Best anchorages and harbours in Maine
49 documented anchorages and harbours in Maine, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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1MouillageUnited StatesCamden
5.0Harbour on the western shore of Penobscot Bay in Camden, Maine, with a mud bottom and fresh water available.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
- 2MouillageUnited States
Green Island
5.0Anchorage 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
- 3MouillageUnited States
Ram Island
5.0Anchorage 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
- 4MouillageUnited States
Stage Island
5.0Anchorage inside Stage Island in Wood Island Harbour, near Biddeford Pool, in Maine, with a mud bottom.
- Sheltered W, SW, S
- 5MouillageUnited States
Duck Harbour Isle au Haut
5.0Anchorage 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
- 6MouillageUnited States
Sheepsco River
5.0Anchorage on the Sheepscot River in midcoast Maine, on a mud bottom, sheltered from north through to south-east.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 7MouillageUnited States
Burnt Coat Harbour Swans Island
4.9Anchorage 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
8MouillageUnited StatesMonhegan
4.8Mooring 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
9MouillageUnited StatesNorth Pomeroy Rock
4.8Anchorage 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
10MouillageUnited StatesManana Island
4.7Mooring 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
11MouillageUnited StatesEbenecook Harbour, Southport
4.7Anchorage 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
- 12MouillageUnited States
Pulpit Harbor
4.7Almost 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
- 13MouillageUnited States
South Bristol Harbor
4.7Anchorage 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
14MouillageUnited StatesHarpswell harbor - Stover's point bay
4.7Anchorage off Stover's Point in Harpswell, Maine, set among the islands of Casco Bay on a mud bottom.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
15MouillageUnited StatesBlue Hill Inner Harbor
4.7Inner 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
16MouillageUnited StatesPort Clyde
4.6Anchorage 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
- 17MouillageUnited States
Matinicus Harbor
4.6Harbour 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
18MouillageUnited StatesRockland Harbor
4.6Working harbour on the western shore of Penobscot Bay, Maine, sheltered by a granite breakwater nearly a mile long.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 19MouillageUnited States
Sheep Island
4.6Mooring 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
20MouillageUnited StatesCape Elizabeth - Little Cove
4.5Small 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
- 21MouillageUnited States
Seal Ledge
4.5Anchorage near Seal Ledge on the south-western side of Rockland Harbour, Maine. Mud bottom, sheltered.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE
22MouillageUnited StatesSeguin Island
4.2Mooring field in Seguin Cove on the north side of Seguin Island, a high plateau 2.5 nautical miles off the mouth of the Kennebec River, Maine.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
23MouillageUnited StatesKittery Point
4.2Mooring and anchorage area at Pepperrell Cove, just inside the mouth of the Piscataqua River in southern Maine.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW
24MouillageUnited StatesSomes Harbor
4.1Anchorage at the head of Somes Sound on Mount Desert Island, Maine, off the village of Somesville at the edge of Acadia National Park.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 25MouillageUnited States
Abel Marina
4.0Mooring field off the Henry R. Abel boatyard at the head of Somes Sound, Mount Desert Island, Maine.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
26MouillageUnited StatesLinekin Bay Resort
3.9Resort moorings in Lewis Cove on the west side of Linekin Bay, near Boothbay Harbor, Maine.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
- 27MouillageUnited States
Hurricane Island
3.8Guest moorings off the east side of Hurricane Island, in the Fox Islands group of Penobscot Bay, Maine. Mud bottom, shelter from north-west through south-west.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 28MouillageUnited States
Eastern Cove
3.8Anchorage in Eastern Cove on the south side of Mount Desert Island, midcoast Maine. Sand bottom with patches of weed.
- Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE
29MouillageUnited StatesFrenchboro
3.8Anchorage and mooring field at Lunt Harbor, Frenchboro, on Long Island in Blue Hill Bay, Maine, about 8 nm south of Mount Desert Island.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 30MouillageUnited States
Lakeman Harbour
3.7Tight pond-sized cove off the north-east corner of Roque Harbor, in the Roque Island archipelago of downeast Washington County, Maine. Mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE