Best anchorages and harbours in Pacific Northwest

Arabella's Landing Marina

Private marina of 135 berths in downtown Gig Harbor, on the east shore of the inlet.

Blake Island

Anchorage in Puget Sound, Washington, off Blake Island, on a sand bottom, with fresh water available.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

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

Cap Sante Marina

Large public marina operated by the Port of Anacortes on Fidalgo Bay, at the edge of downtown Anacortes and the main jumping-off point for the San Juan Islands.

CSR Marine Des Moines

Full-service boatyard at the Des Moines Marina, on the east side of East Passage in Puget Sound, Washington.

Dyes Inlet Anchorage

Anchorage in Dyes Inlet on the Kitsap Peninsula, reached from Port Orchard through the Port Washington Narrows behind Bremerton.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW, S

Echo Bay Sucia Island State Park

Echo Bay is the largest and deepest bay on Sucia Island, a marine state park in the San Juan Islands of Washington.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SW, 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

Hope Island Mooring Buoys

Mooring buoys off Hope Island, a 200-acre marine state park at the north end of Skagit Bay, Washington, between La Conner and Whidbey Island.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Illahee State Park

Marine state park with 1,785 feet of saltwater frontage on Port Orchard Bay, on the Kitsap Peninsula between Bremerton and Bainbridge Island.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, SW

Jones Island State Park

Jones Island is a small marine state park west of Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands of Washington, with anchorages at its North and South coves.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, 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.

Liberty Bay

Anchorage in Liberty Bay, a sheltered arm of Puget Sound on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington, off the town of Poulsbo.

• Sheltered NE, W, SW

McMicken Island

Forested 11.5-acre island in Case Inlet, South Puget Sound, on the east side of Harstine Island, Washington. A marine state park reached only by boat.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Murphy's Landing Marina

Small condominium marina on the south shore of Gig Harbor, built in 1985, with privately owned berths.

Patos Island Marine State Park

Anchorage and two mooring buoys at Active Cove, the northernmost San Juan island in Washington, close to the Canadian border.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, S, SE

Pelican Beach

Anchorage off Cypress Island in the San Juan Islands of Washington, on a rocky bottom, with shelter from the west but open to the east along Bellingham Channel.

• 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

Port of Bremerton

Public marina in downtown Bremerton, Washington, on Sinclair Inlet in the western part of Puget Sound.

Port of Silverdale

Public waterfront moorage at Old Town Silverdale, on the north shore of Dyes Inlet on the Kitsap Peninsula.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Port Orchard Yacht Club

Member yacht club on the south shore of Sinclair Inlet at Port Orchard, in Puget Sound, Washington, across the inlet from the Bremerton Naval Shipyard.

Port Townsend Boat Haven

Working harbour on the south-west side of Port Townsend, at the entrance to Admiralty Inlet and Puget Sound.

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

Stuart Island

Stuart Island is a marine state park north-west of San Juan Island in Washington, with two well-sheltered harbours: Reid Harbor and Prevost Harbor.

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

Port Ludlow Marina

Resort marina on Ludlow Bay off the western shore of Admiralty Inlet, on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington.

Port Orchard Marina

Public marina run by the Port of Bremerton, on the south shore of Sinclair Inlet at the foot of Bay Street in downtown Port Orchard.

Spencer Spit

Anchorage off Spencer Spit State Park on the eastern shore of Lopez Island, San Juan Islands, Washington, overlooking Lopez Sound.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Seattle Yacht Club Port Madison Outstation

Seattle Yacht Club outstation on the Inner Harbor at Port Madison, north Bainbridge Island. Reciprocal moorage for visiting club members.

Port Madison Yacht Club

Members yacht club founded in 1956 on Hidden Cove off Port Madison Inner Harbor, north Bainbridge Island. Reciprocal moorage for visiting club members.

Roche Harbor

Resort marina at the north end of San Juan Island in Washington State, with 425 berths in a sheltered harbour.