Disclaimer: This is not a comprehensive cruising guide to Chesapeake City, but a summary of our experience and recommendations and what we believe would be interesting to fellow travelers. If you have additional recommendations, please feel free to reach out.
Before or after going through the C&D Canal, Chesapeake City is a great spot to tie up and get off the boat for a little bit. The dockage is free and it’s a cheap chance to hook up to electric and fill your water tanks.
Anchorage and Dockage
- Free 24-hour dockage – Chesapeake City provides a free dock for boaters passing through. $10 for water and $15 for electric.
- Anchoring basin – If there is no room at the dock there is an anchorage in the basin.
- For Google Maps coordinates, click here.
Fuel
- Schaefer’s Marina – Fuel here was one of the more expensive stops at $4.05/gallon. However, we already weren’t completely sure how much we had left since we don’t have a working gauge on our tanks. We waiting until 9 a.m. when they opened and had a difficult time hailing them on the VHF. A quick walk up to the office solved the problem and the manager came down the dock to help us.
Things to Do
- Walk around the town – There isn’t much to walk around, but it is still a cute town to stretch your legs.
- Canal Creamery and Sweet Shoppe – In the summer, no stop is complete without trying to local ice cream shop. This is located directly across the street from the free city docks.
- Cafe on the Bay – This is almost as close as the ice cream spot. As a treat before leaving the dock, we stopped to grab coffee from this cafe. Everyone was friendly and helpful and are used to people passing through.
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