Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Belle bluff Marina

Small marina on the White Chimney River off Sapelo Sound, in Townsend, McIntosh County, Georgia, just inside the Atlantic ICW.

Burton island

Anchorage off Burton Island State Park in the Inland Sea of Lake Champlain, Vermont. Mud bottom, sheltered from the south-west through south-east.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Dismal Swamp Welcome Center Dock

Free 150 ft face dock at Milepost 28 of the Dismal Swamp Canal, on the east bank opposite the Dismal Swamp State Park, South Mills, North Carolina.

Weston Creek

Anchorage on the East River off Mobjack Bay, Mathews County, Virginia. Mud bottom, sheltered among marsh.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Boot Key Harbor

Anchorage and mooring harbour at Boot Key, Marathon, in the Florida Keys, sheltered from all directions on a sand bottom.

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

Sheraton Hotel & Marina

Hotel marina on Harbor Island in San Diego Bay, on the north shore opposite the airport runway, with berths for visiting yachts up to 60 feet.

St Marys , Georgia

Large anchorage off the waterfront town of St Marys, Georgia, on the St Marys River about 4.5 miles west of the ICW near the Florida border.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S

Town of Wareham Moorings

Transient mooring buoys managed by the Wareham harbour master on the Wareham River, a tributary of Buzzards Bay in Massachusetts.

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

Yellow Bank

US Navy recreation marina on Bayou Grande, at the north-east corner of Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Amelia Island Marina

Full-service marina in a protected basin at Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, with access to the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic.

Kittery Point

Mooring and anchorage area at Pepperrell Cove, just inside the mouth of the Piscataqua River in southern Maine.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Little River Inlet

Inlet anchorage where the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway meets the sea near Calabash, on the North Carolina and South Carolina line.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, S, SE

Olde Towne Yacht Club

Marina of 96 berths on Taylors Creek at Beaufort, North Carolina, close to the Beaufort Inlet and the Intracoastal Waterway.

Thimble Islands

Archipelago of pink-granite islands and rocky outcrops in Long Island Sound, off Stony Creek in Branford, Connecticut.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Banana River/ Canaveral

Anchorage in the Banana River near Port Canaveral, by the Canaveral Barge Canal in Brevard County, Florida.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Log Point

Anchorage off Elliott Key in Biscayne National Park, Florida. Sand bottom with good holding, sheltered from the north through south.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S

Squirrel Creek

Quiet tidal creek anchorage on the lower Eastern Shore of Virginia, off the Chesapeake Bay.

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

Blue Bay

Anchorage on Aquia Creek off the Potomac River in northern Virginia, about 45 miles south of Washington.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, NW

Brenton Cove

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

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Las Olas Marina

Deep-water yacht marina on the Intracoastal Waterway at Fort Lauderdale, between the Las Olas Boulevard bridge and the beach.

Salmon Harbor Marina

Public marina on the Umpqua River at Winchester Bay, just inside the bar, gateway to the Pacific and the Oregon Dunes.

Aberdeen Creek

Mooring on the South River near Edgewater, Maryland, close to Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay.

• Sheltered N, NE, SW, W, NW

Duck Island Anchorage, Westbrook

Anchorage behind Duck Island off Westbrook on the Connecticut shore of Long Island Sound, sheltered by the island and its breakwaters.

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

Owen parc beach

Mooring buoy field off Owen Park, a public park and beach on Vineyard Haven Harbour, Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S, SE

Seattle Yacht Club Port Madison Outstation

Seattle Yacht Club outstation on the Inner Harbor at Port Madison, north Bainbridge Island. Reciprocal moorage for visiting club members.

Wisteria Island

Anchorage in Key West Bight, the historic harbour on the north side of Key West, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered N, NW

Coupeville Wharf

Anchorage and public wharf in Penn Cove off the town of Coupeville, on Whidbey Island, Washington. Mud bottom, sheltered from south-west through south to south-east.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Gloucester Inner Harbor

Working fishing harbour at Gloucester on Cape Ann, Massachusetts, about 25 miles north-east of Boston, sheltered behind a long breakwater.

Waterside Marina

Marina in downtown Norfolk, Virginia, on the Elizabeth River at Mile Marker 0 of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

Rodriguez Key

Reef anchorage off Key Largo in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, marked by a 45-foot lighted steel tower. Sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S