Travel, Recreation and Culture

A park system connects tourists and residents with a major Chesapeake Bay tributary

First Landing State Park is Virginia’s most visited state park

As Tuckahoe Creek narrows, tree branches form a canopy over paddlers.

Chesapeake Bay Program partners help bring back the oyster population

A restored trail system kicks off years of conservation work at Highland

The marine sanctuary is protected for its historic significance

Celebrate Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week and honor the many features of the Bay watershed that create and sustain a national treasure.

Named after the nearby Catoctin Mountains, Catoctin Creek flows south for 28 miles to the Potomac River.

How to boat responsibly on the Bay this summer.