Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Lewis bay

Anchorage off Lewes, Delaware, near the Delaware Bay entrance to the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal, on a mud bottom.

• Sheltered E, S, SE

Moonstone Cove

Anchorage and mooring cove on the north-east shore of Catalina Island, around 20 nm south of Los Angeles Harbour, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

wrightsville channel

Anchorage in the channel off Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, beside the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

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

Anchorage Marina

Large marina on the Canton waterfront of Baltimore, on the north shore of the Patapsco River.

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

Town Creek Marina

Full-service marina on Town Creek at Beaufort, North Carolina, with floating docks for vessels up to 55 metres.

Skipjack Cove Marina

Large marina on the Sassafras River about seven miles upriver from its mouth, at Georgetown, Maryland, with 388 berths in open slips and covered sheds.

Indian River

Mooring buoy field on the Eightmile River at Lyme, about eight miles up the Connecticut River from Long Island Sound.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Liberty Marina

Marina on the South River near Edgewater, Maryland, a short run from the Chesapeake Bay and close to Annapolis.

Long Creek

Tidal creek anchorage off the Atlantic ICW behind Isle of Palms, north-east of Charleston, South Carolina.

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

Ashley River Anchorage

Anchorage on the Ashley River off downtown Charleston, South Carolina, on the Intracoastal Waterway.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Safe Harbor Burnt Store Marina

Large full-service marina on Charlotte Harbor near Punta Gorda, Florida, with around 500 wet berths and a 400-bay dry stack.

Alameda Public Dock

Short public pontoon on the Alameda side of the Oakland Estuary, opposite Jack London Square.

Dutchman Creek

Anchorage in a creek off the Intracoastal Waterway near Southport, North Carolina, with a mud bottom and shelter from wind in every quarter.

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

Orient Harbour

Anchorage off the hamlet of Orient at the eastern tip of Long Island's North Fork, in Long Island Sound, New York.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

Shilshole Bay Marina

Large saltwater marina in the Ballard district of Seattle, on the eastern shore of Puget Sound, operated by the Port of Seattle.

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.

Tolchester

Anchorage off Tolchester Beach on the Eastern Shore of the upper Chesapeake Bay, in Maryland, with a sand and mud bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Primary City Harbor Anchorage

Anchorage on the Ashley River off the Charleston City Marina, near ICW mile 469, in South Carolina.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Blind Pass Marina

Marina on the Intracoastal Waterway at the southern end of Treasure Island, St Pete Beach, Florida, between the Gulf of Mexico and Boca Ciega Bay.

Harbortown Marina

Private residential marina off Atlantic Boulevard on the Intracoastal Waterway in Jacksonville, Florida.

Little Scorpion anchorage

Anchorage on the north-east side of Santa Cruz Island, in Channel Islands National Park, California, a short distance east of Scorpion Anchorage, on a sand bottom.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Mill Creek

Anchorage on a creek off the Yeocomico River, a tidal tributary of the lower Potomac in the Northern Neck of Virginia.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE

Belle Isle anchorage

Anchorage in Biscayne Bay off Belle Isle, the easternmost of the Venetian Islands in Miami Beach.

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

Port Townsend

Anchorage off the waterfront of Port Townsend, on the northeast corner of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, at the entrance to Admiralty Inlet.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Tuscarora Yacht Club

Member yacht club on Clark Island in Sunset Bay, part of Wilson Harbour on the New York shore of Lake Ontario.

Douglas landing free dock

Free 100 ft dock on the Dismal Swamp Canal route of the ICW, on the Chesapeake side of the Virginia-North Carolina line.

Liberty Landing Marina

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

Northwest Creek Marina

Marina in a protected basin off Northwest Creek on the Neuse River, in Fairfield Harbour near New Bern, North Carolina.

Pungo River anchorage, Belhaven

Anchorage on the Pungo River at Belhaven, North Carolina, on the ICW, with a mud bottom and shelter from all directions.

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