Outdoor Recreation on the Eastern Shore
With abundant natural habitats and scenic waterways, Maryland's Eastern Shore is a nature lover's paradise. We are blessed with many public parks and nature centers from which one can experience our diverse wildlife and unique ecosystems of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Recreation Rentals |
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Blackwater Paddle and Pedal Adventures 4303 Bucktown Road Kayaks, bikes and power boats delivered to your door! |
Chester River Kayak Adventure 5758 Main St. |
Easton Cycle and Sport 723 Goldsborough Street Bikes and kayaks delivered to your property. |
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| Chester River Outfitters
Offers sales, service and rentals of bicycles, kayaks, canoes and accessories.
208 Cross St Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3616 www.chesterriveroutfitters.com |
Rock Hall Landing
Bicycle rentals are available at the marina office.
5657 South Hawthorne Ave |
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Golf |
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| Harbourtowne
Harbourtowne in St. Michaels, an 18 hole Pete Dye facility. Special Rates for Guests of ESVR
800-446-9066 |
Hog Neck
Hog Neck, one of the top 25 public courses in the country.
800-280-1790 |
Easton Club
Overlooking the Tred Avon River, Pier Street Restaurant and Marina serves fresh local seafood, steamed crabs, and clams (transient boat slips available).
28449 Clubhouse Drive |
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| River Marsh at the Hyatt 18 hole Resort golf course in Cambridge, Maryland. 100 Heron Blvd |
Chester River Yacht and Country Club 7738 Quaker Neck Road |
Hunters Oak Golf Club 500 Amberly Farm Lane |
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Marinas |
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| Easton Point Marina
(Tred Avon River) 975 Port Street Easton, MD 21601 410-822-1201 |
St. Michaels Marina
(Miles River)
305 Mulberry Street St. Michaels, MD 21663 410-745-2400 800-678-8980 www.stmichaelsmarina.com |
Knapps Narrows Marina
(Tred Avon or Miles River)
6176 Tilghman Island Road Tilghman Island, MD 21671 410-886-2720 800-322-5181 www.knappsnarrowsmarina.com |
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| Hinckley Yacht Sales
(Tred Avon/Choptank River) 202 Banks Street Oxford, MD 21654 410-226-5113 www.hinckleyyachts.com |
Campbell's Boatyards
(Tred Avon/Choptank) Three full service locations in Oxford Bachelor's Point 410-226-5592 Town Creek 410-226-0213 Jack's Pt. 410-226-5105 www.campbellsboatyards.com |
Gateway Marina
(Choptank River)
1606 Marina Drive Trappe, MD 21673 410-476-3304 |
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Sightseeing, Charters & Tours |
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| The Patriot
Board the The Patriot from St. Michaels harbor and enjoy one of four daily narrated cruises along the scenic Miles River.
410-745-3100 www.patriotcruises.com |
Eleanor
A 71' elegant Trumpy Yacht berthed in Oxford, is available for custom charters.
410-745-3100 www.patriotcruises.com |
Dockside Express Cruises & Tours
Offers both land and sea sightseeing opportunities, with Sunset and Ecology cruises their specialty.
Tilghman Island, MD 1-888-312-7847 www.cruisinthebay.com |
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| Chesapeake Lights Lighthouse Tours
Embark on a voyage to discover the storied history of the Chesapeake Bay and it's lighthouses.
410-886-2215 800-690-5080 www.chesapeakelights.com
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Skipjack H.M. Krentz
An authentic working skipjack, departs from the Crab Claw Restaurant in St. Michaels for public and private sailing charters.
Captain Ed Farley St. Michaels, MD 21663 410-745-6080 www.oystercatcher.com |
Selina II
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classic 1926 Catboat offering 2 hour, 1/2 day and full day sails as well as other specialty cruises such as sunset sails and private charters. 101 N. Harbor Drive St. Michaels, MD 21663 410-726-9400 www.sailselina.com |
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| Lucky Dog Catamaran Company
Sail the Choptank River aboard the Sirius, a 36-foot performance Catamaran, available for up to 24 passengers.
Berthed at Hyatt Regency Cambridge, MD 410-745-6203 www.luckydogcatco.com |
Chesapeake Bay Skipjack “Rebecca T. Ruark”
Enjoy nautical tales and ecology stories from 5th-generation and world-renowned Capt. Wade H. Murphy, JrDogwood Harbor Tilghman Island, MD 410-829-3976 www.skipjack.org |
Schooner Sultana Sultana provides students of all ages with the ultimate classroom for learning about the history and environment of the Chesapeake Bay. 105 South Cross Street P.O. Box 524 Chestertown, Maryland 21620 Tel: 410-778-5954 www.sultanaprojects.org |
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| The Lady Patty
is a 45' classic Bay ketch, sails daily from Tilghman Island on the Chesapeake Bay and Choptank Rivers; full and half day sails available.
410-886-2215 800-690-5080 www.sailladypatty.com |
Peake Paddle Tours
offers a unique kayaking experience with guided eco-tours right from your property.
410-829-7342 www.paddletours.com |
Dockside Express
There’s no better way to experience life on the Eastern Shore than to spend a day on the water, running a trotline and dipping crabs!
1-888-312-7847 |
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| Adventure Crafters
Guided tours, group and private lessons, departing from Queenstown, MD. Call for reservations.
7109 Main St. Queenstown, MD 21658 888-KAYAK-MD (888-529-2563) |
Kent Island Kayaks
Kayak Sales and Rentals, Guided Fishing and Nature Tours: Kent Island Kayaks is a full-service kayak shop that offers guided nature tours, rentals and lessons as well as bike rentals.
110 Channel Marker Way Grasonville, MD (410)304-2099 (877)545-2925/(877-KIKAYAK) kikayaks@atlanticbb.net |
Captain’s Pride Charters
113 Carroll Road |
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| Jeffery (Jeff) Ruth - Charter
200 Ruth Lane Centreville, Md. 21617 410-758-3235 or 410-490-0817 captjeff@dmv.com |
Pintail Point
Fly-fishing, charter boat fishing, Pintail Point Charters and more. Our newest addition, the “Empress Pintail”, a 48’ Chesapeake Classic and the “Miss Pintail”, a 46’ Carman charter boat are the biggest, fastest and most attractive on the Bay.
511 Pintail Point Farm Lane Queenstown, MD 21658 410-827-7029 |
Blue Crab Sailing Charters
Rock Hall |
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| "Bessie L"
A traditional 52' Chesapeake Bay Boat.
Rock Hall 215-601-6391 www.bessiel.com |
Gratitude Yachting Center
Rock Hall 410-639-7111 www.gratitudeyachting.com |
Haven Charters
Rock Hall |
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| The Kathryn (sailboat)
Rock Hall 410-639-9902 |
Sailing Emporium
Rock Hall 410-778-1342 www.sailingemporium.com/charters.php |
Southern Cross Charters
Great Oak |
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| Tireless (68' Trumpy) & Supercal (Classic Motor Launch)
Chestertown 215-499-8288 www.tirelesscharters.com |
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Parks |
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| Idlewild Park
in the heart of Easton offers extensive playground equipment, a children's garden, tennis courts and running track.
Corner of Harrison and Washington Street Easton, MD |
Oxford Park
which overlooks the Tred Avon River, has swings and slides for children as well as picnic tables on which to enjoy a quiet lunch.
Morris Street Oxford, MD |
The Strand
stroll along this sandy beach in Oxford which parallels a lovely street lined with historic waterfront homes.
End of Morris Street Oxford, MD |
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| Sailwinds Park
with its sandy beach along the Choptank River, has a 14,000 square-foot festival hall hosting indoor and outdoor concerts.
Rt. 50 and Maryland Avenue just over Choptank Bridge Cambridge, MD |
Muskrat Park
Located on the harbor, Muskrat Park is a quiet, tree-lined haven in the heart of St. Michaels that hosts the FreshFarm Farmer's Market on Saturday mornings during summer monthsWillow & Green Streets St. Michaels, MD |
Betterton Beach This 5 acre landscaped, family oriented waterfront park is the largest of two public beaches in Kent County on the Chesapeake Bay. (The other is in Rock Hall). The exceptional sandy beach has 300 feet of frontage for swimming and 700 feet of shoreline access. | ||||
Environmental Centers |
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| Phillips Wharf Environmental Center is a unique place to explore, experience and enjoy “touch tanks” to learn all the secrets about our Chesapeake Bay creatures. Great for kids to learn the environmental, scientific and commercial importance of the Bay. 21604 Chicken Point Road |
The Jean Ellen duPont Sheehan Audubon Sanctuary
is a 950-acre peninsula that includes a diverse habitiat of over 200 acres of grass meadows, 300 acres of woodlands, eight miles of shoreline and ten miles of walking trails. Rt. 579 Bozman, MD 410-745-9283 www.audubonmddc.org |
Pickering Creek Audubon Center
is a 400-acre working farm in Easton featuring a variety of habitats where visitors can enjoy a quiet stroll through the woods and along the creek or encounter a variety of wildlife...maybe even a Bald Eagle or endangered Delmarva Fox Squirrel. 11450 Audubon Lane Easton, MD 21601 410-822-4903 www.pickeringcreek.org |
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| Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge consists of over 27,000 acres of freshwater impoundments, brackish tidal wetlands, open fields, and mixed evergreen and deciduous forests. Visitors can drive, walk and bike on Wildlife Drive in order to get close to the local wildlife or hey can hit the four land and three paddling trails. 2145 Key Wallace Drive Cambridge, MD 21613 www.fws.gov/blackwater/refuge |
Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center
is a 500 acre preserve with four miles of land trails, a one mile canoe trail, two observation towers, two concealed observation blinds, and marsh boardwalks that provide visitor's access to the varied habitats vital to the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.
600 Discovery Lane |
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