Places to Paddle

Chesapeake Bay Water Access And Paddle-In Campsite Guide (interactive map, Chesapeake Bay Region)

• Chesapeake Bay Water Access and Paddle-In Campsite Guide (interactive map)
• Launch of the Month Sites (from The Chesapeake Paddler)
• Distance Matrix for Paddle-in Campsites on the Patuxent River
• Distance Matrix for Paddle-in Campsites on the Potomac River

Paddle.com Paddle Locations Map (national)

• Paddle.com Paddle Locations Map

Ramp Locations and Water Access

• U.S.
  • http://www.launchingramps.com/index.htm
• Chesapeake Bay
  • http://www.seakayak.ws/kayak/kayak.nsf/8db4c87cad13b187852569ff0050c911/4ffb2c24ffd6cce285256bbc004f4db9!OpenDocument
  • http://saki.iwarp.com/launch_sites.html
• Maryland
  • http://dnr.maryland.gov/Boating/Pages/water-access/boatramps.aspx
• Virginia
  • https://www.dgif.virginia.gov/boating/access/
  • http://www.wildriveroutfitters.com/?page_id=2108
• Delaware
  • http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/fw/fisheries/pages/tidalwaterfishingandboataccessareas.aspx

Water Trails

• Chesapeake Bay
  • https://chesapeakeconservancy.org/what-we-do/explore/find-your-chesapeake/about-the-trail/
  • https://www.findyourchesapeake.com/places/filtered/any/any/water-trails
  • http://smithtrail.net/
  • http://www.baydreaming.com/chesapeake-bay-boating/chesapeake-bay-paddling/
• Maryland
  • https://chesapeakeconservancy.org/what-we-do/explore/maryland-watertrails/ 
  • http://dnr.maryland.gov/Boating/Pages/mdwatertrails.aspx
  • http://shopdnr.com/watertrails.aspx
  • http://patuxentwatertrail.org/
• Virginia
  • http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/recreational-planning/bwtexbws
  • http://chesapeakeconservancy.org/explore/gateways-and-watertrails/virginia-watertrails/
  • http://jrava.org/explore-the-james/james-river-maps/
• U.S.
  • http://www.americantrails.org/resources/water/

 

Other Links for Places to Paddle

Researched by Suzanne Farace for her presentation on Places to Paddle at the 2020 Introduction to Sea Kayaking SK101 class. Launch sites, water trails, and more in Maryland, DC, and Virginia.

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