Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Landings Marina

Full-service marina in inner Rockland Harbour on the west side of Penobscot Bay in mid-coast Maine, one block from the downtown waterfront.

Peck Lake

Anchorage off the Intracoastal Waterway at Hobe Sound, Florida, set against the Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge.

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

Thomas Creek

Creek anchorage off the East River in Mobjack Bay, Mathews County, Virginia, with a mud bottom and good holding.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Hamburg Cove

Marina and RV resort in the Seabrook district of New Orleans, at the junction of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal and Lake Pontchartrain.

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

Harness Creek

Sheltered anchorage in Harness Creek off the South River, about 3 miles south-west of Annapolis, Maryland.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

La Conner Marina

Port of Skagit marina on the Swinomish Channel at La Conner, between Anacortes and the San Juan Islands in Washington. About 500 berths split across two basins.

Manana Island

Mooring buoys in Monhegan Harbour, the channel between Monhegan Island and smaller Manana Island, about 12 nautical miles off the Maine coast. Mud bottom.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Riviera Beach City Marina

Municipal marina on the Intracoastal Waterway just north of the Port of Palm Beach, opposite Peanut Island and a short run from the all-weather Lake Worth Inlet.

Semiahmoo Marina

Marina of about 300 berths on the Semiahmoo Spit, west side of Drayton Harbor, opposite Blaine Harbor. Full fuel berth with diesel and 90-octane ethanol-free petrol.

Casey's Marina

Full-service marina on Spring Wharf in downtown Newport, Rhode Island, with 35 berths and a fuel berth.

Manatee Pocket

Anchorage in Manatee Pocket, a sheltered inlet off the St. Lucie River at Port Salerno, Florida, on a sand bottom.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

Hotel marina in downtown San Diego, California, on San Diego Bay beside Seaport Village and the convention centre.

Miami Sea Aquarium

Anchorage off Virginia Key near the former Miami Seaquarium site, in Biscayne Bay between downtown Miami and Key Biscayne, Florida.

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

Oyster Bay Harbor

Mooring in Oyster Bay Harbor on the North Shore of Long Island, New York, set on a sand bottom with all-round shelter.

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

Port Jefferson

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

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Rochester Yacht Club

Private yacht club founded in 1877 at the mouth of the Genesee River, Rochester, New York, on the south shore of Lake Ontario.

Sequim Bay State Park

Marine state park on the south shore of Sequim Bay, behind Travis Spit, on the Olympic Peninsula coast of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Skull Creek Marina

Marina on Skull Creek along the Intracoastal Waterway, on the north side of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, with deepwater access to Port Royal Sound.

Sloop Bay

Anchorage on Valcour Island in Lake Champlain, New York, on a sand bottom, sheltered from the west but open to the east and north-east.

• Sheltered SW, W, NW

Tierra Verde Marina

Full-service marina on Tierra Verde, Florida, between St. Pete Beach and the Pinellas Bayway, with access to Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

Watch Hill Boat Yard

New England boatyard and marina on Pasadena Avenue at Watch Hill, Westerly, Rhode Island, with summer dockage and moorings.

Carolina Beach Anchorage

Anchorage on Myrtle Grove Sound at Carolina Beach, North Carolina, just off the Intracoastal Waterway, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW

Fort Matanza

Anchorage in the Matanzas River off the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, near Fort Matanzas National Monument, south of St Augustine, Florida.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Fossil Bay Sucia Island State Park

Fossil Bay is a sheltered bay on the south side of Sucia Island, a marine state park in the San Juan Islands of Washington.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S, SE

Ebenecook Harbour, Southport

Anchorage in Ebenecook Harbour on Southport Island, Maine, off the Sheepscot River, on a mud bottom with shelter from most directions.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW, W

Pillar Point Marina

Public harbour at Princeton near Half Moon Bay, California, on the open Pacific coast about 20 miles south of San Francisco.

South Beach Harbor

City-run marina on the San Francisco waterfront, set in the South Beach district beside the Giants' ballpark on the Embarcadero.

Washington D.C. the Wharf

Mooring field in the Washington Channel of the Potomac River, at The Wharf in Washington D.C.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Amelia Island

Anchorage off Amelia Island on the Florida ICW near Fernandina Beach, mud bottom.

Monterey Municipal Marina

City-run marina at the south end of Monterey Bay in California, sheltered behind a stone breakwater and adjacent to Old Fisherman's Wharf.