Great Loop Anchorages
How to use this anchorage page
Use these anchorage links as planning shortcuts, not as a substitute for current charts, weather, local notices, depth checks, or real-time judgment. Conditions change fast, and even popular overnight stops can become exposed, crowded, or unsuitable depending on wind, tide, current, and traffic.
What makes an anchorage worth bookmarking
- Protection that matches the actual forecast, not just the average reputation of the stop
- Enough room to swing safely without crowding neighbors or fixed hazards
- Useful positioning for a Great Loop leg, weather layover, or early departure the next morning
- Nearby dinghy access, shore access, fuel, groceries, or services when those matter
- Bottom, depth, and approach conditions you can verify with current charting and local knowledge
Anchoring reminder
Before staying the night, confirm holding, think through overnight wind shifts, and keep a backup stop in mind. If an anchorage feels marginal, crowded, or exposed, choosing a marina or alternate harbor is usually the smart seamanship move.
Popular anchorages (with GPS map links)
- Boot Key Harbor, Marathon FL · GPS map
- Little Shark River, Everglades FL · GPS map
- Pelican Bay, Cayo Costa FL · GPS map
- Biscayne Bay anchorages, FL · GPS map
- No Name Harbor, Key Biscayne FL · GPS map
- Wally’s Leg, Okeechobee route FL · GPS map
- Little Mud River, GA · GPS map
- Kilkenny Creek, GA · GPS map
- Skidaway Narrows, GA · GPS map
- Charleston Harbor anchorage, SC · GPS map
- Cape Fear River anchorage, NC · GPS map
- Belhaven anchorage, NC · GPS map
- Oriental anchorage, NC · GPS map
- Mile Hammock Bay, NC · GPS map
- Alligator River anchorage, NC · GPS map
- Coinjock area anchorage, NC · GPS map
- Hospital Point, Portsmouth VA · GPS map
- Deltaville anchorage, VA · GPS map
- Solomons Harbor, MD · GPS map
- Sassafras River, MD · GPS map
- Chesapeake City anchorage, MD · GPS map
- Cape May anchorage, NJ · GPS map
- Great Kills anchorage, NY · GPS map
- Hudson River anchorage zones, NY · GPS map
- Kingston Rondout anchorage, NY · GPS map
- Lake Champlain anchorages, NY/VT · GPS map
- Mackinac area anchorages, MI · GPS map
- North Channel coves, ON · GPS map
- Little Current anchorage, ON · GPS map
- Byng Inlet anchorage, ON · GPS map
- Georgian Bay outer anchorages, ON · GPS map
- Green Bay anchorages, WI · GPS map
- Door County anchorages, WI · GPS map
- Chicago outer anchorage, IL · GPS map
- Muskegon Lake anchorages, MI · GPS map
- Sandusky Bay anchorages, OH · GPS map
Important verification notice
Please verify all boat data, routes, bridge clearances, lock details, and waypoints before use. Mistakes can happen and information can become outdated. Always use current official charts, Notices to Mariners, and up-to-date navigation sources. If you find broken, outdated, or incorrect links/data, please report them so we can fix them.