Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Vergennes City Docks

Municipal docks on Otter Creek at Vergennes, Vermont, reached from Lake Champlain about seven miles up the creek below the falls.

City Harbor Anchorage

Anchorage in the Charleston harbour reach near the City Marina, off the Ashley River mouth, in South Carolina.

• Sheltered N, NE, E

Delaware river & city

Anchorage off Delaware City on the Delaware River, near the eastern end of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, mud bottom, sheltered from NW through SW.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Moody Gardens Marina

Small 18-berth marina on Offatts Bayou, Galveston Island, set against the Moody Gardens resort complex.

Safe Harbor Rybovich

Full-service superyacht marina and refit yard on North Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, Florida, with direct access from the Atlantic.

Quarry Bay

Anchorage south of Quarry Point on the east side of Angel Island, in San Francisco Bay, with sand and mud holding.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Tripp's Marina

Full-service family-run marina on the East Branch of the Westport River at Westport Point.

Boothbay

Anchorage in the inner harbour of Boothbay Harbor, on the midcoast of Maine, with a mud bottom and fresh water available ashore.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Hillsboro Inlet

Tidal inlet linking the Intracoastal Waterway to the Atlantic between Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, Florida, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Horseshoe Bay

Small cove on the north shore of the Golden Gate at Fort Baker, Sausalito, California, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Canal cape cod

Waiting anchorage off the eastern entrance of the Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts, on a sand bottom in Cape Cod Bay.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE

Cullie Creek

Quiet creek anchorage off the ICW in eastern North Carolina, with a mud bottom and shelter from most directions except the west.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Great Marsh Island

Anchorage off Great Marsh Island, near the junction of Sisters Creek and the St Johns River, east of Jacksonville, Florida.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE

Sunset Cove

Anchorage on the Florida Bay side of Key Largo, Florida, with a sand bottom. Sheltered from east through south.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Jekyll Island

Anchorage off Jekyll Island, one of Georgia's Golden Isles, on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway near Brunswick.

• Sheltered E, SE

Lanning cove

Small open cove on Santa Cruz Island, off the California coast, with a sand and rock bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW

Pipes Cove

Sheltered cove between Greenport and Shelter Island on the North Fork of Long Island, New York. Mud bottom, six berths, fresh water available.

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

Vineyard Haven Harbour

Harbour between East Chop and West Chop on Martha's Vineyard, in the town of Tisbury, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Wright River

Tidal river anchorage on the South Carolina side of the Intracoastal Waterway, near the Georgia border above Savannah.

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

Islandale Anchorage

Anchorage in Rosario Strait among the San Juan Islands of Washington, between Lopez Island and James Island.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Big Drakes Bay

Anchorage off Peacock Park in Coconut Grove, on the western shore of Biscayne Bay, Miami.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE

South Lake

Man-made lake south of Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Florida, opening to the Intracoastal Waterway through a short inlet.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE

Bal Harbor Marina

Private marina on the north shore of Clear Lake near Houston, midway to Galveston, opposite the NASA Johnson Space Center.

Clipper Yacht Harbor

Largest full-service marina in Sausalito, on Richardson Bay about 3 nautical miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Bechers bay

Broad semicircular bay on the north-east side of Santa Rosa Island, the main point of entry to the island in Channel Islands National Park, California.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S

Calf Pasture Beach

Anchorage off Calf Pasture Beach at the eastern point of Norwalk, Connecticut, on Long Island Sound. Mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Phil Foster Park

Anchorage off Phil Foster Park at Riviera Beach, Florida, near the foot of the Blue Heron Bridge.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S

Savannah Public Dock

City floating dock on the south bank of the Savannah River, alongside Rousakis Plaza and River Street, in downtown Savannah, Georgia.

James Island Marine State Park

Small uninhabited island in the San Juans, in Rosario Strait off the east shore of Decatur Island, run as a marine state park with a 128 ft dock in West Cove and four mooring buoys in East Cove.

Dog Hammock Spit

Anchorage off Dog Hammock Spit on the Sapelo River, coastal Georgia, mud bottom, used as a stop on the Intracoastal Waterway.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE