Best anchorages and harbours in United States

Leonardo State Marina

State-run marina on the south-east shore of Sandy Hook Bay, the closest harbour to the bay entrance.

Lexington State Harbor

Michigan DNR public harbour on the west shore of Lake Huron, 20 miles north of Port Huron, the main refuge on this stretch of coast.

Liberty Bay Marina

Private marina of around 165 berths on the east shore of Liberty Bay in Poulsbo, with 20 transient berths and full shore services.

Liberty Harbor Marina

Municipal marina owned by the City of Bay City, Michigan, on the west bank of the Saginaw River next to the Midland Street district.

Liberty Marina at Danvers

Full-service marina on the Danvers River in Danvers, Massachusetts, on the north shore of Boston, with access to Salem Sound and the Atlantic.

Liberty/LM Marina

Floating-dock marina on a deep-water cove of Lake Murray, near Irmo, South Carolina, with the Liberty Tap Room restaurant on site.

Lido Dry Stack

Dry-stack boat storage at Lido Yacht Anchorage on the Newport Beach waterfront, in California.

Lighthouse Marina

Marina in Bullock Cove off the Providence River, at Barrington in Rhode Island.

Lighthouse Marina

Small marina at 47R Parker Street on Smith Cove, in the inner harbour of Gloucester, on Cape Ann in Massachusetts.

Lighthouse Marina

Marina of 150 floating berths on Meetinghouse Creek off Great Peconic Bay, near Riverhead on Long Island, New York.

Lighthouse Marina

Full-service marina on the north shore of Grand Lagoon at Panama City Beach, Florida, in operation since 1979.

Lighthouse Marina

Boatyard and marina at Ponce Inlet on the Halifax River, at 4958 South Peninsula Drive, in Volusia County, Florida.

Lighthouse Point Marina

Full-service marina on Bay Pines Boulevard at St. Petersburg, on the Boca Ciega Bay side of the Intracoastal Waterway.

Lighthouse Point Marina

Full-service marina on the Intracoastal Waterway at Lighthouse Point, Florida, with 102 wet berths.

Lighthouse Point Marina & Yacht Club

Marina on the Toms River near downtown Toms River, New Jersey, on the western side of Barnegat Bay.

Lighthouse Point Yacht Club

Private club marina on the Intracoastal Waterway at Lighthouse Point, Florida, near the Hillsboro Inlet.

Lighthouse Pointe Marina

Marina on the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway behind Wildwood, in the back bays off the Cape May Inlet.

Lightning Jack's Marina

Marina on the Rancocas Creek at Riverside, New Jersey, near the creek mouth on the Delaware River.

Lincoln Harbor

Marina at Weehawken on the New Jersey bank of the Hudson River, south of the Lincoln Tunnel and opposite midtown Manhattan.

Linwood Beach Marina

Full-service marina and campground on the west shore of Saginaw Bay, Michigan, near the village of Linwood.

Little Creek Marina

Marina on Little Creek inlet at Fisherman's Cove, off the Chesapeake Bay at Norfolk, Virginia.

Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club

Private yacht club at Beach Haven on Long Beach Island, on the protected waters of Little Egg Harbor in southern New Jersey.

Little Harbor Marinas

Two-basin marina at Ruskin on the south-east shore of Tampa Bay, in service since the 1950s, with bridge-free access to the bay and the Gulf.

Little Peconic Bay North

Anchorage on the northern side of Little Peconic Bay, off the North Fork of Long Island near Cutchogue, New York.

• Sheltered NW, N, W

Little Shark

Mangrove anchorage at the mouth of the Little Shark River, near Cape Sable within Everglades National Park, Florida.

• Sheltered SE

Loblolly Marina

Private marina of around 77 berths on the Intracoastal Waterway at Hobe Sound, taking boats up to 100 feet.

Lobster Bay

Small bay on the west coast of Santa Catalina Island, California, about 0.85 miles west of Catalina Harbor.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Loch Lomond Yacht Club Inc

Private members yacht club on the south side of San Rafael, founded in 1961, sharing the basin of Loch Lomond Marina.

Lockhaven Marina Inc

Family-run freshwater marina on the south shore of the Lake Washington Ship Canal in Seattle, next to the Ballard Locks.

Locust Point Marina

Family-run marina on the Elk River near Elkton, Maryland, at the head of the Chesapeake Bay, about a 15-minute run from the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.