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With over 160 sites and trails in the Gateways Network, you can find an incredible variety of activities through which to experience the Chesapeake Bay. Visit a museum, sail on a historic skipjack, paddle a kayak, stroll a maritime community or watch the Bay's diverse birdlife. For a searchable database of activities, visit the Bay Gateways website.

You can also find out what's going on through Chesapeake Trips and Tips, a weekly email highlighting unique events at Gateway sites across the region. Distributed by the Friends of Chesapeake Gateways, you can sign up and learn more here.

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One of the many wading birds found in the Bay watershed

Did You Know?
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.
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