 Canoeing and kayaking
Trading your pedals for paddles is easy on Delmarva where hundreds of
meandering rivers, creeks, and bays make the peninsula an ideal place for an
aquatic adventure. In the shallows bays behind Assateague you will find the
100-mile long Assateague Canoe Trail. Similar trails around the EA Vaughn
Wildlife Management Area, Nassawango, Primehook, and Marshyhope creeks,
Janes Island, Trappe Pond, and Pocomoke, Manokin, Appoquinimink, Murderkill,
Chester, Choptank, Wye, Nanticoke, and Broadkill rivers exhibit spectacular
natural beauty. The creeks and embayments on both sides of Virginia’s thin
neck of uninhabited paradise provide great opportunities for exploration.
Consult the book “Maryland and Delaware Canoe Trails” by Edward Gertler for a
comprehensive look at the shore’s best paddles. See our "Destinations" page for information on access and marked trails or visit the links below.
Paddling Trails
Worcester County Scenic Trails
Maryland Water Adventures
Kayaking in Delaware, Maryland, & a little of Virginia
Canoe & Kayak Rentals
Adrenaline High, Salisbury, MD -- 410-749-2886
Blackwater Paddle & Pedal Adventures, Cambridge, MD -- 410-901-9225
Broadwater Bay Ecotours Exmore, VA 23350 -- barrier@intercom.net
Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, Grasonville, MD -- 410-827-6694
Chesapeake Water Sports & Outfitters, Cambridge, MD -- 410-228-5525
Coastal Kayak - Fenwick Island, DE -- 877 445-2925 -- Info@CoastalKayak.com
Hook Line and Sinker, Cape Henlopen State Park, DE -- 302-644-2291
Maryland Coastal Bays Program Assateague Canoe Rentals - 410-213-BAYS
Muddy Marsh Outfitters Canoe & Kayak Rentals & Guide Service, Cambridge, MD -- 410-228-2770
Nanticoke Outdoor Center, Seaford, DE -- 302-628-1000
Oyster Bay Outiftters, Chincoteague, VA -- 888-732-7108
Pocomoke River Canoe Co. Snow Hill, MD -- 410-632-3971
QUEST Fitness & Kayak Five Points, DE -- 302-644-7020
SeaCritters Delmar, MD. 21875 -- larry@seacritters.com
larry@seacritters.com
Sharks Cove Watersports, Fenwick Island, DE -- 302-436-8500
Southeast Expeditions, Southern tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore -- 877-225-2925
Survival Products, Inc. Salisbury, MD -- 410-543-1244
Swan Haven Rentals, Rock Hall, MD -- 410-639-2527
Tangier Sound Outfitters, Crisfield, MD -- 410-968-1803
Tidewater Guide Service -- 410-632-3746 or 410-430-1743
Wildlife Adventures, Chincoteague, VA -- 866-C-KAYAKS
Winchester Creek Outfitters, Grasonville, MD -- 410-827-7000
Also visit Delmarva LITE's Destinations page for information and links to these state parks that have rentals:
Assateague Island National Seashore -- 410-213-2297
Cape Henlopen State Park Fishing and Kayak Center
Fenwick Island State Park
Delaware Seashore State Park
Janes Island State Park -- 410-968-1565
Killens Pond State Park
Trap Pond State Park
Tuckahoe State Park, Queen Anne -- 410-820-1668
Shad Landing - Pocomoke River State Park -- 410-632-2566
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