1501 Ferry Road, Grand Island, on the east branch of the upper Niagara River.
- 28HarbourReno Beach, United States
Anchor Pointe Marina
Marina of about 500 berths on the Western Basin of Lake Erie near Reno Beach, Ohio, run on a boat-a-minium basis where members own their dock.
- 29HarbourSt Joseph, United States
Anchor's Way Marina
Full-service marina on Marina Island in the St. Joseph River, around 5 to 8 minutes under power from Lake Michigan.
- 30HarbourHolland, United States
Anchorage Marina & Yacht Club
Full-service marina on the south shore of Lake Macatawa at Holland, Michigan, about a mile inside the channel from Lake Michigan.