Explore the Chesapeake
Through the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network, and the Star-Spangled Banner and Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trails, NPS helps you learn, love, and care about the Chesapeake and rivers. Take a boat ride, bike a trail, sit by the Susquehanna, slurp an oyster, camp under the stars, and enjoy scenery that looks much like it did hundreds of years ago.
Did You Know?
The Chesapeake Bay watershed includes parts of six states (Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia) and all of the District of Columbia.