Harbours and anchorages near St. Michaels

Backcreek Anchorage

Anchorage on Back Creek, on the eastern side of Annapolis, Maryland, off the Chesapeake Bay.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Cambridge roadstead

Open roadstead anchorage on the Choptank River off Cambridge, Maryland, near the mouth of Cambridge Creek.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Selby Bay

Anchorage off the South River on the Chesapeake Bay, about 5 miles south of Annapolis in Maryland. Mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW

Sellman Creek

Anchorage in Sellman Creek, a tidal creek of the Rhode River in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Whitehall

Anchorage in Whitehall Bay, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay about 7.5 miles east of Annapolis, Maryland.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Trippe Creek

Anchorage in Trippe Creek off the Tred Avon River near Oxford, on Maryland's Eastern Shore, on a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Claiborne

Open anchorage off the village of Claiborne, on the point dividing Eastern Bay from the Miles River in Talbot County, Maryland.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W

South Creek

Anchorage at the mouth of South Creek on the West River near Galesville, Maryland, with a mud bottom and shelter on all sides.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Backway to St. Michael

Anchorage in the Miles River off St. Michaels, Maryland, on the Chesapeake Eastern Shore. Sand and mud bottom, sheltered from most directions.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Bay Bridge Marina

Full-service marina on Kent Island, just east of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge at Stevensville, Maryland.

Hartge Yacht Harbor

Family-run marina and boatyard on the West River off Chesapeake Bay, in Galesville, Maryland. Around 270 berths plus mooring buoys in a well-sheltered harbour.

Port Annapolis

Full-service marina and boatyard of over 250 berths on Back Creek, in the Eastport district of Annapolis, Maryland.

Herrington Harbor South

Resort marina of more than 600 berths on Herring Bay, on the western shore of the middle Chesapeake.

Chesapeake Harbour Marina

Resort marina of 215 berths in a sheltered basin near the mouth of the Severn River, Annapolis.

Herrington Harbour North

Full-service marina resort on Herring Bay, western shore of Chesapeake Bay, at Tracys Landing in Maryland.

St Michaels

Anchorage off St Michaels on the Miles River, Maryland Eastern Shore, mud bottom, sheltered from W through SE.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Oxford

Anchorage off the town of Oxford on Maryland's Eastern Shore, where the Tred Avon River meets the Choptank in Talbot County.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Tide Mill Cove

Anchorage in St. Michaels harbour off the Miles River, on the Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SW, W, NW

Bruffs Island Anchorage

Anchorage off Bruffs Island where the Wye River splits around Wye Island, on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Rod N Reel Marina

Resort marina at Chesapeake Beach on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, 25 nm south of Annapolis.

Town Creek

Anchorage in Town Creek at Oxford, a tributary of the Tred Avon River on Maryland's Eastern Shore, with a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, SW, S, SE

Cambridge Yacht Basin

Municipal marina on the Choptank River near the mouth of Cambridge Creek, in downtown Cambridge, Maryland.

St. Michaels Marina

Transient marina on the town side of St. Michaels harbour, on the Miles River off Maryland's Eastern Shore.

Higgins Yacht Yard

Working boatyard, marina, and waterfront inn on St Michaels harbour, Maryland's eastern shore.

CBMM Members Marina

Members-only marina of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, in the historic district of St Michaels harbour, Maryland.

Miles River Yacht Club

Private yacht club on Long Haul Creek off the Miles River, near St Michaels on Maryland's eastern shore.

Safe Harbor Oxford

Marina inside Town Creek off the Tred Avon River at Oxford, Maryland, on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay.

Tilghman Island Marina

Full-service marina at Tilghman Island on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay, near the Knapp's Narrows entrance off the Choptank River in Maryland.

Campbell's Boatyards

Family-run boatyard and marina on Town Creek at Oxford, off the Tred Avon River in Talbot County, Maryland.

Queen Anne Marina

Full-service marina on Price's Creek, Kent Island, on the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.