Best anchorages and harbours in Maine

Camden

Harbour on the western shore of Penobscot Bay in Camden, Maine, with a mud bottom and fresh water available.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Green Island

Anchorage off Green Island, a 48-acre Maine Coast Heritage Trust conservation island in the Merchant Row archipelago between Stonington and Isle au Haut.

• Sheltered NW, N

Ram Island

Anchorage in Smith Cove, on Cape Rosier across the Bagaduce River from Castine, in eastern Penobscot Bay, Maine. Sand bottom.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW

Stage Island

Anchorage inside Stage Island in Wood Island Harbour, near Biddeford Pool, in Maine, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Biddeford Pool Yacht Club

Private yacht club at Biddeford Pool on the southern Maine coast, with guest moorings open to transient boats for a fee.

Duck Harbour Isle au Haut

Anchorage on the west side of Isle au Haut, Maine, within Acadia National Park, on a sand and mud bottom with shelter from N through E and round to SE.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Sheepsco River

Anchorage on the Sheepscot River in midcoast Maine, on a mud bottom, sheltered from north through to south-east.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Burnt Coat Harbour Swans Island

Anchorage at Burnt Coat Harbour, Swans Island, in outer Blue Hill Bay, Maine, on a sand and mud bottom with shelter from NW through E round to SE.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Brown's Wharf Marina

Marina attached to the Brown's Wharf Inn on the east shore of Boothbay Harbor, in midcoast Maine.

Monhegan

Mooring buoys in Monhegan Harbour, off Monhegan Island in the Gulf of Maine, about 12 nautical miles from the mainland. Mixed rock, weed and mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, E, SW, S, SE

Carousel Marina

Full-service marina and the only fuel berth in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, on Atlantic Avenue at the east side of the harbour.

North Pomeroy Rock

Anchorage off the Fore River near Back Cove, north of the Portland peninsula, Maine. Mud bottom, all-round shelter.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Sunset Marina

Full-service marina at 231 Front Street in South Portland, on the western shore of Portland Harbour, Maine.

Bar Harbor moorings

Fifteen town moorings managed by the harbourmaster in Bar Harbor, on Frenchman Bay at the northeast corner of Mount Desert Island.

Landings Marina

Full-service marina in inner Rockland Harbour on the west side of Penobscot Bay in mid-coast Maine, one block from the downtown waterfront.

Manana Island

Mooring buoys in Monhegan Harbour, the channel between Monhegan Island and smaller Manana Island, about 12 nautical miles off the Maine coast. Mud bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Ebenecook Harbour, Southport

Anchorage in Ebenecook Harbour on Southport Island, Maine, off the Sheepscot River, on a mud bottom with shelter from most directions.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW, W

Pulpit Harbor

Almost landlocked anchorage on the north-west shore of North Haven island, in Penobscot Bay, Maine. Mud bottom with very good holding.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

South Bristol Harbor

Anchorage in The Gut, the narrow tidal passage that separates Rutherford Island from the mainland at South Bristol, Maine.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Harpswell harbor - Stover's point bay

Anchorage off Stover's Point in Harpswell, Maine, set among the islands of Casco Bay on a mud bottom.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Blue Hill Inner Harbor

Inner harbour at the head of Blue Hill Bay in Maine, separated from the outer harbour by Parker Point and Sculpin Point.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Port Clyde

Anchorage at the southern tip of the St. George peninsula in mid-coast Maine, on a mud bottom with good holding.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Matinicus Harbor

Harbour on the east side of Matinicus Island, the most seaward inhabited island of Penobscot Bay, Maine, 22 nm from Rockland.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE

Rockland Harbor

Working harbour on the western shore of Penobscot Bay, Maine, sheltered by a granite breakwater nearly a mile long.

• Sheltered SE, S, SW, W, NW

Sheep Island

Mooring in Castine Harbor at the mouth of the Bagaduce River, head of Penobscot Bay, Maine, on a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW, W

Buck's Harbor Marina

Full-service marina in a deep-water harbour at the head of Eggemoggin Reach, near South Brooksville on the Maine coast.

Cape Elizabeth - Little Cove

Small open cove on the Cape Elizabeth shore at the southern edge of Casco Bay, Maine, on a sand bottom with shelter from NW through W round to S.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Portsmouth Yacht Club

Member yacht club at New Castle, New Hampshire, on the Piscataqua River, with visitor moorings and a public fuel berth.

Seal Ledge

Anchorage near Seal Ledge on the south-western side of Rockland Harbour, Maine. Mud bottom, sheltered.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE

Dolphin Marine Services

Full-service marina and boatyard on the tip of Basin Point in South Harpswell, Maine, on Pott's Harbor in Casco Bay.