Yeopim Creek/Yeopim River Anchorage Lat/Lon: 36 05.564 North/076 25.080 West Location: lies north of Abemarle Plantation Marina, and south of the twin, charted 4-foot soundings Depth: 4 1/2 feet Navigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this Anchorage Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet Foul Weather Shelter: Very good, unless strong southern winds are the offing
Middleton Creek/Yeopim River Anchorage Lat/Lon: 36 05.101 North/076 29.435 West Location: found on the waters of Middleton Creek just north of a split in this stream’ Middleton Creek flows generally south from the western tip of Yeopim River Minimum Depth: 5 feet if and only if you can keep to the unmarked channel Navigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this Anchorage Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet Foul Weather Shelter: Excellent, a wonderful foul weather hidey hole
Pembroke Creek/Edenton Downstream Anchorage Lat/Lon: 36 03.436 North/076 37.139 West Location: on the waters of Pembroke Creek west and north of marker #4 Depth: 4 1/2 feet Navigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this Anchorage Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet Foul Weather Shelter: Good, but somewhat open to eastern winds Dinghy Dock Access: Dinks can be moored in the breakwater enclosed Edenton City Marina Docks at a set of public launching ramps. Nearby Provisioning: Edenton’s downtown/historic district lies within easy walking distance of the dinghy landing specified above. Unfortunately, neither a grocery nor convenience store is found within walking distance. Pet Friendly: pets can be landed and walked in a public park immediately behind the launching ramps detailed above
Salmon Creek/Chowan River Anchorage Lat/Lon: 36 00.454 North/076 42.105 West Location: Salmon Creek lies well southwest of Chowan River’s marker #CR; be sure to anchor east and northeast of Salmon Creek’s second south-side entrance point Depth: 6 feet Navigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this Anchorage Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 42 feet Foul Weather Shelter: Fair, wide open to northern and northeasterly winds
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Buzz Savage- October 23, 2012 - 10:12 pm
We anchored here last night with two other boats ( two 42 foot trawlers and a 39 foot sailboat). Depths got very shallow well before the Sage plant, Don’t go too far past the old decrepit tour boat moored at a dock on the northern shore. We saw three nearly submerged piles towards the southern shore as we came into the creek entrance so stay in the center. As mentioned by others, the dinghy ride up the creek is marvelous. Fall is a nice time to visit Salmon Creek. Buzz Savage
Alligator River/Deep Point Anchorage Lat/Lon: 36 14.432 North/076 43.795 West Location: Keel Creek lies north, northwest of Chowan River’s marker #7 Depth: 5 feet (but entrance to Keel Creek is surrounded by numerous snags and stakes) Navigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this Anchorage Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet Foul Weather Shelter: Excellent
Holiday Island/Chowan River Anchorage Lat/Lon: 36 17.313 North/076 40.842 West Location: anchorage lies east of Holiday Island, north of Chowan River’s marker #12 Depth: 10 feet Navigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this Anchorage Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 55 feet Foul Weather Shelter: Fair, but wide open to southern, northern and northwestern winds Dinghy Dock Access: there is a raised platform camping area on Holiday Island, which has a small dock along the isle’s easterly banks. IF UNOCCUPIED, cruisers may be able to land a dinghy here briefly Pet Friendly: IF UNOCCUPIED pets can be walked on the Holiday Island raised camping site, but do NOT allow your pet to leave the raised platform
Bennetts Creek/Chowan River Anchorage Lat/Lon: 36 19.125 North/076 42.359 West Location: Bennetts Creek lies north of Chowan River marker #13 Depth: 6 feet Navigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this Anchorage Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet Foul Weather Shelter: Excellent, about as good as it gets
Island/Roanoke River Anchorage Statute Mile: 102 Lat/Lon: 35 52.095 North/076 46.883 West Location: anchorage will be discovered on the channel which passes north of the island that bisects Roanoke River, upstream of Plymouth Depth: 6 feet Navigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this Anchorage Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 34 feet Foul Weather Shelter: Very good Dinghy Dock Access: a long dinghy ride first to the east and then northeast on Roanoke River can bring you to a set of shallow, public docks behind the Port O’ Plymouth Museum (at the northern end of the town waterfront). Here you can tie up your dinghy and easily walk to the downtown historic/business district. You can dine at the Garden Spot Cafe (124 W. Water St., 252) 793-3600) and take a historic walking tour Nearby Provisioning: Unfortunately, for real provisioning, you will have to hike a mile to the south, to Highway 64, where you will find super markets and drug stores Pet Friendly:pets can be walked in a public park behind the dinghy docks described above
Middle River/Roanoke River Anchorage Lat/Lon: 35 53.492 North/076 45.171 West Location: lies on the centerline of Middle River, southwest of the small, charted island which bisects this stream Depth: 7 feet – to access this anchorage your vessel must be able to clear a 16-foot fixed bridge Navigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this Anchorage Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet Foul Weather Shelter: Excellent shelter from foul weather
Cove/Scuppernong River Anchorage Lat/Lon: 35 55.647 North/076 18.579 West Location: on the interior waters of the large cove indenting the southwestern banks of Scuppernong River, between markers #3 and #4 Depth: 6 feet Navigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this Anchorage Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feet Foul Weather Shelter: Good, but somewhat open to fresh northern and northeastern winds
Point/Scuppernong River Anchorage Lat/Lon: 35 55.794 North/076 17.745 West Location: on the waters west of the point of land, west of marker #4 Depth: 7 feet Navigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this Anchorage Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 60 feet Foul Weather Shelter: Good, but somewhat open to western winds, and wide open to fresh northwesterly breezes
Eastern Shore/Scuppernong River Anchorage Lat/Lon: 35 55.642 North/076 16.701 West Location: some 100 yards off the Scuppernong River’s eastern banks, northeast of marker #5 Depth: 5 to 6 feet Navigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this Anchorage Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 60 feet Foul Weather Shelter: Good, except open to western and particularly northwestern winds
South Shore/Scuppernong River Anchorage Lat/Lon: 35 55.190 North/076 16.859 West Location: anchorage will be found southwest of marker #7, and west of the entrance to Cypress Cove Marina Depth: 5 feet, if and only if you anchor well north and northwest of the cove’s southern banks Navigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this Anchorage Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet Foul Weather Shelter: Very good, though particularly strong northern winds might be a problem Dinghy Dock Access: dinghies can be landed at a public launching ramp complex on the upstream end of a man-made canal, making into the river’s southern banks, south of #7. This stream also provides access to Cypress Cove Marina. To access the launching ramps, bypass the entrance to the marina dockage basin, which will open out east of the canal. Continue straight ahead to the ramps. Nearby Provisioning: deli/small convenience store within walking distance on Highway 64, several blocks to the south and west Pet Friendly: pets can be walked around the public launching craft area, described above
Upstream Scuppernong River Anchorage Lat/Lon: 35 55.445 North/076 15.632 West Location: lies northeast of marker #10 Depth: 8 feet Navigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this Anchorage Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 48 feet Foul Weather Shelter: Good, but wide open to northwesterly winds Dinghy Dock Access: cruisers can land their dinghies at the Columbia City docks, guarding the stream’s eastern banks, just short of the charted, fixed bridge. Nearby Provisioning: the downtown business district, with several restaurants and a locally produced wine shop are within easy walking distance of the town docks. It is a 4 block walk to the nearest convenience store, and a very long walk to local Food Lion supermarket lying east of downtown Columbia on Highway 64 Pet Friendly: pets can be taken ashore at a small, public park just behind the town docks described above
Manteo/Doughs Creek Anchorage Lat/Lon: 35 54.537 North/075 40.070 West Location: east of cottage/screw pile lighthouse monument, and well northwest of Shallowbag Bay Channel marker #10 Depth: 5 to 6 feet Navigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this Anchorage Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feet Foul Weather Shelter: Fair, open to southern and southeastern winds Dinghy Dock Access: you can easily dinghy ashore at the free, “gazebo city dock” just north of this anchorage Nearby Provisioning: “The Stockade” well stocked convenience store within walking distance of the free city dock; local taxi service necessary to access supermarkets on Highway 64 Pet Friendly: pets can be taken ashore and walked on a narrow strip of grass behind and upstream of the free dock, and stretching to Manteo Waterfront Marina
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Chase- June 15, 2012 - 10:15 pm
The Doughs Creek anchorage is a great spot for a NE blow. It blew 20-25 kts over the past two days and there is little fetch and holding is good. My Crealock 34 is riding to a 35 lb CQR and a 33 lb Bruce, but the Bruce is probably not necessary. The dock is a short ride in the dink and everything you could need is at your feet, including the outer banks. It is mid-June, and the beaches are closed to swimming, it is a heck of a nor’ easter for this time of year. Old House channel was a piece of cake but knowing the marking convention ahead of time, prevented confusion. I draw 4.5′ but have no depthsounder and regret I have no report on depths. Surprisingly few cruising vessels here, I guess it is well off the ICW. I’m really enjoying my stay here in Manteo before heading to the Chesapeake. Chase
Ocracoke/Silver Lake Harbor Anchorage Lat/Lon: 35 06.774 North/075 59.056 West Location: in the heart of Ocracoke Island’s Silver Lake Harbor, east of markers #7 and #8 Depth: 8 feet Navigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this Anchorage Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 55 feet Foul Weather Shelter: Excellent, good harbor for any weather short of a hurricane Dinghy Dock Access: the long popular dinghy dock at the National Park Service docks was destroyed by a hurricane and has not been replaced. Agile crews can climb up from their dinghy via an “emergency ladder.” It’s better to tray and find a spot to temporarily tie up your dink at the nearby (now closed) Community Store, or one of the lightly used inn docks Nearby Provisioning: sadly, nearby historic Ocracoke “Community Store” is now closed, fresh seafood can be purchased within walking distance at the Ocracoke Seafood co-op store located on the harbor’s stores Pet Friendly: the only way to gets pets ashore now is being lucky enough to find a spot to tie up your dinghy at the old Community Store or one of the inn docks. Once ashore, there are plenty of places to walk your pooch or “meow.”
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Dan Greenberg- August 14, 2015 - 11:02 am
Just thought I’d update this. The park service has a very nice floating dock right by the ferry terminal, but if you stay more than three hours you have to pay. They call it their small boat dock rather than a dinghy dock. There is a labeled dinghy dock in front of the grocery store in the square, but there is only one small cleat on it and it is used to secure the bow line of a powerboat in the slip next door. In front of the visitors’ room in the Square, however, there is a very narrow, small dock wedged in next to the fishermen’s exhibit that is in very shallow water. Two kayaks are on a stand in front of it. I’ve asked around and no one knows who it belongs to; and I have parked my dinghy there for two days in the shallow part with a note displayed asking anyone concerned to call me if I am required to move. No calls yet so I think this is probably a pretty good place to park a dink.
Have been advised that the dinghy dock is back in operation at the Park Service docks, between those docks and the ferries in its old location. Great news!
We made our annual trip to Ocracoke this past weekend and anchored in Silver Lake. Silver Lake has great holding, 10-foot depths and can hold a good 20 boats. The water is a good clarity enough so I could clean the hull and running gear, but still gets some sediment from the ferry traffic. Last year, you could get free wifi in Silver Lake, but this year no longer. There is a “Silver Lake Harbor” site broadcasting, but it is password-protected, with no opportunity to access – free, paid, or otherwise. This was disappointing, but that’s life. 3G still works. Someone is missing the boat (pun intended) by not having a free log-on through an ad-sponsored portal. Ben Matthews
Have been here several times. Most recently the Saturday after Hurricane Earl. Silver Lake is very nice and relaxing. Nice to just bring the boat in and tinker. Cannot beat the view. Ocracoke is in a whole other pace and time zone. Very slow and nice. It’s especially nice after high season is done.
Juniper Bay/Pamlico Sound Anchorage Lat/Lon: 35 22.727 North/076 15.282 West Location: anchorage lies north, northwest of Juiniper Bay’s marker #6; Juniper Bay cuts the northern shores of southwestern Pamlico Sound east of Great Island Narrows, and north, northwest of marker #2 Depth: 5 feet if and only if you can keep to the sparsely marked channel Navigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this Anchorage Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 42 feet Foul Weather Shelter: Very Good, only strong southern or southwesterly winds might be a problem
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steve young- November 27, 2010 - 11:43 am
We spent a few days anchored here in May of 2010. It is pretty remote which we liked. Some crab pots to negotiate but good holding. Had no trouble at all navigating to the anchorage. A good jumping off place for a quick trip over to Ocracoke. Steve on S/V Cross Roads
Northern Rose Bay Anchorage Lat/Lon: 35 26.933 North/076 24.997 West Location: anchorage lies northeast of Rose Bay’s marker #6; Rose Bay indents the northern shores of southwestern Pamlico Sound, west of Swanquarter and Swanquarter Bay Depth: 4 1/2 feet Navigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this Anchorage Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 36 feet Foul Weather Shelter: Good in all but strong southwesterly winds
Southern Deep Bay Anchorage Lat/Lon: 35 21.902 North/076 22.442 West Location: anchorage is found along the southern shores of Deep Bay, southeast of marker #1; Deep Bay runs southeast from the southerly reaches of Rose Bay, which is itself west of Swanquarter and Swanquarter Bay Depth: 6 feet (if entry from Rose Bay is used) Navigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this Anchorage Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 48 feet Foul Weather Shelter: Fair, well sheltered from southern, southwestern and southeastern winds, but wide open to northwesterly breezes and somewhat open to northern winds
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