Best anchorages and harbours in Maine
49 documented anchorages and harbours in Maine, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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1MouillageUnited StatesBlue Hill Inner Harbor
5.0Inner harbour at the head of Blue Hill Bay in Maine, separated from the outer harbour by Parker Point and Sculpin Point.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 2MouillageUnited States
Duck Harbour Isle au Haut
5.0Anchorage on the west side of Isle au Haut, Maine, within Acadia National Park, on a sand and mud bottom with shelter from N through E and round to SE.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
- 3MouillageUnited States
Green Island
5.0Anchorage off Green Island, a 48-acre Maine Coast Heritage Trust conservation island in the Merchant Row archipelago between Stonington and Isle au Haut.
- Sheltered NW, N
4MouillageUnited StatesHarpswell harbor - Stover's point bay
5.0Anchorage off Stover's Point in Harpswell, Maine, set among the islands of Casco Bay on a mud bottom.
- Sheltered W, SW, S, SE
5MouillageUnited StatesEbenecook Harbour, Southport
5.0Anchorage 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
- 6MouillageUnited States
Matinicus Harbor
5.0Harbour on the east side of Matinicus Island, the most seaward inhabited island of Penobscot Bay, Maine, 22 nm from Rockland.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE
7MouillageUnited StatesNorth Pomeroy Rock
5.0Anchorage 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
8MouillageUnited StatesPort Clyde
5.0Anchorage at the southern tip of the St. George peninsula in mid-coast Maine, on a mud bottom with good holding.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE
- 9MouillageUnited States
Ram Island
5.0Anchorage in Smith Cove, on Cape Rosier across the Bagaduce River from Castine, in eastern Penobscot Bay, Maine. Sand bottom.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, SW, W, NW
- 10MouillageUnited States
Sheep Island
5.0Mooring in Castine Harbor at the mouth of the Bagaduce River, head of Penobscot Bay, Maine, on a mud bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, SE, S, SW, W
- 11MouillageUnited States
Sheepsco River
5.0Anchorage on the Sheepscot River in midcoast Maine, on a mud bottom, sheltered from north through to south-east.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE
- 12MouillageUnited States
South Bristol Harbor
5.0Anchorage in The Gut, the narrow tidal passage that separates Rutherford Island from the mainland at South Bristol, Maine.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 13MouillageUnited States
Stage Island
5.0Anchorage inside Stage Island in Wood Island Harbour, near Biddeford Pool, in Maine, with a mud bottom.
- Sheltered W, SW, S
- 14MouillageUnited States
Burnt Coat Harbour Swans Island
5.0Anchorage at Burnt Coat Harbour, Swans Island, in outer Blue Hill Bay, Maine, on a sand and mud bottom with shelter from NW through E round to SE.
- Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 15MouillageUnited States
Seal Ledge
4.8Anchorage near Seal Ledge on the south-western side of Rockland Harbour, Maine. Mud bottom, sheltered.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S, SE
16MouillageUnited StatesCamden
4.7Harbour on the western shore of Penobscot Bay in Camden, Maine, with a mud bottom and fresh water available.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
17MouillageUnited StatesMonhegan
4.7Mooring buoys in Monhegan Harbour, off Monhegan Island in the Gulf of Maine, about 12 nautical miles from the mainland. Mixed rock, weed and mud bottom.
- Sheltered NW, E, SW, S, SE
- 18MouillageUnited States
Abel Marina
4.5Mooring field off the Henry R. Abel boatyard at the head of Somes Sound, Mount Desert Island, Maine.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E
19MouillageUnited StatesKittery Point
4.5Mooring and anchorage area at Pepperrell Cove, just inside the mouth of the Piscataqua River in southern Maine.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW
20MouillageUnited StatesManana Island
4.5Mooring 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
- 21MouillageUnited States
Pulpit Harbor
4.5Almost landlocked anchorage on the north-west shore of North Haven island, in Penobscot Bay, Maine. Mud bottom with very good holding.
- Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
22MouillageUnited StatesRockland Harbor
4.5Working harbour on the western shore of Penobscot Bay, Maine, sheltered by a granite breakwater nearly a mile long.
- Sheltered SE, S, SW, W, NW
23MouillageUnited StatesSeguin Island
4.5Mooring field in Seguin Cove on the north side of Seguin Island, a high plateau 2.5 nautical miles off the mouth of the Kennebec River, Maine.
- Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE
24MouillageUnited StatesSomes Harbor
4.5Anchorage at the head of Somes Sound on Mount Desert Island, Maine, off the village of Somesville at the edge of Acadia National Park.
- Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
25MouillageUnited StatesCape Elizabeth - Little Cove
4.3Small open cove on the Cape Elizabeth shore at the southern edge of Casco Bay, Maine, on a sand bottom with shelter from NW through W round to S.
- Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S
26MouillageUnited StatesFrenchboro
4.3Anchorage and mooring field at Lunt Harbor, Frenchboro, on Long Island in Blue Hill Bay, Maine, about 8 nm south of Mount Desert Island.
- Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
27MouillageUnited StatesLinekin Bay Resort
4.3Resort moorings in Lewis Cove on the west side of Linekin Bay, near Boothbay Harbor, Maine.
- Paid
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW
28MouillageUnited StatesBear Island
4.0Anchorage off Bear Island, a 21-acre Maine Coast Heritage Trust conservation island on the eastern edge of Eggemoggin Reach near Deer Isle.
- Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, S, SE
- 29MouillageUnited States
Camp Island
4.0Anchorage off Camp Island in the Merchant Row archipelago, between Stonington and Isle au Haut, midcoast Maine. Sand and mud bottom.
- Sheltered NE, E, SW, S, SE
- 30MouillageUnited States
Davis Cove
4.0Small cove anchorage on the western side of Penobscot Bay, Maine. Mud bottom with good holding.
- Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE