Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Sunset Bay Marina & Anchorage

Marina and mooring field on the south fork of the St. Lucie River at Stuart, Florida, on the Okeechobee Waterway near the ICW.

Ayala Cove, Angel Island

Mooring field on the north side of Angel Island in San Francisco Bay, off Tiburon, with a mud bottom and shelter from the prevailing westerlies.

• Free
• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Stockton Sailing Club

Members' sailing club marina at Buckley Cove, Stockton, opening onto the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in California.

Fishing point

Anchorage at Fishing Point near Solomons on the Patuxent River, Maryland, mud bottom, sheltered from SW through SE.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Watergate Marina

Large marina on the south shore of Clear Lake at Kemah, Texas, part of the Watergate Yachting Center.

Crows Nest Marina

Full-service marina at 495 New Street, Oceanside, New York, on a canal off East Bay behind the Long Beach barrier island.

Leland Oil Company

Working fuel dock and visitor pontoon on Jeremy Creek in McClellanville, South Carolina, shared with the village shrimp fleet.

Emerson Point Preserve

Anchorage off Snead Island at the mouth of the Manatee River, opposite the DeSoto Point anchorage in Florida.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Mattapoisett Boatyard

Full-service boatyard on the north side of Mattapoisett Harbour, a sheltered inlet on the north shore of Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.

Marina at Slocum Cove

Full-service marina on the east bank of the Acushnet River in Fairhaven, opposite New Bedford, operated by the Northeast Maritime Institute.

Causeway Beach, Hutchinson Island

Anchorage off the northern tip of South Hutchinson Island, on the Indian River Lagoon near Fort Pierce Inlet, Florida.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Lake Boca

Sheltered lagoon off the Intracoastal Waterway at Boca Raton, Florida, with anchoring on a sand bottom.

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

Palm Cove Marina

Large marina and boating centre on the west side of the Intracoastal Waterway at Jacksonville Beach, Florida.

Richmond Yacht Club

Members' yacht club marina at Brickyard Cove in Richmond, California, on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay.

Cobb's Marina

Family-run marina and working boatyard on Little Creek, Norfolk, near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay in Virginia.

Point Lookout Marina

Full-service marina on Smith Creek in Ridge, Maryland, about 7 nautical miles up the Potomac from the Chesapeake Bay.

Portside Marina

Marina with deep-water berths at Morehead City, North Carolina, on the Intracoastal Waterway near the high-rise bridge.

Daytona Marina & Boat Works

Full-service marina and boatyard on the west bank of the Halifax River in downtown Daytona Beach, Florida, on the Intracoastal Waterway.

Dodson Boatyard

Working boatyard and transient stop on Stonington Harbour, Connecticut, with moorings, berths and a fuel dock.

Green Cove Springs Marina

Working boatyard and marina on the St Johns River at Green Cove Springs, about 20 miles south of Jacksonville, Florida.

ONE15 Brooklyn Marina

Full-service marina set within Brooklyn Bridge Park between Piers 4 and 5, on the East River facing the Lower Manhattan skyline.

Bluewater Yachting Center

Full-service marina on the Hampton River in Hampton, Virginia, about 1 mile from the Intracoastal Waterway at the river mouth.

Conch Harbor Marina

Marina in the Key West Bight at the Historic Seaport, a short walk from Duval Street in Old Town Key West.

Longboat Key

Anchorage on the Sarasota Bay side of Longboat Key, a barrier island on Florida's Gulf coast.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S, SE

Navy Sailing Center and Marina

Recreational marina on Coasters Harbor Island at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, reserved for the Navy community.

Rebel Marine Service

Family-run marina and boatyard on Willoughby Bay in Norfolk, Virginia, operating since 1974.

Westpoint Harbor

Privately owned marina at the mouth of Westpoint Slough in Redwood City, California, on the southern reaches of San Francisco Bay.

Linekin Bay Resort

Resort moorings in Lewis Cove on the west side of Linekin Bay, near Boothbay Harbor, Maine.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

West Palm Beach

Anchorage in the Lake Worth Lagoon off downtown West Palm Beach, Florida, along the Intracoastal Waterway. Sand and mud bottom.

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

Atlantic Highlands

Anchorage behind the municipal harbour breakwater at Atlantic Highlands, on Sandy Hook Bay in New Jersey.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE