Best anchorages and harbours in Chesapeake Bay

Cedar point

Anchorage near Cedar Point on the Yeocomico River, a tidal tributary of the lower Potomac in the Northern Neck of Virginia.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE

The Slips

Private marina and club on the Yeocomico River in Kinsale, on Virginia's Northern Neck, about 8 NM upriver from the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay.

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

Acton Cove

Anchorage on Spa Creek in the Eastport neighbourhood of Annapolis, Maryland, sand bottom, sheltered from most directions but open to the east.

• Sheltered N, NE, S, SW, W, NW

Jackson Creek West

Protected anchorage in the western branch of Jackson Creek at Deltaville, Virginia, off the Piankatank River near Chesapeake Bay.

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

Tidewater Yacht Marina

Full-service marina in Crawford Bay, Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia, at Mile Marker 0 of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

Maryland Marina

Full-service marina of 360 berths on Frog Mortar Creek, off Middle River, in Baltimore County north-east of Baltimore.

Spa Creek

Municipal mooring field on Spa Creek at Annapolis, Maryland, between the city dock and the Spa Creek bridge.

• Paid
• Sheltered NW, N, W, 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

Redhouse Cove

Anchorage in a cove of the Magothy River by Gibson Island, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.

• Sheltered E, SE, S, SW, W, NW

Sarah Creek

Sheltered creek opening off the York River at Gloucester Point, Virginia, opposite Yorktown on the Chesapeake Bay.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, 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

Spring Cove Marina

Full-service marina of about 250 berths on Back Creek, a sheltered cove off the Patuxent River at Solomons, Maryland.

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

Mallard Point Anchorage

Anchorage on the Maryland Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay, near the mouth of the Chester River, set on a sand bottom with all-round shelter.

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

Zimmerman Marine

Full-service boatyard on the East River off Mobjack Bay, at Mathews County, Virginia.

Inner Worton Creek

Anchorage in the inner basin of Worton Creek on Maryland's Eastern Shore, about 1.5 miles inside the Chesapeake Bay north of Rock Hall.

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

Donovans Pier

Anchorage off the Donovans Pier shore on the South River, at Edgewater in Maryland, within the wider Chesapeake Bay.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

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

Worton Creek

Anchorage in Worton Creek, a sheltered tributary on the eastern shore of the upper Chesapeake Bay in Kent County, Maryland.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, 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

Zimmerman Mooring Ball

Mooring buoy on the East River off Mobjack Bay at Cardinal, Virginia, alongside the Zimmerman Marine yard.

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

Galloway Creek

Anchorage on the north shore of Middle River at Bowleys Quarters, upper Chesapeake Bay, about nine miles north of Baltimore.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E, SE

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

Thomas Creek

Creek anchorage off the East River in Mobjack Bay, Mathews County, Virginia, with a mud bottom and good holding.

• Sheltered W, SW, S

Harness Creek

Sheltered anchorage in Harness Creek off the South River, about 3 miles south-west of Annapolis, Maryland.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Washington D.C. the Wharf

Mooring field in the Washington Channel of the Potomac River, at The Wharf in Washington D.C.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

East River and Put In Creek

Anchorage in the East River, a tributary of Mobjack Bay in Mathews County, Virginia, with Put In Creek branching off at its head.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, S

Skipjack Cove

Anchorage in a sheltered cove off the Sassafras River near Georgetown, Maryland, about seven miles up from the river mouth.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E