Best anchorages and harbours in Pacific Northwest

Northlake Marina

Family-run marina on the north shore of Lake Union in Seattle, at 929 N Northlake Way in Fremont, in business since 1943.

Orcas Island Yacht Club

Private club moorage on the north shore of West Sound, Orcas Island, in the San Juan Islands of Washington state.

Parkshore Marina

Private marina of 183 berths on the south-west shore of Lake Washington, opposite Mercer Island in Seattle.

Peninsula Yacht Basin

Private marina on the north shore of Gig Harbor, off Puget Sound, opened in 1947 as the harbour's first recreational basin.

Pioneer Point Marina

Small marina and marine store on the Swinomish Channel south of La Conner, Washington, with fuel berth open to passing boats.

Point Defiance Marina

Public marina inside Point Defiance Park, on the north-west tip of Commencement Bay in Tacoma, in operation since 1903.

Port Hadlock Marina

Private marina at the south end of Port Townsend Bay, between Port Townsend and Port Ludlow.

Port of Anacortes

Working commercial port on Guemes Channel made up of Pier 1, Pier 2 and Curtis Wharf, used for break-bulk cargo, project shipments and shipyard moorage rather than pleasure craft.

Port of Edmonds

Public marina on the eastern shore of Puget Sound in Edmonds, Washington, about 15 NM north of Seattle and across the sound from Kingston.

Port of Everett

Largest public marina on the US west coast, on Port Gardner Bay at the mouth of the Snohomish River, with 2,300 permanent berths.

Port Townsend

Anchorage off the Port Townsend waterfront on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N

Poulsbo Yacht Club

Members-only yacht club marina of 152 berths on the east shore of Liberty Bay in Poulsbo, in operation since 1956.

Quartermaster Marina

Marina in Quartermaster Harbor, between Vashon and Maury Islands, in southern Puget Sound, Washington.

Quartermaster Yacht Club

Private members' club on inner Quartermaster Harbour, between Vashon and Maury islands south of Seattle.

Riviera Boat Launch & Marina

Members-only marina of the Riviera Community Club on the east side of Anderson Island, at the base of Marina Hill in South Puget Sound.

Roche Barbor

Anchorage off Roche Harbor on the north-west tip of San Juan Island, Washington, with a mud bottom and shelter from most directions.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Sagstad Marina

Small freshwater marina at 5109 Shilshole Avenue NW in Ballard, on the north shore of Salmon Bay just inside the Ballard Locks.

Salmon Bay Marina & Boat Sales

168-berth freshwater marina at 2100 W Commodore Way, on the south shore of Salmon Bay just inside the Ballard Locks.

Salmon Bay Marine Center

Superyacht refit and moorage facility on the south shore of Salmon Bay at 2284 W Commodore Way, about 1,000 yards inside the Ballard Locks.

San Juan Island Yacht Club

Members club with a single reciprocal berth inside the Port of Friday Harbor marina, San Juan Island.

San Juan Yachts

Yacht builder and boatyard on Fidalgo Bay in Anacortes, Washington, building motor yachts from 30 to 48 feet. Not a public marina.

Sandy Hook Yacht Club

Private residents' marina at the south tip of Whidbey Island, on Cultus Bay opposite Possession Point, Washington.

Sandy Point Marina

Small HOA-run marina inside the canal network of the Sandy Point spit, on the north shore of Lummi Bay in Whatcom County, Washington.

Seacrest Marina

Full-service boatyard with dry storage and pontoon berths on Union Slough, north Everett, Washington.

Shipyard Cove Marina

Port of Friday Harbor marina with 135 year-round berths and a working boatyard, 1 nm south of downtown Friday Harbor on San Juan Island.

Sinclair Inlet Marina

Family-owned marina with covered berths at the foot of downtown Port Orchard, on Sinclair Inlet across from Bremerton.

Sinclair inlet Yacht Club

Private club moorage on the south shore of Sinclair Inlet in Port Orchard, Washington, facing the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard across the inlet.

Skyline Marine Center

Full-service marina and boatyard on Flounder Bay at the north-west tip of Fidalgo Island in Anacortes, the closest mainland gateway to the San Juan Islands.

Smith Cove

Northern arm of Elliott Bay at Seattle, Washington, between the Interbay and Magnolia neighbourhoods, sheltered behind Elliott Bay Marina.

Snoring Bay

Small cove on the south-east side of Sucia Island in the San Juan Islands, Washington, within Sucia Island Marine State Park.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW