Best anchorages and harbours in Lake Erie
9 documented anchorages and harbours in Lake Erie, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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1AnchorageUnited StatesPut-in-Bay
5.0Anchorage 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
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Stone Cove
4.9Anchorage 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
3AnchorageUnited StatesAshtabula River
4.8Sheltered 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
4AnchorageUnited StatesPresque Isle Beach 11
4.7Anchorage 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
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Ram Island
4.5Anchorage 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
6AnchorageUnited StatesBlack 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
7AnchorageUnited StatesEdgewater Park Beach
Anchorage off Edgewater Park on the Lake Erie shore of Cleveland, Ohio, on a sand bottom.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
8AnchorageUnited StatesLorain
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
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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