Best anchorages and harbours in Chesapeake Bay

Spring Cove Marina

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

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

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

Town creek

Sheltered creek anchorage off Solomons Island, at the mouth of the Patuxent River in Maryland.

• Sheltered NW, NE, W, E, S

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

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

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

Zimmerman Marine

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

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

Haven Harbor South

Full-service marina in a sheltered cove of Rock Hall Harbor, on the upper Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.

Herrington Harbour North

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

Port Annapolis

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

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

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

The Boathouse Marina

Full-service marina on Monroe Bay at Colonial Beach, Virginia, on the Potomac River in the Northern Neck.

Tidewater Yacht Marina

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

Chesapeake Harbour Marina

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

Maryland Marina

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

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

Back Creek, Solomons Island

Anchorage in Back Creek at Solomons Island, Maryland, the inlet off the Patuxent River where most of the town's marinas lie.

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

Baltimore

Anchorage on the Patapsco River off the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, Maryland, on the north-western Chesapeake Bay.

• Sheltered N, NE, E, NW

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

Waterside Marina

Marina in downtown Norfolk, Virginia, on the Elizabeth River at Mile Marker 0 of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

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

Mobjack Bay Marina

Full-service marina on Green Mansion Cove off the North River, in Mobjack Bay on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay, Virginia.

Ocean Yacht Marina

Marina in Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia, on the Elizabeth River about half a mile south of Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Mile Marker 0.

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

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

Sheltered creek off the Patuxent River at Solomons, in Calvert County, Maryland, a much used anchorage on the lower Chesapeake.

• Sheltered NW, N, W, E, SW, S, SE