RECREATION

State Parks

• Sandy Point State Park
  1100 East College Parkway • Annapolis, MD 21401
  410-974-2149, 888-432-2267
  Located on the Chesapeake Bay, this park offers seven hundred eighty six acres of recreational opportunities that include swimming, fishing, crabbing, windsurfing, boating, hiking and the use of the beautiful beaches.  more...  map

Lakes & Marinas

• Annapolis City Marina
  410 Severn Avenue • Annapolis, MD 21403
  410-268-0660
  Located mere minutes from historic downtown Annapolis and the City Dock, this marina offers eighty six slips that can accommodate boats up to eighty five feet in length, and provides deck hands, a fuel dock, and much, much more to aid those who wish to take an excursion onto the bay.  more...  map

• Coastal Properties Management
  1819 Bay Ridge Avenue • Annapolis, MD 21403
  410-269-0933
  This properties management company owns and manages a variety of ten marina facilities throughout the Chesapeake Bay area, as well as along the Potomac and Occoquan Rivers, offering such a range of options that almost any boating needs can be met. The company also deals in the selling of marinas and boatyards.  more...  map

• W & P Nautical, Inc.
  222 Severn Avenue • Annapolis, MD 21403
  410-268-7700
  Open year-round, W & P Nautical is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM; there are slips for rent on a monthly basis, dockage for transient boats on a space-available basis, and a restaurant on the property.   map

Recreation Areas

• Quiet Waters Park
  600 Quiet Waters Park Road • Annapolis, MD 21403
  410-222-1777
  This park is comprised of three hundred thirty five acres that include hiking, biking and jogging trails that are four to five miles in length depending on the routes chosen; one will also find a playground, picnic pavilions, a skating rink during the winter months, and rowboat and paddleboat rentals.   map

• Thomas Point Park
  3890 Thomas Point Road • Annapolis, MD 21403
  410-222-1969
  One must call to check into availability, and permits are required, for the use of this forty-four-acre park located on the South River, which can be used for passive recreational pursuits.   map

Boating

• South River Boat Rentals CONTACT
  2802 Solomons Island • Edgewater, MD 21037
  410-956-9729
  South River Boat Rentals offers half day, full day, overnight or weekly powerboat and sailboat rentals and charters.  more...  map

Fishing

• Bounty Hunter Charters
  8405 Bayside Road • Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732
  410-286-8990, 800-322-4039
  Offering services from April through December, this charter company offer fishing excursions aboard the vessel the Bounty Hunter that can accommodate groups of six to forty nine persons, for sport fishing for such species as Striped Bass, Rockfish, Trout, Bluefish, Flounder, Perch, and more; the boat can also be chartered for cruises and parties.  more...  map

Golf

• Dwight D. Eisenhower Golf Course
  Generals Highway, Route 178 • Annapolis, MD 21032
  410-571-0973
  Tee times are required each day at this award-winning Anne Arundel County public golf course that is very conveniently located near many major roads.   map

Hiking & Climbing

• Baltimore & Annapolis Trail
  Earleigh Heights Road • Annapolis, MD 21146
  410-222-6244
  This ten-foot-wide paved trail meanders through thirteen miles of scenic forests and landscapes, and is shared by hikers, joggers, bikers, skaters, and equestrian enthusiasts alike; one will see many historic structures along the trail, as well as having a good chance of seeing local wildlife such as rabbit, deer, owls, hawks, and many other creatures.   map

Rafting & Canoeing

• Amphibious Horizons Kayaking
  600 Quiet Waters Park Road • Annapolis, MD 21403
  410-267-8742, 888-I-LUV-SUN
  Amphibious Horizons offers sea kayaking in the Chesapeake Bay, as well as in other waters in and around Annapolis; the journeys are meant to incite “discovery, adventure, and relaxation.”  more...  map

Sailing

• South River Boat Rentals CONTACT
  2802 Solomons Island • Edgewater, MD 21037
  410-956-9729
  South River Boat Rentals offers half day, full day, overnight or weekly powerboat and sailboat rentals and charters.  more...  map

• Admiral of The Bay
  222 Severn Avenue, Suite 1 • Annapolis, MD 21403
  410-263-5196
  This event planning organization can provide yacht charters for two to two hundred fifty people on the Chesapeake Bay, aboard sailing yachts, large schooners or motored yachts; specializing in corporate business meetings, the company offers cocktail or dinner cruises, crab fests, formal dining occasions, and wedding and anniversary parties.  more...  map

• Annapolis Powerboat School
  601 Sixth Street • Annapolis, MD 21403
  410-267-7205
  This school offers hands-on, on-the-water instruction in the basics of sailing that includes two day courses in boat handling, and five day cruising courses; private instruction is also offered on one’s own boat or aboard a boat belonging to the school. more...  map

• Annapolis Sailing School
  7001 Bembe Beach Road; P.O. Box 3334 • Annapolis, MD 21403
  800-638-9192
  Operating from April through November, the Annapolis Sailing School has been providing recreational sailing instruction to all levels since 1959.  more...  map

• AYS Charters and Sailing School
  7416 Edgewood Road • Annapolis, MD 21403
  410-267-9151
  This full-service charter and sailing instruction facility offers both captained and bareboat charters on sailboats ranging from twenty eight to forty two feet in size; each weekend, chartered certification courses are offered on the Chesapeake Bay.   map

• Best of the Chesapeake
  110 Severn Drive • Annapolis, MD 21401
  410-897-9117
  As an independent boat charter agency, Best of the Chesapeake has all the finest yachts in Annapolis, Baltimore and Maryland's Eastern Shore. Let them book the best sail or motor yacht charter for your event.  more...  map

• Chesapeake Sailing School
  7074 Bembe Beach Road • Annapolis, MD 21403
  410-269-1594
  Specializing in on-the-water instruction and corporate team building efforts, this company also offers family programs, boat rentals, and private lessons.  more...  map

• Entertainer Charters
  222 Severn Avenue, Pier 3, Slip 13 • Annapolis, MD 21403
  410-263-9700
  The Entertainer is a sixty-one-foot motor yacht that is perfectly suited for an elegant seated dinner that can accommodate twenty two persons on the aft deck, or a casual buffet for up to forty nine guests; the yacht is also wonderful for weddings, rehearsal dinners, engagement parties and brunch cruises. more...  map

• LetsGoCruising
  222 Severn Avenue • Annapolis, MD 21403
  410-263-1818
  This company offers mostly new luxury sailboats that range form thirty five to fifty five feet in length for bareboat charter, as well as pontoon and power boats; there is also a fleet of luxury yachts and schooners for private parties, corporate entertainment, weddings, and other such occasions.  more...  map

• Liberte, The Schooner
  222 Severn Avenue • Annapolis, MD 21403
  410-263-8234
  With such amenities as a bar, and a CD stereo, this sixty-eight-foot schooner can accommodate from one to twenty five guests for corporate or group outings; a favourite is the Sunday Brunch that is served on board each week.  more...  map

• SailScape Yacht Charters
  362 First Street • Annapolis, MD 21403
  410-280-1522, 800-922-4820
  SailScape Yacht Charters is located on the Annapolis Harbor and offers a variety of new and immaculately maintained monohulls and cruising catamarans. more...  map

• Schooner Woodwind Sailing Cruises
  80 Compromise Street • Annapolis, MD 21401
  410-263-7837
  Sail the Chesapeake aboard a 74-foot schooner. Raise the sails, steer the boat or sit back and relax on a two-hour sail. Sunset sails are very popular. Special, longer event cruises, like the July 4th Fireworks cruise are also available. Also, enjoy the boat with friends or co-workers and book a private charter or team building event aboard. Or, stay aboard overnight for their Boat & Breakfast Package. Departs from downtown Annapolis. See link under “Attractions- Tours and Cruises.” more...  map

• Sunsail Sailing Vacations
  980 Awald Avenue • Annapolis, MD 21403
  410-280-2553, 800-327-2276
  Open year round, this chartering company offers yacht charters on the Chesapeake Bay. more...  map

• Watermark Cruises
  P.O. Box 3350 • Annapolis, MD 21403
  410-268-7601 ext 111
  Watermark Cruises offers forty and ninety minute narrated boat tours and “Day on the Bay” excursions, departing from the Annapolis Harbour, to Saint Michaels. Private charters available. more...  map

• Womanship
  137 Conduit Street • Annapolis, MD 21401
  410-267-6661
  Geared for everyone from novices to advanced sailors, this renowned sailing school is for women and is run by and taught by women who are USCG licensed instructors.  more...  map

• Yacht Basin Co., The
  2 Compromise Street • Annapolis, MD 21401
  410-263-3544
  Located between the Annapolis Marriott and the Annapolis Yacht Club, this facility has slips for rent by the day, week, month or year, as well as providing such necessities and conveniences as gas and diesel fuel, a laundry, ice, showers, and parking.  more...  map