Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Hamburg Cove

Marina and RV resort in the Seabrook district of New Orleans, at the junction of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal and Lake Pontchartrain.

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

Harness Creek

Sheltered anchorage in Harness Creek off the South River, about 3 miles south-west of Annapolis, Maryland.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

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

Manatee Pocket

Anchorage in Manatee Pocket, a sheltered inlet off the St. Lucie River at Port Salerno, Florida, on a sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Miami Sea Aquarium

Anchorage off Virginia Key near the former Miami Seaquarium site, in Biscayne Bay between downtown Miami and Key Biscayne, Florida.

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

Oyster Bay Harbor

Mooring in Oyster Bay Harbor on the North Shore of Long Island, New York, set on a sand bottom with all-round shelter.

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

Port Jefferson

Anchorage and mooring field in Newport Harbour, Rhode Island, off Fort Adams State Park, on a sand and mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Sequim Bay State Park

Marine state park on the south shore of Sequim Bay, behind Travis Spit, on the Olympic Peninsula coast of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Sloop Bay

Anchorage on Valcour Island in Lake Champlain, New York, on a sand bottom, sheltered from the west but open to the east and north-east.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Carolina Beach Anchorage

Anchorage on Myrtle Grove Sound at Carolina Beach, North Carolina, just off the Intracoastal Waterway, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW

Fort Matanza

Anchorage in the Matanzas River off the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, near Fort Matanzas National Monument, south of St Augustine, Florida.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Fossil Bay Sucia Island State Park

Fossil Bay is a sheltered bay on the south side of Sucia Island, a marine state park in the San Juan Islands of Washington.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S, 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

Washington D.C. the Wharf

Mooring field in the Washington Channel of the Potomac River, at The Wharf in Washington D.C.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Amelia Island

Anchorage off Amelia Island on the Florida ICW near Fernandina Beach, mud bottom.

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

Upper Matecumbe Key

Anchorage off Little Basin on the bayside of Islamorada, Upper Matecumbe Key, in the Florida Keys.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

East River and Put In Creek

Anchorage in the East River, a tributary of Mobjack Bay in Mathews County, Virginia, with Put In Creek branching off at its head.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S

Eaton's neck lighthouse

Anchorage off Eatons Neck at the entrance to Huntington Bay on Long Island Sound, New York. Mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, 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

Presque Isle Beach 11

Anchorage off Beach 11 at the tip of Presque Isle, the sandy peninsula reaching into Lake Erie about 4 miles west of Erie, Pennsylvania.

• Sheltered N, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Town Creek

Anchorage in Town Creek along the Charleston peninsula, between the Cooper and Ashley rivers in South Carolina, with sand holding.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Belleair North

Anchorage on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near the Belleair Causeway, off Belleair Beach in Pinellas County, Florida.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, 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

Burlington

Mooring field off the Burlington waterfront on the Vermont shore of Lake Champlain, with a sand bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered SW, W

Dowry Creek Marina

Anchorage off Dowry Creek Marina on the Pungo River near Belhaven, North Carolina, beside ICW Mile 131.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

East Cove

Open anchorage on the east side of Apalachicola Bay in Florida, near St. George Island and the East Hole shoals, sand bottom.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Long Key Bight

Anchorage off Long Key in the Florida Keys, on a bottom of sand and weed. Sheltered from the south-east only.

• Sheltered SE

Lou Mac

Anchorage off the village of Oriental, on the Neuse River in eastern North Carolina, beside Lou Mac Park.

• Sheltered NW, N