Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Trippe Creek

Anchorage in Trippe Creek off the Tred Avon River near Oxford, on Maryland's Eastern Shore, on a mud bottom.

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

Ashtabula River

Sheltered anchorage on the Ashtabula River in Ashtabula, Ohio, with a mud bottom and protection from all quarters.

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

Barcom’s

Full-service marina at the north end of Lake Champlain in Rouses Point, the closest marina to the Canadian border.

Claiborne

Open anchorage off the village of Claiborne, on the point dividing Eastern Bay from the Miles River in Talbot County, Maryland.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W

Dockside Marina

Small marina on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at Wilmington, North Carolina, beside the Wrightsville Beach bridge on Airlie Road.

Lloyd Harbor

Sheltered harbour branching west off Huntington Bay on the north shore of Long Island, New York. Mud bottom, well protected from all directions.

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

North Pomeroy Rock

Anchorage off the Fore River near Back Cove, north of the Portland peninsula, Maine. Mud bottom, all-round shelter.

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

Redondo Beach Marina

Marina within King Harbor at Redondo Beach, on the Santa Monica Bay coast of California.

Sunset Marina

Full-service marina at 231 Front Street in South Portland, on the western shore of Portland Harbour, Maine.

Zimmerman Mooring Ball

Mooring buoy on the East River off Mobjack Bay at Cardinal, Virginia, alongside the Zimmerman Marine yard.

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

Apostle Islands Yacht Club AIYC

Member-owned sailing club with a small harbour at Bayfield, on the Lake Superior shore of northern Wisconsin and the gateway to the Apostle Islands.

Faro Blanco Marina

Full-service marina on the gulf side of Marathon in the Florida Keys, with 74 berths taking vessels from 18 to 185 feet.

Spragues Cove

Anchorage in Sippican Harbour off Marion, Massachusetts, at the head of Buzzards Bay, with a mud and weed bottom and shelter from NW through SW winds.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Calf Islands

Day anchorage off the Calf Islands in Captain Harbor, fronting the Byram shore of Greenwich, Connecticut, in western Long Island Sound.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Carry Bay

Anchorage in Carry Bay off North Hero on Lake Champlain, Vermont, with a mud bottom and shelter from NW through SE winds.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Galloway Creek

Anchorage on the north shore of Middle River at Bowleys Quarters, upper Chesapeake Bay, about nine miles north of Baltimore.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

Mandarin Park

Anchorage off Mandarin Park on the St Johns River at Jacksonville, Florida, near the mouth of Julington Creek, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, S, SE

Skippers Fish Camp

Anchorage off Skipper's Fish Camp on the Darien River at Darien, Georgia. Mud bottom, fresh water available.

East Tawas State Dock

State-run harbour of refuge in the centre of East Tawas on the north-west shore of Tawas Bay, Lake Huron, Michigan.

Emerald Bay

Mooring cove on the north-west shore of Santa Catalina Island, California, with a sand beach and a sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Oceanside Yacht Club

Yacht club founded in 1963 at 1950 North Harbor Drive within Oceanside Harbor, on the Southern California coast.

Pelican Bay

Anchorage on the east side of Cayo Costa, between Cayo Costa and Punta Blanca islands in Pine Island Sound, south-west Florida, on a sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Palm Beach Anchorage

Anchorage on Lake Worth between Palm Beach and West Palm Beach, Florida, on a mud bottom, sheltered from the western quarter.

• Sheltered N, S, SW, W, NW

Port Ludlow Anchorage

Anchorage in Ludlow Bay off Admiralty Inlet, near the mouth of Hood Canal, on the Olympic Peninsula side of Puget Sound.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW

Pumpkin Key

Anchorage off a 26-acre private island in Card Sound, north of Key Largo, Florida, with a sand bottom.

• Sheltered E

South Creek

Anchorage at the mouth of South Creek on the West River near Galesville, Maryland, with a mud bottom and shelter on all sides.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

South Wolf Bay

Anchorage in the southern end of Wolf Bay, off the Intracoastal Waterway near Orange Beach, Alabama. Mud bottom, sheltered from east through south-east.

• Sheltered E, S, SE

Bar Harbor moorings

Fifteen town moorings managed by the harbourmaster in Bar Harbor, on Frenchman Bay at the northeast corner of Mount Desert Island.

Bay Harbour Marina

Large full-service marina on Presque Isle Bay at Erie, Pennsylvania, sheltered by the Presque Isle peninsula on Lake Erie.

Blake Island South

Mooring buoys off the south shore of Blake Island, in Puget Sound about 8 miles south-west of Seattle, Washington.

• Free
• Sheltered N, NE