Outdoor Activities

The Chesapeake Bay offers a variety of outdoor activities to engage in including:

  • Auto Touring
  • Backpacking
  • Biking
  • Bird Watching
  • Boating
  • Camping
  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • Hunting
  • Kayaking
  • Nature Walks
  • Swimming
  • Wildlife Viewing

Did You Know?

One of the many wading birds found in the Bay watershed

The water in the Chesapeake Bay is surprisingly shallow. Although the Bay covers a large surface area, its average depth, including all tidal tributaries, is about 21 feet. In fact, a person who is six feet tall could wade through over 700,000 acres of the Bay and never get his or her hat wet.