Best anchorages and harbours in Lake Michigan

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

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  1. Little Bayou1
    AnchorageUnited 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
  2. Ludington entrance anchorage2
    AnchorageUnited States

    Ludington entrance anchorage

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

    • Sheltered E, SE
  3. Nicolet Bay3
    AnchorageUnited 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
  4. 4
    AnchorageUnited States

    North point

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

    • Sheltered NW, N, NE
  5. 5
    AnchorageUnited 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
  6. Pedersens Bay6
    AnchorageUnited 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