Best anchorages and harbours in Lake Erie

Put-in-Bay

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

Stone Cove

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

Ashtabula River

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

Bay Harbour Marina

Large full-service marina on Presque Isle Bay at Erie, Pennsylvania, sheltered by the Presque Isle peninsula on Lake Erie.

Presque Isle Beach 11

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

Ram Island

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

Chagrin Lagoons Yacht Club

Private yacht club on the lower Chagrin River, in Timberlake near the river's mouth into Lake Erie, north-east of Cleveland.

Dunkirk Yacht Club

Private 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.

Rock & Dock Marina

Transient marina of 53 berths in North Coast Harbor, the inner harbour of downtown Cleveland on Lake Erie.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Anchors Away Marina-OPEN

Marina off East Saylor Street at Lakeside Marblehead, near the West Harbor channel entrance and East Harbor State Park, Lake Erie.

Balfour's Marina

Marina near Russell Island in the North Channel of the St. Clair River, in Clay Township, Michigan.

Bass Haven Marina

Family-run marina on East Harbor opposite East Harbor State Park, Lake Erie, in business since 1962. Around 468 floating berths for craft from PWC up to 45 ft.

Beachwood Villa Homeowners

Private marina of the Beachwood Villas condominium community on Route 6 east of Huron, south shore of Lake Erie.

Beacon Cove Marina

Full-service deep-water marina at 36360 Jefferson Avenue, Harrison Township, on Lake St. Clair, Michigan, one mile east of the I-94 Metro Beach exit.

Beaver Park North Gas Dock

Family-owned marina on the south shore of Lake Erie at Lorain, Ohio, halfway between Cleveland and Sandusky.

Beef Creek Marina

An 80-berth family-run marina on the Toussaint River near Oak Harbor, Ohio, about a five-minute run from Lake Erie.

Belvidere Boat Club

Members boat club on a 3.2-acre sea-walled island in the North Channel of the St. Clair Flats, near Clay Township, Michigan.

Big Daddy's Boat Yard

Marina and boatyard in Bolles Harbor at Monroe, Michigan, on the western basin of Lake Erie. The site was formerly LaPlaisance Creek Marina.

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

The Boatworks

Boat rental and sales marina on the south end of Chautauqua Lake at Celoron, just west of Jamestown, New York.

Brands Dry Dock Marina

Indoor rack-storage division of Brands' Marina, on the Portage River at Port Clinton on the Ohio shore of Lake Erie.

Brands' Marina

Family-run full-service marina on the Portage River at Port Clinton, Ohio, near where the river meets Lake Erie.

Brest Bay Marina

Full-service marina at Newport on the Michigan shore of western Lake Erie, between Detroit and Toledo.

Buffalo Yacht Club

Private club at 1 Porter Avenue, Buffalo, at the head of the Niagara River where it leaves Lake Erie. Third-oldest yacht club in the United States.

Bush Marine

Marina on the Ottawa River at 6228 Edgewater Drive in Toledo, Ohio, established in 1969.

Lampe Marina

253-berth public marina run by the Erie Western Pennsylvania Port Authority, at the foot of Port Access Road in Erie, just outside the channel to Presque Isle Bay.