Anchorage · Visited September 1, 2026

Haverstraw Harbor

Our impressions and services

Overall impression: Poor
Shore access: Poor
Dinghy access: Poor
Shelter at anchor: Excellent
Beauty of the place: Good
Waste and recycling: Unavailable

Our experience

The place could be considered beautiful. There’s a park along the Hudson on one side and the city on the other… but there’s also a factory discharging water into the bay. And since there was no dinghy access available during our visit, we felt a little trapped there.

Haverstraw Harbor is an anchorage that is difficult to access, especially at low tide. We had to wait for high tide to be able to enter. Once inside, the place is well protected.

Access to shore, however, proved to be very limited. All the access points we found were closed. A private yacht club and a restaurant are nearby, but both are reserved for their members and refused us access.

We finally found a small kayak dock located in a private residence, which allowed us to go ashore.

For a visiting boat, the combination of difficult access and limited opportunities to go ashore makes the place less convenient despite the good protection offered by the anchorage.