Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network - Maryland


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Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network
Photo of Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network courtesy NPS

First thoughts of the Chesapeake Bay often bring up images of crabs and oysters. But, as the largest estuary in North America, the Chesapeake Bay has touched and influenced much of the American story - early settlement, commerce, the military, transportation, recreation and more. The Bay and its surrounding 64,000 square mile watershed hold a treasure trove of historic areas, natural wonders and recreational opportunities.

Experience the diversity of the Chesapeake Bay through the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network - a system of over 120 parks, refuges, museums, historic communities and water trails in the Bay watershed. Each of these sites tells a piece of the vast Chesapeake story.

The Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network is coordinated by the National Park Service, which also manages about 10 of the Networks sites. Other Gateways are managed by local, state, and federal agencies and non-governmental organizations.

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Facilities available at Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network:



Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network website
Recreation Area Map
Park Email: bayinfo@chesapeakebay.net

Phone numbers
Maryland Tourism Information 1-888-BAYWAYS
Virginia Tourism Information 1-888-824-5877
Administrative Offices 1-800-YOUR-BAY

Address
NPS - Chesapeake Bay Program
410 Severn Avenue, Suite 109
Annapolis, MD 21403