Anchorage Reviews

Port Washington, NY Mooring Field

Location: Port Washington, NY Mooring Field (#13)

Duration: Saturday Afternoon, 7/5/25 – Monday Morning, 7/7/25

Reason: Planned Anchorage Stop

Pros: Anchorage Option, Boatside Pump Out (Thursday – Sunday, 9AM – 3PM), Complimentary Water Taxi, Location, Manhasset Bay Views, Mooring Ball Condition, Mooring Ball Cost $35/Nightly, Near Channel, No Wake Zone, Protected, Shore Retailers (Grocery, Liquor, Restaurants, TJ Max & West Marine), Space Between Mooring Balls, View, Well Maintained & Water Depth

Cons: Boat Traffic, First Come, Limited Mooring Balls (20) & North Hempstead Town Dock Water Depth (Pump Out & Water)

Stay Again: Yes

Special Comments:

  • Call Town Dock’s contact number 516-767-1691 or 516-767-4622 with your Mooring Ball number and current rates/policies.
  • Complimentary first night Mooring Ball is no longer offered.
  • Hail Water Taxi on VHF Channel 9.
  • Mooring Balls are yellow and blue.
  • Mooring Ball includes the Water Taxi fee ($8/PP/Roundtrip).
  • Rail service to Manhattan, NY is less than an hour.
  • Town Dock offers complimentary pump out, trash disposal and water.
  • We enjoyed our stay so much that we returned on way back to our home port, Wednesday, 7/23/25 – Friday, 7/25/25 Mooring Ball #14.

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