Best anchorages and harbours in Lake Erie

Castaway Bay Marina

Marina on Sandusky Bay operated by Cedar Point Marinas, 200 berths including 20 transient, next to the year-round Castaway Bay indoor waterpark.

Catawba Landing Marina

Full-service marina at the southern end of West Harbor, on NE Catawba Road near Port Clinton, Lake Erie.

Cedar Point Marina

Large marina on the Sandusky Bay side of the Cedar Point peninsula, over 1500 berths for vessels up to 30 metres, adjacent to the 1870 Cedar Point amusement park.

Chagrin Marine

Full-service marina and Mercury MerCruiser dealer on the west bank of the Chagrin River at Eastlake, Ohio, near the mouth on Lake Erie.

Channel Grove Marina Inc

Full-service marina on East Harbor at 389 N Channel Grove Road in Lakeside Marblehead, Ohio, in the Lake Erie islands area.

Channel Park Marina

Full-service marina on the Old Cuyahoga River channel at Whiskey Island, west of downtown Cleveland on Lake Erie.

Chautauqua Marina

Full-service marina at 104 West Lake Road, Mayville, at the north end of Chautauqua Lake, New York. Yamaha 5 Star and Mercruiser certified dealer.

Cleveland Harbor

Working port on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River, central Cleveland, Ohio.

Colony Marine Algonac

Full-service marina and boatyard on the St Clair River at Algonac, near Russell Island in the St Clair Flats delta, Michigan.

Conneaut Boat Club

Private members club at 1301 Marina Drive in Conneaut Harbor, on the Ohio shore of Lake Erie near the Pennsylvania state line. Founded in 1946.

Crew's Nest

Private members club with dockage on the west side of Put-in-Bay harbour on South Bass Island, Ohio.

Deep Water Marina

Full-service marina at 803 West Shoreline Drive in downtown Sandusky, on the south shore of Sandusky Bay.

Detroit Yacht Club

Private yacht club on its own island off Belle Isle, in the Detroit River between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario.

Dock of the Bay Marina

Downtown Sandusky marina with 174 deep-water berths on the south shore of Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie.

Don Parsons Marina

Family-run marina on the Vermilion River in Vermilion, Ohio, also home port of the Mystic Belle river tour boat.

Downriver Marina and Campground

Marina and campground on US Turnpike Road at South Rockwood, on the lower Detroit River near its outflow into Lake Erie.

East 55th Street Marina

Cleveland Metroparks marina on the south shore of Lake Erie, three miles east of downtown Cleveland.

East Bank Marina

Public marina and ramp on the east bank of the Chagrin River at Eastlake, Ohio, near the river mouth on Lake Erie.

East Harbor State Park Marina

State-run marina at the entrance of the main channel into West Harbor, on the Lake Erie shore at Lakeside-Marblehead, Ohio.

Edgewater Marina

Public marina with 360 berths on Lake Erie, inside Cleveland Metroparks Lakefront Reservation, 5 km west of downtown Cleveland.

Edgewater Park Beach

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

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Edgewater Yacht Club

Private members yacht club on the south shore of Cleveland Harbour, at the west end of the main harbour next to Edgewater Park on Lake Erie.

Elizabeth Park Marina

Transient marina in Elizabeth Park, Trenton, Michigan, on the Trenton Channel of the Detroit River, facing Grosse Ile.

Emerald City Harbor

Full-service marina at 24200 Jefferson Avenue on the Nautical Mile in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, with about 500 wells on Lake St. Clair.

Emerald Necklace Marina

Cleveland Metroparks marina on the Rocky River about 1.5 km south of Lake Erie, in the Rocky River Reservation west of Cleveland, Ohio.

Erie Basin Marina

Municipal marina on Buffalo's inner harbour at the eastern end of Lake Erie, in downtown Buffalo, New York.

Erie Yacht Club

Private yacht club founded in 1895 on the south shore of Presque Isle Bay, Erie, Pennsylvania, sheltered from Lake Erie by the Presque Isle peninsula.

Fairport Harbor Port Authority

Public transient docking at the mouth of the Grand River on Lake Erie, run by the Village of Fairport Harbor port authority alongside a deep-draught commercial harbour.

First Buffalo River Marina

Marina on the lower Buffalo River, just inside the harbour entrance, in Buffalo, New York.

Forest City Yacht Club

Private yacht club on the south shore of Lake Erie at 5301 North Marginal Road, on the Cleveland lakefront.