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Harbors across Southern New England where anchoring is free — no mooring or dockage charge. Holding, wind protection by direction and depth on every one, so you know which free spots are actually worth the night.

41 harbors
Free to anchor

Apponagansett Bay — Padanaram

South Dartmouth, Massachusetts
GoodAnchor + mooringsModerate
Free to anchor

Bristol Harbor

Bristol, Rhode Island
GoodAnchor + mooringsModerate
Free to anchor

Captain Islands — Greenwich

Greenwich, Connecticut
GoodAnchorageQuiet
Free to anchor

Clinton Harbor

Clinton, Connecticut
GoodAnchor + mooringsBusy
Free to anchor

Coecles Harbor — Shelter Island

Shelter Island, New York
ExcellentAnchorageQuiet
Free to anchor

Cuttyhunk Pond

Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts
ExcellentAnchor + mooringsBusy
Free to anchor

Dering Harbor — Shelter Island

Shelter Island, New York
GoodMooring fieldModerate
Free to anchor

Duck Island Roads — Westbrook

Westbrook, Connecticut
GoodAnchorageQuiet
Free to anchor

Dutch Harbor

Jamestown, Rhode Island
FairMooring fieldQuiet
Free to anchor

Edgartown Harbor

Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
FairAnchor + mooringsBusy
Free to anchor

Essex — Connecticut River

Connecticut River, Connecticut
GoodAnchor + mooringsModerate
Free to anchor

Great Salt Pond (New Harbor)

Block Island, Rhode Island
ExcellentAnchor + mooringsBusy
Free to anchor

Greenwich Cove — East Greenwich

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
GoodAnchor + mooringsBusy
Free to anchor

Hadley Harbor — Naushon Island

Elizabeth Islands, Massachusetts
ExcellentAnchorageModerate
Free to anchor

Hamburg Cove — Connecticut River

Connecticut River, Connecticut
ExcellentAnchor + mooringsModerate
Free to anchor

Lake Montauk

Montauk, New York
GoodAnchor + mooringsBusy
Free to anchor

Lake Tashmoo

Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
GoodAnchor + mooringsQuiet
Free to anchor

Manhasset Bay — Port Washington

Port Washington, New York
GoodAnchor + mooringsBusy
Free to anchor

Mattapoisett Harbor

Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
GoodAnchor + mooringsModerate
Free to anchor

Milford Harbor

Milford, Connecticut
FairMooring fieldModerate
Free to anchor

Nantucket Harbor

Nantucket, Massachusetts
GoodAnchor + mooringsBusy
Free to anchor

Newport Harbor — Brenton Cove

Newport, Rhode Island
GoodAnchor + mooringsBusy
Free to anchor

Norwalk Islands — Sheffield Harbor

Norwalk Islands, Connecticut
GoodAnchor + mooringsModerate
Free to anchor

Onset Harbor

Wareham, Massachusetts
GoodAnchor + mooringsModerate
Free to anchor

Orient Harbor

Orient, New York
GoodAnchor + mooringsQuiet
Free to anchor

Oyster Bay Harbor

Oyster Bay, New York
GoodAnchor + mooringsModerate
Free to anchor

Point Judith Pond

Narragansett, Rhode Island
FairAnchorageBusy
Free to anchor

Port Jefferson Harbor

Port Jefferson, New York
ExcellentAnchor + mooringsBusy
Free to anchor

Potter Cove — Conanicut Island

Jamestown, Rhode Island
GoodAnchorageModerate
Free to anchor

Quissett Harbor

Falmouth, Massachusetts
GoodMooring fieldQuiet
Free to anchor

Red Brook Harbor — Pocasset

Bourne, Massachusetts
GoodAnchor + mooringsQuiet
Free to anchor

Sag Harbor

Sag Harbor, New York
GoodAnchor + mooringsBusy
Free to anchor

Sippican Harbor — Marion

Marion, Massachusetts
GoodMooring fieldQuiet
Free to anchor

Stonington Harbor

Stonington, Connecticut
GoodAnchor + mooringsModerate
Free to anchor

Thimble Islands — Stony Creek

Branford, Connecticut
FairAnchorageBusy
Free to anchor

Three Mile Harbor — East Hampton

East Hampton, New York
GoodAnchor + mooringsModerate
Free to anchor

Vineyard Haven Harbor

Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
GoodAnchor + mooringsBusy
Free to anchor

Watch Hill Cove

Watch Hill, Rhode Island
FairMooring fieldBusy
Free to anchor

West Falmouth Harbor

Falmouth, Massachusetts
GoodMooring fieldQuiet
Free to anchor

West Harbor — Fishers Island

Fishers Island, New York
GoodAnchor + mooringsQuiet
Free to anchor

Wickford Harbor

North Kingstown, Rhode Island
GoodAnchor + mooringsQuiet