Best anchorages and harbours in New York and New Jersey

Half Moon Bay Marina

Marina on the east bank of the Hudson River at Croton-on-Hudson, about 35 miles north of Manhattan.

Barnegat Inlet

Anchorage just inside Barnegat Inlet on the New Jersey coast, near High Bar Harbor at the north end of Long Beach Island.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Tices Shoal (Very Popular Anchoring Spot)

Shallow-water anchorage in Barnegat Bay along the back side of Island Beach State Park, New Jersey.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Sandy Hook

Anchorage in Sandy Hook Bay behind the barrier spit of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, at the southern entrance to New York Harbour.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Calf Islands

Day anchorage off the Calf Islands in Captain Harbor, fronting the Byram shore of Greenwich, Connecticut, in western Long Island Sound.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Cementon Dock

Small creek-side dock on the Hudson River at Cementon, a hamlet of the Town of Catskill in Greene County, New York.

Nyack Boat Club

Member sailing club on the west bank of the Hudson River at Nyack, New York, between the Tappan Zee Bridge and Hook Mountain.

North Cove Marina

Marina at Brookfield Place in Battery Park City, Manhattan, at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York.

Hop-O-Nose Marina

Full-service marina on Catskill Creek at Catskill, New York, near Hudson River mile 112.

Belden Point

Mooring field off the west side of City Island in Eastchester Bay, the Bronx, New York, on a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Island Heights public dock

Public pier on the north bank of the Toms River, Ocean County, 1.7 miles upstream of Barnegat Bay.

Statue of Liberty

Anchorage in Upper New York Bay off Liberty State Park, west of Liberty Island, on a mud bottom in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

G. Winter's Sailing Center

Full-service marina and sailboat dealership on Dredge Harbor, off the Delaware River at Riverside, New Jersey, north of Philadelphia.

Manhasset Bay

Anchorage and mooring field in Manhasset Bay off Port Washington, on the south shore of Long Island Sound.

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

South Jersey Marina

Sportfishing marina in Cape May Harbour, on the back channel near the Route 109 bridge, at the southern tip of New Jersey.

Liberty Landing Marina

Large marina on the Hudson River in Liberty State Park, Jersey City, New Jersey, facing the tip of Lower Manhattan.

North of Yonkers Yacht Club

Hudson River anchorage off Yonkers, New York, about 17 miles above The Battery and within sight of the New Jersey Palisades.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Mansion Marina

Full-service marina with a fuel berth on Great Kills Harbour, Staten Island, New York.

Crows Nest Marina

Full-service marina at 495 New Street, Oceanside, New York, on a canal off East Bay behind the Long Beach barrier island.

ONE15 Brooklyn Marina

Full-service marina set within Brooklyn Bridge Park between Piers 4 and 5, on the East River facing the Lower Manhattan skyline.

Atlantic Highlands

Anchorage behind the municipal harbour breakwater at Atlantic Highlands, on Sandy Hook Bay in New Jersey.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Atlantic City Coast Guard Anchorage

Anchorage off the Coast Guard station at Atlantic City, in Absecon Inlet, New Jersey.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Castleton Boat Club

Member-owned marina on the east bank of the Hudson River at mile 136.9, eight miles south of Albany.

Dyckman Marina

Small marina at the west end of Dyckman Street, on the Hudson River in the Inwood neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York, opposite the New Jersey Palisades.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Liberty Park Anchorage

Free anchorage off the Liberty State Park bulkhead in Jersey City, New Jersey, within New York Harbor opposite Lower Manhattan.

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

Cape May anchorage

Anchorage in Cape May Harbour at the southern tip of New Jersey, on a mud bottom, at the southern end of the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway.

• Sheltered W, SW, S, SE

Ellis Island

Free anchorage in Upper New York Bay off Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, on the New Jersey side, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Gravesend Bay

Designated anchorage in south-west Brooklyn, north of Coney Island, off Lower New York Bay.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Atlantic Highlands Municipal Harbor Offices

Municipal harbour on Sandy Hook Bay, the largest in the area, with a long breakwater and a fuel berth.

Shipyard Marina

Marina on the Hoboken waterfront of the Hudson River, facing the Manhattan skyline across the water.