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Dorchester Water Trail Boating: Sailboats & Powerboats Cruises & Tours With uncrowded waters, beautiful views, and Creek and Fishing Creek. Bonus excursion: Bring your courtesy bicycles, Internet service, grocery delivery. Madison Bay Marina & Campground: 410.228.4111. Suicide Bridge Restaurant Marina: 410.943.4689, kayaks along, and paddle out to explore Parsons Creek, Waterfront park. Dog-friendly. On Madison Bay. Overnight slips, electric, showers, www.suicidebridge.com. In Hurlock, on Cabin Creek Sit back and breathtaking anchorages, Dorchester County Woolford Creek, and Madison Creek to the south, or laundry, ice, repairs, Madison Bay R&R restaurant. off the Choptank River. Transient slips, electric, ice, let someone Cambridge Yacht Club: 410.228.2141. On the Choptank, offers great cruising for boaters, as well as free Brooks Creek and Hudson Creek to the north. pumpout, Suicide Bridge Restaurant. else take the just west of the Route 50 bridge. Docking privileges for PL Jones Boatyard and Marina: 410.397.3507. On the helm. boat ramps. Also see map on reverse side. Choptank River: If your vessel can make it past the members of reciprocal clubs. Restaurant. southern end of Upper Hoopers Island. Overnight slips, Taylors Island Family Campground: 410.397.3275. Route 50 bridge (vertical clearance of 50 feet), the pumpout, store, electric, water, repairs. On Taylors Island on the Chesapeake Bay. Overnight Choptank Caper’s Wharf: 410.228.0077. On Madison Bay. Over- AREAS TO EXPLORE Choptank—the Eastern Shore’s longest river—is easily slips, fuel, pumpout, ice, groceries, marine supplies, Riverboat night slips, fuel, small store. Can ship seafood. Rippons Harbor: 410.397.3200. On the Honga River at navigable beyond Cambridge for about 25 miles to laundry, showers. Cambridge: About 13 miles from the mouth of the Lower Hooper Island. Overnight slips, fuel, electric, Company: Denton, winding through fields, marshes, and forests. Chapel Cove Marina: 410.228.1320. Off Slaughter Choptank, Cambridge provides plenty of boater ame- ice, pumpout. Transportation available. Crab meat and Yacht Maintenance Co.: 410.228.8878, www. Take a cruise Creek on Taylors Island. Overnight slips, store, Island nities within walking distance of marinas, including Nanticoke River: Not well known and largely steamed crabs available on site in season. yachtmaintenanceco.com. At the mouth of Cambridge on the 80-foot Grille restaurant. restaurants, banks, post office, shopping, and muse- undeveloped, the Nanticoke offers shorelines that Creek, off the Choptank River. Overnight slips, electric, paddlewheelers, Dorothy Megan and Choptank ums (including a maritime museum and boatworks). River Marsh Marina: At the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake haven’t changed much since Captain John Smith Gateway Marina: 410.476.3304, www.gatewaymarina. pumpout, marine supplies, full-service boatyard. River Queen, docked in Hurlock. Sightseeing, Cambridge Creek provides protected anchorage, as Bay Resort in Cambridge. 866.378.7077, www. explored these waters in 1608. The river is navigable com. In Trappe on the Choptank, on the north lunch, dinner, and crabfeast cruises April– well as free public docking for up to 48 hours at the chesapeakebay.hyatt.com. On the Choptank, just east for more than 40 miles from Hooper Strait to Seaford, side of the Route 50 bridge. Overnight slips, fuel, RESOURCES December. 410.943.4775, www.suicidebridge.com. bulkhead in front of the Dorchester County Building. of the Route 50 bridge. Overnight slips, fuel, electric, Delaware. About halfway up the river, the historic electric, showers, pumpout, ice, groceries, full-service See map on other side. showers, laundry, pool, pumpout, ice, marine supplies, Tide tables: town of Vienna offers a waterfront park and transient boatyard, store. Go to www.dnr.state.md.us and click on Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester: Public one- Internet, restaurants. Guest privileges at the resort for “Tide Table.” La Trappe Creek: One of the most scenic anchorages slips on floating docks. or two-hour sails most weekends May through Generation III Marina: 410.228.2520. At the head of overnight boaters. Also offers lodging, golf, and spa. on the Bay, with historic homes and wooded banks. Service and Supplies: October, leaving from Long Wharf in Cambridge. Cambridge Creek. Overnight slips, showers, electric, Around the county, you’ll find On the Choptank River, keep to the right of green MARINAS Slaughter Creek Marina: 410.221.0050, www.slaughter 410.228.7141, www.skipjack-nathan.org. pumpout, marine supplies, full-service boatyard. marine supplies, as well as everything from haul-outs, marker 19A. Round the mark and follow the shoreline creekmarina.com. On Slaughter Creek, off the Little Cambridge Municipal Yacht Basin: 410.228.4031, www. marine electronics, canvas work, and diving service to Charters: For a list of charters, visit up La Trappe Creek. Anchor near the spit to the left. Gootee’s Marine: 410.397.3122, www.gootees.com. Choptank River, near the Taylors Island Bridge. full-service boatyards. Ask at the closest marina. ci.cambridge.md.us. In Cambridge on the Choptank, www.TourDorchester.org. just west of the Route 50 bridge. Recently expanded. In Golden Hill, on Wallace Creek off the Honga River. Overnight slips, fuel, pumpout, electric, showers, Little Choptank River: This quiet river has plentiful Charts: Overnight slips, electric, fuel, pumpout, ice, groceries, laundry, ice, marine supplies, boat and bike rentals, For National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis- anchorages; the most frequently used are in Hudson Overnight slips, fuel, pumpout, ice, laundry, showers, marine supplies, repair, along with sales. pool, Dockside Bar & Grill. tration charts, go to www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov. Dorchester County is home to more than a dozen marinas, including the Cambridge Municipal Yacht Basin. The Choptank River, at Dorchester County’s northern boundary, is the longest river on the Eastern Shore. The county’s 1,700 miles of shoreline offer many harbors and coves. Personal Watercraft Put in at any one of the more than 20 free boat ramps in Dorchester County (see map on other side). The most popular boat Photo: Dorchester County Tourism ramp for PWCs is Franklin Street in Cambridge. Remember to stay under 6 knots when you’re 500 feet or less from shore. Photo: Dorchester County Tourism Paddling: Kayaks & Canoes The flat waters and countless creeks and coves diverse watershed on Delmarva), some of its tributaries offer peaceful, shady paddles, including Chicone DORCHESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND make Dorchester County perfect for kayaking Creek (north of Vienna) and Marshyhope Creek W ATER T RAILS G UIDE and canoeing. In addition to more than 30 miles (southwest of Sharptown). of established, charted water trails, you can put The Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Paddling, Sailing, Powerboating, Cruises Trail: America’s first national water trail covers about in at many other spots around the county. 3,000 miles of the Chesapeake Bay throughout Always follow safety guidelines (see other side) Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia, including parts of the Nanticoke River, Fishing Bay, and the southern and use common sense. reaches of Elliott’s and Hooper’s Islands in Dorchester County. Visit www.smithtrail.net for more information WATER TRAILS on water trails that follow portions of Smith’s historic journey more than 400 years ago. Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge: Three water trails meander a total of 27 miles through part of this 27,000- acre refuge, a haven for thousands of waterfowl and PADDLING RESOURCES wildlife. Pick up a water trail map at the Blackwater To rent a kayak, contact C.D. Outdoors (410.991.8468) Visitor Center, call 410.228.2677, or order online at or Blackwater Paddle & Pedal Adventures (BPPA) www.friendsofblackwater.org. (410.901.9255), which also rents canoes. Fishing Bay: The 28,500 acres of tidal wetlands offer To schedule guided group trips, contact C.D. Outdoors, Discover paradise on the water in Dorchester County. a remote wilderness experience. Fishing Bay has two BPPA or ‘Peake Paddle Adventures (410.924.5290), which identified paddling trails totaling approximately 10 also provides corporate team building sessions. With 1,700 miles of shoreline—more than any other county in Maryland— miles. Pick up a map at the Sailwinds Visitor Center in Photo: Stephen Bland Cambridge or call 410.228.1000 or 800.522.TOUR. To purchase a fishing kayak, contact On the Rivet Cycle and Sport (410.221.9981). Dorchester County is a paradise for paddlers and boaters. From the open waters Nanticoke River: Although water trails have yet to be Find out more. established along the Nanticoke (the most biologically Discover all that Dorchester County has to offer, of the Chesapeake Bay to meandering brooks and unspoiled marshlands, there’s from great cycling and bird watching to a rich heritage a lot to explore. Whether you’re paddling, sailing, cruising—or letting someone that includes the story of Harriet Tubman and the Dorchester County’s many waterways provide miles of paddling opportunities—and stunning views. Underground Railroad. else do the navigating—you’ll discover dramatic sunsets, stunning landscapes, Dorchester County Tourism www.TourDorchester.org abundant wildlife, and some of the best fishing the Chesapeake Bay has to offer. 410.228.1000 or 800.522.TOUR There’s also easy access to award-winning restaurants, art galleries, museums, and This project was funded by the State Highway Administration’s National shops—along with that warm hospitality the Eastern Shore is known for. Recreational Trails Program Welcome to Dorchester County, the heart of the Chesapeake. Design and uncredited photos by Jill Jasuta/[email protected]. Maps by Kate Donovan, Dorchester County Planning and Zoning Department. Printed by Delmarva Printing, www.delmarvaprinting.com. © 2009 Dorchester County Tourism, www.TourDorchester.org Dorchester County Map Safety Tips CAROLINE COUNTY FEDERALSBURG PADDLING SAFETY TIPS: 6 1 y' T • If you are a novice unfamiliar with the area, R consider hiring a local guide. • Plan ahead. Leave your route and return time with a relative or friend.
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