Best anchorages and harbours in Lake Michigan
160 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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1HarbourTraverse 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.
- 2HarbourElk 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.
3HarbourMackinac 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.
4HarbourUnited 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.
- 5HarbourOconto, 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.
6HarbourSouth Haven, United States1st Choice Marine
Service marina and slip operator on the Black River at South Haven, Michigan, a short run from Lake Michigan.
7HarbourChicago, United States31st Street Harbor
Chicago's newest harbour, opened in 2012 at 3100 South Lake Shore Drive, with 1,000 floating berths.
- 8HarbourSt 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.
- 9HarbourHolland, 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.
10HarbourSister Bay, United StatesAnderson's Dock
Municipal dock in Eagle Harbor at Ephraim, Door County, Wisconsin, on the Green Bay side of the peninsula.
- 11HarbourWhitehall, United States
Armstrong's on White Lake
Small marina and ship's store on the south shore of White Lake at Whitehall, Michigan, at 206 S Lake Street.
12HarbourBaileys Harbor, United StatesBaileys Harbor Town Marina
Town-run marina at Baileys Harbor on the Lake Michigan side of the Door County peninsula, Wisconsin.
- 13HarbourSpring Lake, United States
Barrett Boat Works
Full-service marina on Spring Lake at Spring Lake, Michigan, set on the Grand River channel a short run inland from Lake Michigan at Grand Haven.
- 14HarbourPetoskey, United States
Bay Harbor Lake Marina
Marina set in Bay Harbor Lake, a sheltered inner basin connected to Little Traverse Bay and Lake Michigan, west of Petoskey, Michigan.
- 15HarbourPetoskey, United States
Bay Harbor Yacht Club
Private yacht club marina on Little Traverse Bay, west of Petoskey on the Lake Michigan shore of northern Michigan.
- 16HarbourHolland, United States
Bayshore Yacht Club
Members-only sailing club on the western edge of Big Bay, Lake Macatawa, sharing the site of Yacht Basin Marina at Holland, Michigan.
17HarbourChicago, United StatesBelmont Harbor
One of the largest harbours in the Chicago Harbors system, on Lake Michigan along the Lincoln Park lakefront.
- 18HarbourSt Joseph, United States
Brian's Marina
Full-service marina on the St. Joseph River with 206 berths, set on a 10-acre site near St. Joseph.
- 19HarbourChicago, United States
Burnham Harbor
Largest of the Chicago Park District harbours, on the west side of Northerly Island in front of the Museum Campus, on Lake Michigan.
- 20HarbourChicago, United States
Burnham Park Yacht Club
Members' yacht club on Northerly Island along the east shore of Burnham Harbor, incorporated in 1938.
- 21HarbourChicago, United States
Calumet Yacht Club
Yacht club on the western shore at the south end of Lake Michigan, in the Calumet area of Chicago.
22HarbourStephenson, United StatesCedar River State Harbor
State-run harbour at Cedar River, Michigan, on the west shore of Green Bay, about 25 miles north-west of Menominee.
23HarbourSturgeon Bay, United StatesCenterpointe Marina Cottages
Marina and waterfront cottages at 215 Quincy Street, Sturgeon Bay, where Lake Michigan meets Green Bay in Wisconsin.
- 24HarbourSturgeon Bay, United States
Centerpointe Yacht Services
Full-service boatyard and marina at 77 South 1st Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, on a former shipyard site in Door County, Wisconsin.
25HarbourCharlevoix, United StatesCharlevoix Marina
Municipal marina of 77 berths on Round Lake in downtown Charlevoix, Michigan, between Lake Michigan and Lake Charlevoix.
26HarbourCharlevoix, United StatesCharlevoix Yacht Club
Sailing club on Round Lake at Charlevoix, Michigan, founded in 1970 and host of the Red Fox Regatta.
- 27HarbourChicago, United States
Chicago Park District 59th St Harbor
Chicago Park District harbour in Jackson Park on the south side of the city, on Lake Michigan.
28HarbourChicago, United StatesChicago Yacht Club
Monroe Station of the Chicago Yacht Club, the club's main clubhouse at the corner of Lake Shore Drive and Monroe Street on the Chicago lakefront.
29HarbourAlgoma, United StatesCity of Algoma Marina
Municipal marina at Algoma on the western shore of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Ahnapee River, Wisconsin.
- 30HarbourWhitehall, United States
Crosswinds Marine Service
Full-service marina and boatyard on the south shore of White Lake at Whitehall, Michigan, at 302 S Lake Street.