Best anchorages and harbours in United States
580 documented anchorages and harbours in United States, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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- 481AnchorageUnited States
Coveland
Anchorage at the head of Penn Cove off Whidbey Island, Washington, on the site of the former Coveland settlement.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
482AnchorageUnited StatesDering Harbor
Mooring harbour on the north-west shore of Shelter Island, New York, with direct access to Long Island Sound.
- Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 483AnchorageUnited States
Delaware River Anchorage, Essington
Mud-bottom anchorage on the Delaware River off Essington, Pennsylvania, on the reach between Philadelphia and Delaware Bay.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, S, SE
484AnchorageUnited StatesTierra Verde anchorage
Anchorage near Tierra Verde and Fort De Soto Park, at the mouth of Tampa Bay on Florida's Gulf coast.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
- 485AnchorageUnited States
Eagle Rock
Anchorage within Morro Bay harbour, central California, the only all-weather small-craft harbour between Monterey and Santa Barbara. Mud bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E
- 486AnchorageUnited States
East Clump Blow Hole
Anchorage in the Tongass Narrows near Ketchikan, southeast Alaska, on a rocky bottom and sheltered from W, SW and S winds.
- Sheltered W, SW, S
487AnchorageUnited StatesEdgewater Park Beach
Anchorage off Edgewater Park on the Lake Erie shore of Cleveland, Ohio, on a sand bottom.
- Sheltered SW, S, SE
- 488AnchorageUnited States
Fisher Island
Anchorage in Biscayne Bay off South Beach, just inside Government Cut, with a sand bottom.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, S, SE
- 489AnchorageUnited States
FishWater
Anchorage on Lake Murray, South Carolina, near the lake's southern shore close to Lexington.
- Sheltered NW, N, SW, S, SE
- 490AnchorageUnited States
Forest Sound Marina
Anchorage on the Intracoastal Waterway behind Topsail Island, near Hampstead in North Carolina, with a mud bottom.
- Sheltered N, E, SE, S, NW
491AnchorageUnited StatesGig Harbor
Almost landlocked bay on the west side of Puget Sound, Washington, with a sand and mud bottom and good all-round shelter.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S
492AnchorageUnited StatesGolden Gate
Anchorage off Golden Gate Point, a peninsula on Sarasota Bay one block from downtown Sarasota, on the Florida Gulf coast.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE
493AnchorageUnited StatesGreat Brewster North Anchorage
Anchorage on the north side of Great Brewster Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, sand bottom, sheltered only from the north.
- Sheltered N
- 494AnchorageUnited States
Green cove North of port
Anchorage on the west bank of the St Johns River off Green Cove Springs, Florida, about 40 miles upriver from the ICW junction.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
495AnchorageUnited StatesGuest Mooring up to 55'
Guest mooring field at Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo Bay, California, for vessels up to 55 feet. Sand bottom, sheltered behind the harbour breakwater.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S
- 496AnchorageUnited States
Gulf Shores Anchorage
Sheltered anchorage in the inland waters behind Orange Beach, Alabama, about 5.8 nm west of the Cotton Bayou marinas.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW
- 497AnchorageUnited States
Gulfport
Anchorage off the town of Gulfport in Boca Ciega Bay, on the inland side of St Petersburg, Florida.
- Sheltered N, NE
498AnchorageUnited StatesHarbour Ile West
Anchorage off the ICW near Fort Pierce Inlet, eastern Florida, with a mud bottom and shelter from north and west winds.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E
- 499AnchorageUnited States
Homewood Cove
Anchorage on Whitehall Creek off Whitehall Bay, just inside the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis, Maryland, on a sand bottom with shelter from every direction.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 500AnchorageUnited States
House boat anchor
Houseboat anchorage on Lake Powell in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona, with Wahweap Marina 8.7 nm to the north-west.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
501AnchorageUnited StatesJameson Point
Mooring area off Jameson Point on the north side of Rockland Harbor, Penobscot Bay, Maine, with three buoys on a mud bottom.
- Free
- Sheltered NW, N
- 502AnchorageUnited States
Joe’s place
Anchorage on the North River along the Intracoastal Waterway in North Carolina, with a sand bottom and shelter from NW through SW winds.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW
- 503AnchorageUnited States
Joes Cove
Anchorage on the Indian River near the St Lucie Inlet, off Hutchinson Island in Stuart, Florida. Sand bottom.
- Paid
- Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W
- 504AnchorageUnited States
John Wayne Park
Anchorage in Sequim Bay on the north Olympic Peninsula of Washington, next to John Wayne Marina.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S
505AnchorageUnited StatesJuno Ridge Anchorage
Anchorage in the lagoon off Old Port Cove, on Lake Worth at North Palm Beach, Florida, just inside the Intracoastal Waterway. Sand bottom, sheltered from north through east.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW
506AnchorageUnited StatesKey West Bight
Anchorage off the entrance to Key West Bight, Florida, on a sand bottom in the Old Town harbour.
- Sheltered W
507AnchorageUnited StatesLake Santa Barbara
Anchorage in Lake Santa Barbara, a cove off the Intracoastal Waterway at Pompano Beach, Florida, with a mud bottom and shelter from NW, NE and SW winds.
- Sheltered NW, NE, SW
- 508AnchorageUnited States
Little Peconic Bay North
Anchorage on the northern side of Little Peconic Bay, off the North Fork of Long Island near Cutchogue, New York.
- Sheltered NW, N, W
- 509AnchorageUnited States
Little Shark
Mangrove anchorage at the mouth of the Little Shark River, near Cape Sable within Everglades National Park, Florida.
- Sheltered SE
- 510AnchorageUnited States
Lobster Bay
Small bay on the west coast of Santa Catalina Island, California, about 0.85 miles west of Catalina Harbor.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE