Best anchorages and harbours in Chesapeake Bay

Fairlee Creek

Well-protected creek on the upper Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, with a mud bottom and fresh water available.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Spa Creek end

Anchorage at the head of Spa Creek, off downtown Annapolis on the Severn River, Maryland.

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

Sterling Creek

Quiet creek off the Severn River, one of the four rivers feeding Mobjack Bay on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay, Virginia.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E

Great Wicomico River - Sandy Point

Anchorage off Sandy Point on the Great Wicomico River, a tidal tributary on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay in Virginia.

• Sheltered E, SW, S, SE

Mill Creek

Anchorage in Mill Creek off the Patuxent River at Solomons, Maryland, with mud holding.

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

Southwest Branch Back River

Anchorage on the Southwest Branch of the Back River, between Hampton and Poquoson in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. Mud bottom.

• Sheltered NE, W, E, SW, SE

Hunts Cove

Anchorage off the Piankatank River on Virginia's Middle Peninsula, with a mud bottom and good shelter from the northern sector.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW

Creek Sanctuary Solomon's

Anchorage in the creeks behind Solomons, off the Patuxent River in Maryland, with a mud bottom and good shelter from the north through to the south-east.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Tolchester

Anchorage off Tolchester Beach on the Eastern Shore of the upper Chesapeake Bay, in Maryland, with a sand and mud bottom.

• Sheltered NE, E, SE

Mill Creek

Anchorage on a creek off the Yeocomico River, a tidal tributary of the lower Potomac in the Northern Neck of Virginia.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, SW, S, SE

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

Swan Creek Marina Moorings

Mooring field on Swan Creek, off Rock Hall on the upper Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.

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

Harris Creek

Anchorage on Harris Creek at Hampton, Virginia, a side creek off the lower James River and Hampton Roads.

• Sheltered 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

Rock Hall

Anchorage off Rock Hall on the upper Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, mud bottom, with all-round shelter and fresh water available ashore.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SW, SE

Weston Creek

Anchorage on the East River off Mobjack Bay, Mathews County, Virginia. Mud bottom, sheltered among marsh.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, S, SE

Yellow Bank

US Navy recreation marina on Bayou Grande, at the north-east corner of Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Blue Bay

Anchorage on Aquia Creek off the Potomac River in northern Virginia, about 45 miles south of Washington.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, NW

Aberdeen Creek

Mooring on the South River near Edgewater, Maryland, close to Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay.

• Sheltered N, NE, SW, W, NW

First Sassafras Bend

Anchorage on the first bend of the Sassafras River above its mouth, upper Chesapeake Bay, with the marinas of Georgetown to the east.

• Sheltered W, E, SW, S, SE

Windmill

Anchorage in the cove behind Windmill Point on the Ware River, Mobjack Bay, Virginia, on a mud bottom.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, SW, S, SE

Fishing point

Anchorage at Fishing Point near Solomons on the Patuxent River, Maryland, mud bottom, sheltered from SW through SE.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE

Fishing Bay

Sheltered anchorage at the mouth of the Piankatank River, off Deltaville in Virginia, just south of the Rappahannock.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, W, NW

Mill Creek - past Leason Cove

Anchorage on Mill Creek at Solomons, off the Patuxent River in Maryland, beyond Leason Cove. Mud bottom.

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

North River

Anchorage on the North River, a tidal arm of Mobjack Bay off Chesapeake Bay, in Mathews County, Virginia.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, E

Breton Bay - East Anchorage

Anchorage in Breton Bay, a tributary off the Potomac River North near Leonardtown, Maryland. Mud bottom with good holding.

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

Price Cove

Anchorage in a cove off Smith Creek on the lower Potomac River, Maryland, with sand and mud holding.

• Sheltered NW, N, NE, W, E, SE

Howell Pt

Anchorage off Howell Point at the wide mouth of the Sassafras River, on the upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.

• Sheltered SW, S, SE