Reviews: Clayton Harbor Municipal Marina

Reviews Summary

The reviews for Clayton Municipal Marina highlight a generally positive experience, with several key points emerging:

1. Facilities and Amenities: The marina features new floating docks, clean bathrooms, and decent shower facilities. There is a coin-operated washer and dryer available, but some reviews noted that the laundry facilities are limited. Wi-Fi is reported to be good, and there is a free pump-out service.

2. Location: The marina is conveniently located near the town of Clayton, making it easy to access restaurants, shops, and attractions like the Antique Boat Museum. Many reviewers appreciated the walkability to nearby amenities, including a grocery store.

3. Staff and Service: While staff members are described as friendly, some reviews mention that they are inexperienced and may require reminders for certain tasks. Communication from the staff is generally good, but there are concerns about security on the docks.

4. Environmental Conditions: The marina is exposed to wakes and winds, particularly from the northeast, which can affect the comfort of boaters. Some slips have issues with sea grass affecting water intake for air conditioning.

5. Overall Experience: Reviewers express a strong appreciation for the beauty of the area and the charm of Clayton itself. Many enjoyed their stay and mentioned they would return, particularly for the local attractions and the scenic environment.

In summary, Clayton Municipal Marina offers a pleasant stay with good facilities and a prime location, though some improvements in staff experience and dock security could enhance the overall experience.

Reviewed by: Mike Johnson , Paradise Found, on Aug 6, 2025
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 55'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 3

Staff were friendly but not always available. Clean docks, good 50amp power and water. Public has open access to the facility, wifi was decent, washrooms were clean. The town was very nice and close by. Restaurants were available to choose from. Grocery store was about a mile away. Good depth at t-heads but exposed to wakes and winds from the east. Grab the concrete wall docks if you can or go deep into the marina for protection from the wave action.

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Reviewed by: C W on Jun 16, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 45'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 5

Good communication. Close to town and walkable to grocery. Nice new docks with pump out.

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Reviewed by: Daniel Warthan on Aug 11, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 4

Abby the Harbormaster and her crew were great. Pumpout was on your own. Shower and bathroom facilities were good. My only issue was security on docks. The town was very walkable to anywhere you wanted to go.

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Reviewed by: Douglas Morrow , Ripple, on Jul 8, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 39'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 4

Very nice marina with new docks. Dock hands need some gentle reminders on what to do. Amy was helpful. One shower with a door and 2 toilets. The washer ($3) and dryer(25c for 15 minutes) is in the ladies room. Very close to restaurants, shopping and breweries. Wooden Ship Brewey has great pizza. Wooden Ship museum is walking distance too. The Clayton Tours are great way to see Boldt Castle. There is a transportation van called Chug Wagon, which is great.

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Reviewed by: Mark Dawes on May 1, 2023
LOA: 42'
Draft: 3.5'

Rating: 4

We stayed at the Clayton Municipal Marina 9/16-9/18, 2023. The area is drop dead gorgeous. The marina itself is new but basic: floating docks, power, water bathroom/showers/coin-op laundry. Small office building staffed with relatively inexperienced folks. But, this isn't a conventional full service marina with fuel and maintenance services ... it's a hotel for boaters.

What amplifies the stop is the quaint beauty of Clayton itself. Between Alexandria Bay and Clayton, Clayton is the prettier environment. The close accessibility of town and its pubs and shops makes the stay easy and the presence of the Antique Boat Museum make the stop memorable. Visitors can also access tour boats for a visit through the Thousand Islands sites.

We fell in love with the area.

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Reviewed by: Brian Wicks on Jul 13, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 27'
Draft: 2.0'

Rating: 3

Great location - score 4
Marina Services - score 3
They placed us in a slip with lots of sea grass which affected our water intake for AC
Facilities not well kept
Staff very young with little experience

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Reviewed by: Patricia And Steven Stanley , Calypso, on Jul 6, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 39'
Draft: 4.0'

Rating: 4

We arrived at Clayton Harbor Municipal Marina and were greeted by 3 staff members who handled our lines. This marina has nice floating docks, bathrooms/showers and one washer/drier in the Women's rest room. It is within short walking distance of restaurants. We walked to the Antique Boat Museum and had a great time.

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Reviewed by: Brian Chapin , Tug Life, on Jun 15, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 25'
Draft: 2.5'

Rating: 4

Great floating docks, free pumpout, excellent wi-fi, clean bathroom facilities and single coin operated washer/dryer in ladies bathroom. Recycling. Convenient location to downtown, restaurants and parks. Riverwalk Antique Boat Museum open daily 10 - 5 pm and plan for several hours to tour all the buildings. Local grocery 0.6 mi away. After you shop there, they will hold your purchases and deliver them to the marina free of charge. During our 4 day stay mid June, there were occasional wakes, but not any worse than other marinas. Seems to be a favorite with other Loopers!

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Reviewed by: Capt. Mac Rubel, Cruising Editor on Jul 19, 2021
LOA: 48'
Draft: 5.0'

Rating: 4

Really nice new floating docks plus seawall. Minimum six foot depth at the docks and extra wide slips. Really good staff, and located right at the edge of Downtown Clayton with nothing more than 6 blocks away from the Marina. Clean bathrooms. Excellent WiFi and excellent cell coverage for AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile. Dockwa reservations: 2.05 per foot, no discounts. Supermarket one mile distant.

Exposed to the Northeast and to a lot of wakes from boats passing by at speed. No on site laundry facilities. The marina is busy and noisy with "go fasts" on weekends.

Clayton is a great stop to go go ashore. Good dining, good activities, and an absolutely fantastic antique wooden boat museum which you must see.

Definitely will come back when we get the chance.

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Reviewed by: Otto Cuyler on Dec 2, 2016
LOA: 25'
Draft: 3.0'

Rating: 4

A beautiful new facility with excellent floating docks, showers and restrooms. Adjacent to 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel. A quick walk to town and the Clayton antique boat museum, arguably the world's best. $5 for 4 hours. I think they wanted 2.50/ft. even for a center console overnight. Nice local retired staff. Not protected from a northeast blow.

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