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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151AnchorageUnited StatesHerb River
4.6Anchorage on the Herb River just south of Thunderbolt near Savannah, Georgia, mud bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 152AnchorageUnited States
Tolomato River (S)
4.6Anchorage on the Tolomato River just north of St Augustine, Florida, close to ICW Mile 776 and the St Augustine Inlet.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW
- 153AnchorageUnited States
Long beach point
4.5Anchorage off Long Beach Point, the low sandbar that separates Orient Harbor from Gardiners Bay at the tip of Long Island's North Fork, New York.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 154AnchorageUnited States
Majors Harbor
4.5Anchorage on the south-east side of Gardiners Island, set on the east side of Gardiners Bay between the forks of eastern Long Island, New York.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE
- 155AnchorageUnited States
Menemsha Bight
4.5Anchorage in Menemsha Bight on the north-west shore of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, about 2.5 miles east of Gay Head, with a mud bottom.
- Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 156AnchorageUnited States
Nowell Creek
4.5Tidal creek anchorage off the Wando River near Daniel Island, South Carolina, with a mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, SE
- 157AnchorageUnited States
Port San Luis
4.5Open harbour on the central California coast, about 1.3 miles west of Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo County.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, NW
- 158AnchorageUnited States
South Montauk Lake
4.5Anchorage at the southern end of Lake Montauk, a 900-acre embayment on the eastern tip of Long Island, New York.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
- 159AnchorageUnited States
Stuart Island
4.5Stuart Island is a marine state park north-west of San Juan Island in Washington, with two well-sheltered harbours: Reid Harbor and Prevost Harbor.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 160AnchorageUnited States
Warren XOVE
4.5Temporary anchorage in the southern reach of Plymouth Bay, Massachusetts, off Warren Avenue between Plymouth Beach and Rocky Point.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
161AnchorageUnited StatesA1 ‘La playa’ anchorage
4.5Designated weekend anchorage in the Shelter Island Yacht Basin, San Diego Bay, between San Diego and Southwestern Yacht Clubs.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 162AnchorageUnited States
Belden Point
4.5Mooring field off the west side of City Island in Eastchester Bay, the Bronx, New York, on a mud bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
163AnchorageUnited StatesDescanso Bay
4.5Mooring field and anchorage on the east end of Santa Catalina Island, California, immediately north-west of Avalon Harbour.
- Paid
- Sheltered W, SW, S
164AnchorageUnited StatesEdgartown Harbour
4.5Harbour on the east side of Martha's Vineyard, with anchoring permitted in the outer harbour over a sand bottom.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
165AnchorageUnited StatesMorro Bay
4.5Anchorage in Morro Bay harbour on the central California coast, set behind the 23-million-year-old volcanic plug of Morro Rock, on a sand bottom.
- Paid
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 166AnchorageUnited States
Oyster Bay anchorage
4.5Anchorage in Oyster Bay on the north shore of Long Island, off Centre Island, opening onto Long Island Sound.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 167AnchorageUnited States
Fairlee Creek
4.5Well-protected creek on the upper Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, with a mud bottom and fresh water available.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE
- 168AnchorageUnited States
Foggy Bay
4.5Anchorage on the east shore of Revillagigedo Channel, about 50 miles north of Prince Rupert, on the Inside Passage route to Ketchikan.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 169AnchorageUnited States
Ram Island
4.5Anchorage on the Grand River just inland of the Fairport Harbor entrance to Lake Erie, in Ohio, on a mud bottom with all-round shelter.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
- 170AnchorageUnited States
Smugglers Island
4.5Anchorage off a small wooded island in the St. Lawrence River, near Thousand Island Park on Wellesley Island, New York.
- Sheltered E, SW, S, SE
- 171AnchorageUnited States
Windley Key
4.5Anchorage off Snake Creek on the bayside of Islamorada, Upper Matecumbe Key, in the Florida Keys.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE
172AnchorageUnited StatesIndian Point anchorage
4.5Anchorage in the Indian River Lagoon off Cocoa Village, on Florida's east coast. Sand bottom, sheltered from every direction.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, SE
173AnchorageUnited 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
174AnchorageUnited StatesDana Cove
4.5Designated anchorage in the west basin of Dana Point Harbor, on the Orange County coast of California.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 175AnchorageUnited States
Spa Creek end
4.5Anchorage at the head of Spa Creek, off downtown Annapolis on the Severn River, Maryland.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
176AnchorageUnited StatesStatue of Liberty
4.5Anchorage 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
- 177AnchorageUnited States
Vaca Key Bight
4.5Anchorage in Vaca Key Bight on the bayside of Marathon in the Florida Keys, just north of Boot Key Harbor.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W
- 178AnchorageUnited States
3rd beach
4.5Anchorage off Third Beach at Middletown, Rhode Island, on the west side of the entrance to the Sakonnet River, on sand and mud.
- Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE
179AnchorageUnited StatesPalm Beach anchorage
4.5Anchorage in Lake Worth Lagoon off the town of Palm Beach, on Florida's east coast. Sand and mud bottom, sheltered from every direction, fresh water available ashore.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 180AnchorageUnited States
Pelican Beach
4.5Anchorage off Cypress Island in the San Juan Islands of Washington, on a rocky bottom, with shelter from the west but open to the east along Bellingham Channel.
- Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW