Best anchorages and harbours in Chesapeake Bay

Browns Cove

Anchorage in a cove off Mill Creek on the Magothy River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, south of the Patapsco.

• Sheltered NW, W, E, SW, S, SE

Bush River Yacht Club

Members' yacht club on the Bush River at Abingdon, Maryland, on the upper Chesapeake Bay. Founded in 1939, with about 148 slips.

Buzzard's Point Marina

Family-run marina of 65 berths on Cockrells Creek at Reedville, off the western shore of Chesapeake Bay in Virginia.

Campbell's Boatyards

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

Cape St. Mary's Marina

Marina on Cat Creek off the Patuxent River near Mechanicsville, Maryland, with about 100 berths for boats up to 100 feet.

Capital Cove Marina

Military marina on the Potomac River at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, southwest Washington, DC.

Capital Yacht Club

Private yacht club on the north end of the Washington Channel at The Wharf, Washington DC, just south of the 14th Street Bridge.

Captain Lee's Marina

Marina on the east bank of the Susquehanna River at Perry Point, Perryville, Maryland, near the head of Chesapeake Bay.

Casa Rio Marina

Marina and boatyard on Cadle Creek, a sheltered creek off the West River near Edgewater, Maryland, with quick access to Chesapeake Bay.

Castle Harbor Marina

Large marina in a sheltered basin off the Chester River, on the north side of Kent Island near Chester, Maryland.

Cather Marine

Full-service marina and boatyard with 70 berths on St Patrick's Creek, near Coltons Point on the lower Potomac River, Maryland.

CBMM Members Marina

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

Cedar Point Marina

Marina and boat dealership on the south side of Kent Narrows in Grasonville, Maryland, off Eastern Bay.

Charlestown Marina

Full-service marina on the west bank of the North East River at Charlestown, Maryland, the closest gateway to the upper Chesapeake Bay for the tri-state area.

Chesapeake Boat Basin

Family-run marina on Indian Creek off Fleets Bay, near Kilmarnock in Virginia's Northern Neck, 1.5 miles from the Chesapeake Bay.

Chesapeake Yachting Center

Full-service marina at Middle River on the upper Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, with around 325 wet berths and enclosed dry rack storage for more than 200 boats.

Chestertown Marina

Municipal marina at the head of navigation on the Chester River, at the foot of historic Chestertown, Maryland.

City of Alexandria Marina

Municipal marina on the Potomac River in the heart of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, behind the Torpedo Factory.

Coltons Point Marina

Family-run marina in St. Mary's County, southern Maryland, just off the Potomac River near the mouth of St. Clement's Bay.

Coltons Point Marina

Family-run marina near the mouth of the Wicomico River at Coltons Point, St. Mary's County, Maryland, minutes off the Potomac River.

Columbia Island Marina

Marina on the Pentagon Lagoon, on the Virginia side of the Potomac River, about a mile and a half north of Reagan National Airport.

Combs Creek Marina

Small marina with 35 berths on Combs Creek, off Breton Bay and the Potomac River near Leonardtown, Maryland.

Compass Marina

Small marina at the mouth of the East River in the village of Mobjack, Mathews County, Virginia.

Corinthian Yacht Club

Private club marina on Smith Creek near Point Lookout, in the lower Potomac, Maryland, with quick access to the Chesapeake Bay.

Crown Pointe Marina

Full-service marina of about 200 slips on the Perrin River, near the mouth of the York River in Gloucester County, Virginia.

CSI Marina

Small wet-berth marina on Back Creek in Eastport, Annapolis, on the Chesapeake Bay.

Customs House Marina

Marina on the Hampton River at downtown Hampton, Virginia, set inside the Chesapeake Bay near the mouth of Hampton Roads.

Cypress Marine

Full-service boatyard and 40-berth marina on Cypress Creek, off the Magothy River at Severna Park, Maryland.

Dahlgren Yacht Club

Volunteer-run yacht club on Upper Machodoc Creek, inside the Naval Support Facility at Dahlgren, Virginia.

Washington Sailing Marina

Large sailing marina on Daingerfield Island, on the Potomac River in Alexandria, Virginia, near Reagan National Airport.