Table of Contents
Introduction 1
About Maryland 1
Leave No Trace 3
What to Bring 4
How to Customize Your Kayak 10
How to Use This Guide 12
About the Maps 12
Map Legend 13
Annapolis 14
1 Spa Creck 15
2 Back Creek 19
3 College Creek 23
4 Weems Creek-Severn River 27
Baltimore 31
5 Bear Creek 32
6 Baltimore Inner Harbor 38
7 Fort McHenry-Locust Point 43
8 The Highlands 47
Baltimore Reservoirs 52
9 Loch Raven, Liberty, and Pretty Boy 54
10 Lake Roland at Robert E. Lee Park 60
Calvert County 63
11 Chesapeake Beach and Fishing Creek 64
12 Solomon's Island 68
13 St. Leonard's Creek 72
Cecil County and the Susquehanna River 76
14 Port Deposit to Perryville 77
15 Bohemia and Scotchman Creeks 82
Charles County 86
16 Aliens Fresh Run 87
17 Friendship Farm Park 91
18 Mallows Bay 94
19 The Port Tobacco River 98
Dorchester County 102
20 Cambridge-Choptank River 103
Frederick County 108
21 Monocacy River 109
Harford County 115
22 Havre de Grace 116
23 Manners Point Park 121
Kent County 125
24 Chester town-Chester River 126
25 Morgan Creek 131
26 Sassafras River-East and West 135
27 Still Pond and Churn Creeks 140
Montgomery County 143
28 Pennyfield to Riverbend Park 144
29 Rockv Gorge Reservoir 148
30 Triadclpbia Reservoir 152
Prince George's County 156
31 Piseataway Creek to National Harbor 157
32 Patuxent River-Northern 161
Queen Anne's County 166
33 Goodhands to Ferry Point 167
34 Southeast Creek and Indian Creek 171
St. Mary's County 175
35 Great Mills to St. Mary's College 176
36 St. Inigoes Landing and Creeks 180
37 Port of Leonardtown Park and Winery 183
Talbot County 187
38 Oxford Town 188
39 St. Michaels Town 192
40 Tilghman Island 197
41 Harris Creek 202
42 Windy Hill and Miles Creek 205
43 Skipton Creek 209
Wicomico County 213
44 Mardela Springs to Vienna 214
Worcester County 218
45 Bishopville to Isle of Wight 219
46 Gum Point Ramp to Bahia Marina 222
Washington, DC 225
47 Anacostia River-North and South 226
48 Washington, DC, and Potomac River 231
40 Fletcher's to Georgetown-C&O Canal 235
50 Washington. DC, Channel 239
Appendix A Waterfront Restaurants with Kayak Docking 242
Appendix B Kayak-Friendly Waterfront Hotels, Bed & Breakfasts, and Inns 248
Appendix C Local Kayak and Canoe Clubs 250
Appendix D Reference and Collaboration 251
Text Sources 251
Internet Sources 251
Sourced Departments of Recreation and Parks 251
Paddle Index 255
About the Author 256
