Best anchorages and harbours in Rhode Island

3rd beach

Anchorage off Third Beach at Middletown, Rhode Island, on the west side of the entrance to the Sakonnet River, on sand and mud.

• Sheltered NW, W, SW, S, SE

Block Island Hotel

Anchorage off Old Harbor on the east side of Block Island, Rhode Island, an artificial harbour formed by two breakwaters.

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

Casey's Marina

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

Mackeral Cove Beach

Cove on the east side of the isthmus that links Beavertail to the main body of Conanicut Island, Jamestown, in Narragansett Bay.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina

Full-service marina on America's Cup Avenue in downtown Newport, Rhode Island, with the hotel of the same name on its quay.

Shelter Cove Marina

Marina at the eastern end of Ninigret Pond in Charlestown, Rhode Island, the largest salt pond in the state.

Watch Hill Boat Yard

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

Watch Hill Yacht Club

Yacht club managing around 72 moorings in Watch Hill Cove, on Little Narragansett Bay at Westerly, Rhode Island.

Newport

Anchorage and mooring field in Newport Harbour, Rhode Island, on the east side of the East Passage of Narragansett Bay, with a mud bottom.

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

Bristol Harbour

Mooring and anchorage off the town of Bristol on the east side of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, with fresh water available ashore.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Brenton Cove

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

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Newport Bay

Mooring and anchorage area in Newport Harbor, Rhode Island, around Goat Island near the entrance from Narragansett Bay.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Champlin's Marina

Large marina on the Great Salt Pond at Block Island, one of New England's main offshore yachting destinations.

Block island

Anchorage in the Great Salt Pond at New Harbor on Block Island, Rhode Island, on a sand bottom. It is one of the busiest harbours in the Northeast.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE

Dutch Harbor

Harbour on the west side of Conanicut Island at Jamestown, Rhode Island, between the island and Dutch Island in the West Passage of Narragansett Bay.

• Sheltered N, NE, W, E, S, SE

Hog Island

Mud-bottom anchorage off Hog Island, at the entrance to Bristol Harbour in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.

• Sheltered S

Oasis Marinas at East Greenwich

Marina in Greenwich Cove, a deep-water basin off Narragansett Bay at East Greenwich, Rhode Island.

Safe Harbor New England Boatworks

Boatyard and marina at the north end of Aquidneck Island, in Portsmouth on the East Passage of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.

Goddard Memorial State Park

Anchorage off Goddard Memorial State Park, on the shore of Greenwich Cove and Greenwich Bay at Warwick, Rhode Island.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Navy Sailing Center and Marina

Recreational marina on Coasters Harbor Island at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, reserved for the Navy community.

Point Judith Harbor Refuge

Anchorage inside the Point Judith Harbor of Refuge at Narragansett, Rhode Island, at the south-western tip of Narragansett Bay, on sand and mud.

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

Allen Harbor Marina

Sheltered marina off Quonset Point on the west side of Narragansett Bay, North Kingstown, Rhode Island.

Atlantic Marine

Small private marina on the Barrington River in Barrington, Rhode Island, beside the East Bay Bike Path.

Avondale Boat Yard

Full-service boatyard and marina on the Pawcatuck River at Avondale, Westerly, Rhode Island, near the Connecticut state line.

Barrington Yacht Club

Member yacht club on Tyler Point, on the Barrington River in Rhode Island, off upper Narragansett Bay.

Belle Vue Yachting Center

Full-service marina and boatyard on Point Judith Pond, off Gooseberry Road in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, part of Point Judith Marina.

Billington Cove Yacht Club

Gated dockominium community at the north end of Point Judith Pond in Wakefield, Rhode Island.

Borden Light Marina

Large full-service marina on the Taunton River at Fall River, Massachusetts, at the head of Narragansett Bay.

Bowen's Wharf Marina

Deep-water marina on Bowen's Wharf, a 1760s commercial wharf in the centre of Newport, Rhode Island.

Bristol Marine

Full-service boatyard and marina in the sheltered north-west corner of Bristol Harbor, on Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.