Best anchorages and harbours in Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

Bahía de Boquerón

Anchorage in Boquerón Bay, Cabo Rojo, on the west coast of Puerto Rico, often described by cruisers as the most popular anchorage on the island.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE

Puerto de Arecibo

Anchorage in the harbour of Arecibo on the north coast of Puerto Rico, close under Punta Morrillos and its 1898 lighthouse.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Punta Cucharas

Anchorage off Punta Cucharas, 3.2 NM west of the Club Náutico de Ponce, inside the Punta Cucharas nature reserve on the south coast of Puerto Rico.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, S

Cayo Norte

Anchorage off the south beaches of Cayo Norte, a private cay 0.6 NM north-east of Culebra, 2.9 NM from Dewey.

• Sheltered N, NE

Canal San Antonio

Designated anchorage in the San Antonio Channel, San Juan, just west of San Juan Bay Marina and the Club Náutico de San Juan.

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

Bahía de la Punta Conejo

Bay by Punta Conejo on the south coast of Vieques, 5.3 NM east of Esperanza, on the edge of the former US Navy range.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Frenchman Bay

Bay with a beach on the south coast of St. Thomas, east of the entrance to Charlotte Amalie harbour.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Little Lameshur Bay

Bay with a beach on the south coast of St. John within Virgin Islands National Park, just west of Great Lameshur Bay.

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

Luis Pena Beach

Anchorage off a beach on the north side of Cayo Luis Peña, off the west coast of Culebra, 1.9 NM from Dewey.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Arrecife Margarita

Anchorage on sand by the Margarita reef, 4.7 NM south-west of La Parguera, off the south-west coast of Puerto Rico.

• Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE

Isla Palominos

Mooring field off Isla Palominos, a private island in La Cordillera chain 3.5 NM east of Fajardo, leased to the El Conquistador resort.

• Free
• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Carrucho

Anchorage 0.7 NM south of Marina de Salinas, in the outer part of Bahía de Salinas on the south coast of Puerto Rico.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Cinnamon Bay

Bay on the north shore of St. John within Virgin Islands National Park, with a long sand beach and the park's Cinnamon Bay campground behind it.

• Paid
• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Maho Bay

Bay on the north shore of St. John within Virgin Islands National Park, next to Francis Bay, with its beach along the North Shore Road.

• Paid
• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Copamarina Beach

Anchorage off the beach of the Copamarina resort at Caña Gorda, Guánica, on the south-west coast of Puerto Rico, 0.5 NM from Cayo Aurora.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Ensenada Honda

Deep inlet at Ceiba on the east coast of Puerto Rico, the former harbour of the Roosevelt Roads naval station, 3.6 NM south of Puerto del Rey.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Punta Cruz

Anchorage at Punta Cruz on the south side of Cayo Luis Peña, off the west coast of Culebra, 1.9 NM from Dewey.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Lindbergh Bay

Bay on the south coast of St. Thomas beside Cyril E. King airport, named after Charles Lindbergh, who landed nearby in 1928.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Puerto Ferro

Enclosed bay on the south coast of Vieques, 2.6 NM east of Esperanza, inside the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S

Ensenada Dakity

Mooring field just inside the reef at the entrance to Ensenada Honda, on the south coast of Culebra, 1.5 NM from Dewey.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S

Caneel Bay Beach

Moorings off the northern beaches of the Caneel Bay peninsula, on the north-west coast of St. John within Virgin Islands National Park.

• Paid
• Sheltered NE, E, S, SE

Christiansted, Fort Christiansvaern

Anchorage in Christiansted harbour on the north coast of St. Croix, behind Protestant Cay and off the waterfront below Fort Christiansvaern.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Sun Bay

Anchorage off Sun Bay, the public beach park 0.6 NM east of Esperanza on the south coast of Vieques.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Hansen Bay

Bay on the south side of the East End of St. John, at the outer edge of Coral Bay.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Punta Arenas

Anchorage off Punta Arenas, known as Green Beach, at the western tip of Vieques, 6.2 NM west of Esperanza, inside the Vieques National Wildlife Refuge.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Marina de Salinas

Marina of 125 berths at the head of Bahía de Salinas on the south coast of Puerto Rico, with a hotel, a restaurant and a fuel berth.

Dátiles Beach

Anchorage off Dátiles beach on the west coast of Culebra, 0.4 NM south of Dewey.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Lovango Cay

Mooring field off Lovango Cay, a small private island north-west of St. John, home of the Lovango Resort and Beach Club.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Bahía de Salinas

Anchorage in the inner bay of Salinas, 200 m off Marina de Salinas, one of the main cruising stops on the south coast of Puerto Rico.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Fish Bay

Bay on the south coast of St. John, between Ditleff Point and Reef Bay.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE