• The working watermen community of Tangier Island VA at sunset. Photo by Starke Jett.

    Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network

Directions

The Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network includes sites in four states and the District of Columbia, though most sites are clustered around the 200 mile long Bay in Maryland and Virginia. For a Gateways Network map and guide and more information for planning trips, visit the Gateways website.

Did You Know?

Striped Bass

The Bay supports more than 3,600 species of plants, fish and animals, including 348 species of finfish, 173 species of shellfish and over 2,700 plant species.