Best anchorages and harbours in Chesapeake Bay
275 documented anchorages and harbours in Chesapeake Bay, ranked by boaters' ratings: shelter, seabed, services, photos and reviews, ready to open in the BoatMap app.
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1HarbourStevensville, United StatesBay Bridge Marina
5.0Full-service marina on Kent Island, just east of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge at Stevensville, Maryland.
2HarbourCape Charles, United StatesCape Charles Yacht Center
5.0Deep-water marina on Virginia's Eastern Shore, inside the dredged Cape Charles harbour at the southern tip of the Delmarva peninsula, on the bayside of the Chesapeake.
3HarbourGeorgetown, United StatesGeorgetown Yacht Basin
5.0Full-service marina on the Sassafras River at Georgetown, on Maryland's upper Chesapeake Bay, with around 300 berths and a large boatyard.
- 4HarbourShady Side, United States
Hartge Yacht Harbor
5.0Family-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.
- 5HarbourOnancock, United States
Onancock Wharf & Marina
5.0Town marina at the head of Onancock Creek, about four miles up from the Chesapeake Bay, on Virginia's Eastern Shore.
6HarbourSolomons, United StatesSafe Harbor Zahnisers
5.0Full-service marina and boatyard on Back Creek at Solomons, on the Patuxent River near its mouth on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.
7HarbourChesapeake City, United StatesSchaefers restaurant & Canal bar
5.0Transit marina on the north bank of the C&D Canal at Chesapeake City, Maryland, on the Intracoastal Waterway between Delaware Bay and Chesapeake Bay.
8HarbourUnited StatesSpring Cove Marina
5.0Full-service marina of about 250 berths on Back Creek, a sheltered cove off the Patuxent River at Solomons, Maryland.
- 9HarbourPort Haywood, United States
Zimmerman Marine
5.0Full-service boatyard on the East River off Mobjack Bay, at Mathews County, Virginia.
10HarbourUnited StatesHaven Harbor South
4.8Full-service marina in a sheltered cove of Rock Hall Harbor, on the upper Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.
- 11HarbourTracys Landing, United States
Herrington Harbour North
4.8Full-service marina resort on Herring Bay, western shore of Chesapeake Bay, at Tracys Landing in Maryland.
12HarbourAnnapolis, United StatesPort Annapolis
4.8Full-service marina and boatyard of over 250 berths on Back Creek, in the Eastport district of Annapolis, Maryland.
- 13HarbourKinsale, United States
The Slips
4.8Private marina and club on the Yeocomico River in Kinsale, on Virginia's Northern Neck, about 8 NM upriver from the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay.
- 14HarbourColonial Beach, United States
The Boathouse Marina
4.7Full-service marina on Monroe Bay at Colonial Beach, Virginia, on the Potomac River in the Northern Neck.
15HarbourPortsmouth, United StatesTidewater Yacht Marina
4.7Full-service marina in Crawford Bay, Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia, at Mile Marker 0 of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.
16HarbourAnnapolis, United StatesChesapeake Harbour Marina
4.6Resort marina of 215 berths in a sheltered basin near the mouth of the Severn River, Annapolis.
- 17HarbourMiddle River, United States
Maryland Marina
4.6Full-service marina of 360 berths on Frog Mortar Creek, off Middle River, in Baltimore County north-east of Baltimore.
18HarbourNorfolk, United StatesWaterside Marina
4.5Marina in downtown Norfolk, Virginia, on the Elizabeth River at Mile Marker 0 of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.
- 19HarbourNorth, United States
Mobjack Bay Marina
4.4Full-service marina on Green Mansion Cove off the North River, in Mobjack Bay on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay, Virginia.
- 20HarbourPortsmouth, United States
Ocean Yacht Marina
4.4Marina in Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia, on the Elizabeth River about half a mile south of Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Mile Marker 0.
- 21HarbourNorfolk, United States
Rebel Marine Service
4.3Family-run marina and boatyard on Willoughby Bay in Norfolk, Virginia, operating since 1974.
22HarbourUnited StatesRegent Point Marina
4.3Marina and boatyard on Locklies Creek, off the Rappahannock River in the lower Chesapeake Bay, at Topping, Virginia.
23HarbourBaltimore, United StatesAnchorage Marina
4.2Large marina on the Canton waterfront of Baltimore, on the north shore of the Patapsco River.
24HarbourNorfolk, United StatesCobb's Marina
4.2Family-run marina and working boatyard on Little Creek, Norfolk, near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay in Virginia.
- 25HarbourTracys Landing, United States
Herrington Harbor South
4.2Resort marina of more than 600 berths on Herring Bay, on the western shore of the middle Chesapeake.
- 26HarbourParole, United States
Liberty Marina
4.2Marina on the South River near Edgewater, Maryland, a short run from the Chesapeake Bay and close to Annapolis.
- 27HarbourWynne, United States
Point Lookout Marina
4.2Full-service marina on Smith Creek in Ridge, Maryland, about 7 nautical miles up the Potomac from the Chesapeake Bay.
28HarbourAnnapolis, United StatesSouth Annapolis Yacht Centre
4.2Destination marina on Spa Creek in the Eastport district of Annapolis, Maryland, with 74 annual and transient berths.
- 29HarbourUnited States
Salt Pond
4.1Sheltered inlet on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay at Hampton, Virginia, about 4 miles north-east of the city.
30HarbourSolomons, United StatesCalvert Marina Solomons
4.0Large marina and boatyard on a 123-acre site at Dowell on Back Creek, Solomons, on the Patuxent River in Maryland.