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SOLOMONS YACHTING CENTER

Welcome to maryland, solomon island’s finest full service marina – transients are welcome.

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Solomons Yachting Center offers state-of-the-art floating dock slips, each with 40’ finger piers – all set in a well-protected harbor.

Our amenities include a fuel dock, well maintained swimming pool and an upscale lounge. A beautiful large elevated deck surrounds the pool, offering great vistas of the harbor, cool breezes, and a central location for our many activities and social functions.

Solomons Yachting Center is a short walk or bike ride away from all the many restaurants, museums and attractions Solomon has to offer. You can’t get any closer!

We Transport Boats with Hydraulic Trailers!

Fully renovated facilities and extensively landscaped grounds

Among the facilities you will enjoy are:

-A well maintained swimming pool. A large elevated deck surrounds the pool offering great views of Solomons Harbor and room for group gatherings or your own area for quiet relaxation.

-A upscale Pub adjacent to the pool in our renovated clubhouse. Perfect for casual poolside dining and a fun evening with your friends. Available for Private Parties.

– Private clean restrooms and shower “suites” are conveniently located in the clubhouse. These air conditioned private suites will rival the best you can find on the Bay!

-High speed internet access and cable TV is always available in the Captains Lounge.

-Ships Store drinks, beer, bait and general provisions.

-Our laundry facility, including 3 Washers & 3 Dryers folding tables are available in the lower level of the Clubhouse

-An easily accessible fuel dock, with diesel and gas available thru our regular and high speed pumps. A pumpout station is also conveniently located.

-Well landscaped picnic areas complete with lawn chairs, picnic tables and charcoal grills conveniently located for leisurely meals in a quiet setting.

We are committed to the highest level of service…

Among the services we provide are:

Dock n’ Go Service: When you simply want to tie up and leave, just let us know and we’ll arrange to have one of our capable deck hands wash down your boat and prepare it for your next visit!

Boat Hauling and Power Washing: We will schedule a time convenient for you. Our 50 ton travel lift can accommodate even the largest of boats.

Engine and Systems Mechanical: Complete diesel and gas engine repair, refit, and repower.

Bottom painting and other general maintenance services: Please let us know your specific needs we will be happy to work with you.

Winter Storage: Our property can accommodate all our slip holders and then some. Help us plan your time out of the water to ensure you start your year without any delay.

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Solomons Yachting Center

255 Alexander Lane

Solomons, Maryland 20688

Solomons Island, Maryland is located on State Route 2 in Solomons, Calvert County, Southern Maryland, twenty miles south of Prince Frederick.

Driving Directions:

From Washington, D.C. – Take State Route 4 east from the Washington Beltway to State Route 2-4 to Solomons.

From Baltimore – Take Interstate 97 south from the Baltimore Beltway, to State Route 3 and U.S. Route 301 south to State Route 4. Continue south/east to State Route 2-4 to Solomons.

You can also take I-97 south to the Aris T. Allen Boulevard exit (Route 665), then follow signs for Solomons Island, Route 2 South. Go south on Route 2, following signs for Prince Frederick. Route 2 will join with Route 4 – make a left from Route 2 onto Route 2-4 south. Follow Route 2-4 south/east to Solomons.

From Richmond – Take U.S. route 301 north into Maryland, then State Route 234 east to State Route 5, south on State Route 5 passing Leonardtown, left on State Route 4 across the Thomas Johnson Bridge (lower Patuxent River Bridge) to State Route 2 at east end of the bridge.

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Solomons Yachting Center offers state-of-the-art floating dock slips, each with 40’ finger piers – all set in a well-protected harbor.

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Solomons Yachting Center

• Total Slips: 110
• Max Length: 200'
• Dock Depth: 20'

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• Bars/Clubs On-Site
• Captain's Lounge
• Dock Boxes and Carts
• Dry Storage
• Fish Cleaning Station
• Floating Docks
• Golf Nearby
• Groceries Nearby
• Laundry Facilities
• Medical Facilities Nearby
• Pet Friendly
• Picnic Area
• Post Office Nearby
• Restaurant Nearby
• Service/Maintenance
• Swimming Pool
• Travel Lift
• Water Sport Rental

Rates / Policies

Rates: Summer: $2.50 per foot per night. Winter: $1.50 per foot per night.

Electric is: $8 for 30 amp, $12/day for 50 amp or twin 30’sp, $15/day for dual 50 amp, $29/day for 100 amp.

Credit card required to hold slip. 48 hour cancellation policy.

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• Latitude:  38.32467
• Longitude:  -76.45847

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Living on Solomons Island Time. Easy in, easy out, and very easy to love.

Solomons Island, ideally situated at the foot of the charming Patuxent River, wasn’t always a big deal. Far from it. At first, nobody lived there. Later the few hundred who did were either watermen, boat builders, or cannery workers. Even as late as the 1950s and 60s, tourists found more enticing places to visit and cruising boaters chose to bypass Solomons in favor of  St. Leonard Creek, a few miles upriver, and a stop at Vera’s White Sands where the exotic Vera Freeman would dive off the dock and swim out to welcome incoming boaters with a fresh orchid. Who could blame them? 

But my how times have changed! Now little Solomons Island is chock-a-block with boats of every make and description, most of them tied up in a half-dozen first-class marinas and boatyards in its well-protected harbor. Solomons’ Calvert Maritime Museum is both child-centric and first among museums in its paleolithic maritime collection. Half a dozen of its restaurants are well worth the visit—can you say, “fresh seafood”?—and as many shops lure visitors inside to catch the town’s laid-back resort-island vibe. And all of it is within walking distance or a short dinghy ride.

You can tie up at a marina, anchor up lovely Mill Creek, put in your trailer boat at Solomons Island Boat Ramp and Fishing Pier , or launch your kayak, canoe or SUP at any number of locations. If you have fishing in mind, you’ll find that Solomons has one of the largest charter fleets around, with the middle Bay’s rich hunting grounds just minutes away. And, yes, there’s plenty more, but we’ll get to all that in a few minutes.

Solomons Island is a little bitty thing, which makes it both charming and entirely walkable. It’s thin (only a single road wide in spots) and not very long, only a mile and a half long from stem to stern. It’s connected to the outside world by a short, puddle-jumper-sized bridge, and from St. Mary’s County by a lovely soaring bridge across the Patuxent River. At the north end of the island, you’ll find Calvert Maritime Museum and at the south you’ll run out of road at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory . In between, you’ll find a succession of marinas plus the Maryland Pilot’s station along the east side and Solomons boardwalk and downtown of shops, restaurants, a fishing pier and a couple of churches on the west, or Patuxent River side. North of the island, along S.R. 4, you’ll find a couple of strip shopping plazas with a convenience store, a few more restaurants and a couple of nice hotels.

From the water, Solomons can best be accessed by its back doors, the Narrows, where you can dock at many of the restaurants; Back Creek, where most of the marinas are located; and Mill Creek, which is popular for anchoring. 

One of Solomons’ most attractive points for cruising boaters is that it lies almost exactly halfway between the C&D Canal on the north and Norfolk/Portsmouth to the south. It’s a day-trip from Baltimore or Deltaville, and, let’s be honest, unless you want to drop anchor in an inconveniently located creek, it’s the only place to stop between the two, with good protection from bad weather, a good slip in a great marina and an easy walk to some world famous crabcakes and a cold beer. Solomons is your place! Also near the top of the list is that Solomons is particularly easy to get into by boat.

By car, on the other hand, it’s on the way to nowhere in particular. You have to want to go there. But then, why wouldn’t you? After you’ve explored Solomons, you can put in your trailer boat to explore the beautiful Patuxent River. If you’ve brought your kayak, canoe or SUP, you can explore not only the Narrows, Back Creek and Mill Creek around Solomons, but you can also drive back up to Jefferson-Patterson State Park and put in for even more glorious adventure. We’ll get back to all that in a few minutes.

If you are arriving by boat

Whether you are coming down from the Upper Bay or up from the Lower Bay, the entrance to the Patuxent River presents no obstacles, other than the occasional pound net to avoid. The only caveat from the north is to honor the restricted area around the Liquid Natural Gas dock off Cove Point. It’s well marked on your charts and chartplotter. This facility is active again—this time as an exporter rather than an importer—so keep your eye out for the occasional LNG tanker coming and going.

Just below the LNG dock, you’ll spot handsome Cove Point Lighthouse , now part of Calvert Marine Museum .

The mouth of the Patuxent River is wide and deep, though the channel narrows briefly between Drum Point and Fishing Point before opening up again into a wide deep bay. Paxtuent River Naval Air Station lies along the south shore, while the entrance to Solomons lies along the north. The river itself continues northwest under the 139-foot tall Johnson Bridge.

After you pass Drum Point’s red “4”, you’ll find your choice of channels leading into Solomons Harbor. Both skirt a large area of shallow water (one to three feet) known as the Flats. Both channels are marked, and both have plenty of water (no less than 12 feet). Both meet at markers “2” and “3”.

Immediately on entering the harbor you’ll be confronted by a small unnamed island which is known as Molly’s Leg. Like the Flats, there’s plenty of water all the way around, so the choice is yours. The important thing to know is that Molly’s Leg is a kind of watery round-about. Following it around to port, The Narrows shoots off first. This is a short waterway that provides a back door to part of Solomons, including the Tiki Bar , Harbor Island Marina , Lighthouse Bar and Bunky’s Charter Boats . Here you’ll also find a number of small-boat docks for restaurant access and for visiting the town. 

The bulk of the town’s marinas lie up the second spoke in the wheel, Back Creek. Solomons Yachting Center occupies the western point, followed by Zahniser’s Yachting Center , Spring Cove Marina and Solomons Harbor . Nearly the entire east side of Back Creek is taken up with Calvert Marina , with Washburn’s Boat Yard occupying the cove at the end. Beyond that you’ll find private homes, two hotels, and three or four anchoring spots.

The final spoke in the Molly’s Leg wheel is Mill Creek, the spot of choice for most boats looking for a good anchorage. The creek has no public marinas, but it does have more than a half-dozen fine spots to anchor, including a couple on Mill Creek’s tributary, St. Johns Creek, which continues north after Mill Creek and makes a jog to the east. Many choose the area around Bow Cove for its handiness to Solomons.

If you are trailering in

Solomons Island and the surrounding Patuxent River area, including St. Leonard Creek, are great places to weekend with the family with your trailer boat. And when your thoughts turn to fishing, the water just outside the harbor entrance and as well as the middle Bay beyond the Patuxent River are famously productive areas.

Coming down from the Washington area, take S.R. 4 south off the Beltway and eventually you’ll arrive in Solomons. Just be sure to follow the “bear right” signs for Solomons Island before S.R. 4 strikes off across the Patuxent as the Johnson Bridge. From the Baltimore area, start with S.R. 2 near Annapolis and then just keep going. S.R. 4 and 2 intersect near . . . well . . . nothing, really. And, as above, follow the signs into Solomons.

Directly after that turnoff, you’ll come to Solomons Island Public Boat Ramp and Fishing Pier . This facility has a large parking lot that’s open 24 hours a day. Launching is free, but there is a fee for parking. An important note, however: The Solomons ramp is also handy to Calvert Marine Museum , which is just across the street. If you are retrieving your boat for the night and staying nearby, you can arrange for parking at either the hotel or bed & breakfast (more on those later). There is generally plenty of parking available. In a pinch, you can arrange to leave the trailer at one of the marinas.

Alternatively, you’ll find boat ramps at Solomons Point Marina (410-326-4258) and Shepard’s Yacht Yard (410-326-3939), both right in town on The Narrows.

Once you’re launched, you’ll find plenty of dinghy docks for grocery shopping ( Holiday Inn dinghy dock, $2), dining ( Kingfisher , Charles Street Brasserie and Island Hideaway , to name a few), downtown shops (Solomons municipal dinghy dock) and even the museum ( Calvert Marine Museum dinghy docks).

If you are launching a kayak, canoe or SUP

Once you are settled in and are ready to launch your paddle-craft, you have several choices. As always, the local boat ramps mentioned above make good entry points. In Solomons, you can also put in next to the town dinghy dock and pump-out station, which is located behind the public rest facility on Patuxent Street (the main street), across from the Solomons Boardwalk . If you come early in the day, you should be able to claim a convenient parking space on the street. There is more parking in the boardwalk area. Launching near Calvert Marina’s transient docks is another option. Just check in with the office first. 

Where to begin? This is going to be tough, because Solomons Island has a marina for every occasion, from resort-plush to Spartan-basic. Really, you could hardly go wrong with any of them. So instead, here are a few of our favorites.

Zahnisers Marina

This is kind of the grand-old Solomons Marina. The docks are good. The Dry Dock restaurant is excellent and reason enough for a visit. The location on Back Creek is convenient. And the tradition of fine boat-work is legendary. While Zahnisers has all the usual amenities, there is one little thing that we find particularly endearing. If you tell them you are going to be arriving after hours, the staff will attach a sign with your boat name on your assigned slip, clearly visible, so you can be sure you’re in the right place. We can tell you from experience, it’s a welcome sight.

Spring Cove Marina

Running neck and neck with Zahnisers in cruiser popularity is Spring Cove Marina , also located on Back Creek. Yes, it also has a full-service yard; and yes, it’s an easy walk from the marina into town and the marine museum. It has all of the usual amenities. So what sets it apart? Beautiful trees (our young dog Bindi discovered the bittersweet charm of chewing pine cones here), shaded riverside picnic facilities and a very special pool that comes with its own underwater piped-in music. Try that at the end of a hot day!

Calvert Marina

We’ll conclude this marina short-list with a stop at Calvert Marina , a particular favorite. Yes, it has the usual amenities, although they are rather more rustic than the first two marinas. The transient docks are two long floating piers at the north end of the marina. No, it doesn’t have a boatyard, so if you need one, head for Zahnisers , Spring Cove or next door at Washburn Boat Yard (not a marina). Like the others, Calvert is also located on Back Creek, but on the opposite shore. So, it requires a dinghy trip or an Uber ride into town.

What sets it apart? First, lots and lots of walking room—70 acres worth. The marina occupies practically the entire western Back Creek shoreline, including what feels like an alphabet’s worth of piers, some of them covered. In fact, each pier seems to have a personality of its own, with slip holders often festooning the entrance with flowers and signs. 

Second, history. At the end of the peninsula you’ll find a statue of a young sailor, reminding visitors that during World War II, this was the site of the country’s first amphibious training base. More than 67,000 officers and enlisted personnel came through here .

Two of Solomons hotels— Quality Inn/Beacon Marina and Holiday Inn/Solomons Harbor Marina —have their own docks. Both welcome transients, whether you stay in the hotel or not. Both are an easy walk or bike ride to the small shopping center, with West Marine and Port of Call Liquors , as well as a few other shops. Weiss Market is farther up the highway.

If you are trailering in and would like to keep your boat in the water while you stay in a hotel, these would be good options. There is a nice Hilton Garden Inn (no marina) another mile or so north of that.

Bed and Breakfasts

Solomons victorian inn.

Located in the heart of the island, Solomons Victorian Inn is convenient to everything in town and has its own parking. The rooms are lovely, of course, and the breakfast is to die for. Of particular interest is the fact that this was the home of Clarence Davis of the famous Solomons boatbuilding family, M.M. Davis & Son. During its long run, M.M. Davis company built practically every kind of boat, from commercial fishing vessels to tugs and elegant recreational boats. The most famous, however, was probably Manitou , a graceful 53-foot yawl built in 1937, and sailed by John F. Kennedy while he was president.

Back Creek Inn

This 125-year-old waterman’s home on the banks of Back Creek has been a bed and breakfast for more than 30 years. In addition to lovely rooms, great views and grand trees, the inn has two boat slips available for its guests. The Back Creek innkeeper, Carol Pennock, is an artist, working in oils, watercolors and stained glass.

Blue Heron Inn

A Charleston colonial in Solomons? Sure, why not. Solomons definitely has that southern beach casual feel. But the Blue Heron Inn has much more than chic architecture. For one important thing, innkeeper Regan Thompson conjures up the breakfast of your dreams. The Inn has four large rooms and a slip for those who come by boat. It is also strategically located for visiting town. Sound good?

Calvert Marine Museum

What better place to start than the wonderful Calvert Marine Museum ? The Calvert Museum is a one-of-a-kind, all-purpose entertainment center. Oh yes, it takes its displays and its education mission very seriously indeed with a completely intriguing learning center on skates and rays, for example. Along the way, however, it also sponsors boat tours in several of the Bay’s iconic craft, the skipjack Dee and the buyboat William Tennyson . Rent a row boat or pedal boat and explore the museum basin. Watch scientists work in the Paleontology Prep Lab. Attend a concert. Enjoy the two most engaging river otters you’re likely to come across. There are boat exhibits. Lighthouses. Just about everything you could think of.

You can walk or bicycle to the museum from most of the nearby hotels, beds and breakfasts and marinas (except Calvert Marina across the creek). Alternatively, you can dinghy or kayak in to their dinghy dock. Get all the information and schedules of concerts and cruises here .

Explore the town

Take a walk down the boardwalk along the Patuxent. Poke into the shops on the other side of the street. Stop for lunch or buy an ice cream at the boardwalk stand. (Don’t worry, we’ll get to food in a minute.) Toss a fishing line into the water off the pier next to the boat ramp. Explore the back streets. With a good pair of shoes or a bicycle you can easily take in the island in an afternoon. Sit at a picnic table along Back Creek and watch the passing scene. Need a bathroom break? There are nice clean public facilities opposite the boardwalk. Behind the building, you’ll find a nice shady area with picnic tables, and beyond that, the town’s self-service pump-out dock. Want to rent a bicycle? Check out Patuxent Adventure Center .

Explore the waterways

Take your trailer boat, dinghy, kayak or SUP and meander through Solomons waterways, from The Narrows, to Back Creek, and admire the view from the water side. Feeling more adventurous, take a cruise up Mill Creek.

If you didn’t bring a boat, no problem. You can rent one at Solomons Boat Rental or Bunky’s Charter Boats . Itching for a fishing excursion? Solomons has charter opportunities galore. Take a stroll along the Narrows to pick one out, like Bunky’s Charter Boats , which we just mentioned.

Chesapeake Biological Lab

At the tip of Solomons, where it joins the Patuxent River, you’ll find the oldest public marine research center on the East Coast, the Chesapeake Biological Lab . While you may or may not be keen to attend one of their Distinguished Speaker Seminars, say the one entitled “Dendritic Network Structure Mediates Properties of Riverine Metacommunities,” you may be lucky enough to be in town for one of the lab’s Friday afternoon tours. Or you can stop by the visitor’s center, which is open on weekends. Check the times for those and the schedule for Citizen Scientist lectures like “Can Seaweed Clean Up The Mess Left By Your Cell Phone?” here .

If you are one of those people who wakes up with the sun and immediately yearns for two eggs and a short stack, you’ll want to head over to Angler’s Seafood Bar & Grill on Lore Road. Anglers has a full and filling menu of breakfast items and they open every day at 7 a.m. They are also open for lunch and dinner.

On the other hand, if you like a more leisurely approach to the day’s first meal, then you will want to saunter over to Lotus Kitchen on Solomons Island Road (the main street). Lotus has a delightful choice of breakfast combinations, but we confess to a weakness for Finnegan’s Awake, which is a strangely delicious combination of sausage, egg, blue cheese and grape jelly on English muffin. Really. Lotus opens at 9 a.m. for breakfast and stays open through lunch and, on some weekdays, the dinner hour. No matter when you stop in, be sure to take one of Kim’s key lime pies back to the boat.

Lunch and Dinner

We’ve given you two options with the breakfast list, but here are a couple of others for lunch and dinner that we particularly like.

The CD Café on Solomons Island Road has long been one of our favorites. The food is fresh, local when possible, and artfully prepared. CD is open for lunch and then again for dinner. There is often a wait. It’s worth it. Seafood, steaks, pasta—it’s all good. We particularly love the Gumbalaya, a happy combination of gumbo and jambalaya.

Charles Street Brasserie at the other end of town is one of our new favorites. The choices are fun and the service sublime. Charles Street is open for dinner, lunch too on Saturday and on Sunday for brunch. Pork kebabs, strawberry waffles, smoked salmon omelets. And jazz piano. It even has a dock for docking-and-dining and a killer view.

Those are just two special options. You could eat every meal out for a week in Solomons and still be happy. The Pier has the best view in town and Kingfishers’ crabs are everything a Chesapeake crustacean gourmet could wish for. We could go on . . . ⚓︎

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Solomons Yachting Center has floating docks for over 100 boats and can accommodate boats up to 170 feet in length. The amenities include high-speed fuel pump, ship's store, laundry, picnic areas, swimming pool, and more. Solomon's Yachting Center is a short walk or bike ride away from all the many restaurants, museums and attractions Solomons has to offer. You can't get any closer!

Rates:Summer: $2.50 per foot per night.Winter: $1.50 per foot per night.Electric is: $8 for 30 amp, $12/day for 50 amp or twin 30'sp, $15/day for dual 50 amp, $29/day for 100 amp.

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Monitored: 16 | Working: 67

Solomons, MD | N 38° 19.367' / W 076° 27.400'

255 Alexander Lane

Solomons, MD 20688

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Voted "Best of the Bay" year after year by Chesapeake Bay magazine readers, Safe Harbor Zahnisers is renowned for its pristine yacht club atmosphere and warm service from the passionate and tenured staff. The award-winning marine service yard combines with the charming waterfront setting allowing boaters to recharge among the many pristine outdoor spaces, resort amenities, and at the celebrated Dry Dock restaurant. …

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The old "first come first serve" mooring system is gone with Safeharbor. Arrive randomly, go to Dockwa and be told "we will confirm in 24 hours". They upped the price by 40% too. Annoying and more expensive!!!

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Aug 28, 2023

Hi Jeff, we are sorry to hear you had a negative experience while visiting our location. We would welcome the opportunity to speak with you more about the issues so we can resolve them in the future. Please email us at [email protected].

We had a mechanical issue and were towed here on Saturday night. On Sunday morning, I submitted a work order. By 9:30 Monday, their service tech, Steve, was on our boat. Took a little over 2 hours, but he fixed us up good. He was extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and diligent. Showed me a couple "tricks" and hacks for maintaining our motor. Best diesel mechanic ever! I will say that the marina is a bit on the pricey side at $2.20/ft in mid-November and they don't offer BoatUS or MarinaLife discounts. However, the facilities are top notch and the staff is helpful and friendly.

Nov 15, 2021

Hi Russ, thank you for your review! We are glad you enjoyed your time at Safe Harbor Zahnisers and that our service technicians could be of assistance. We are so happy to have you as part of our Safe Harbor family and hope you will come back to visit us again soon.

Family owned Zahnisers was acquired by Safe Harbor Marinas, a subsidiary of the Sun Communities REIT, sometime early 2020. I docked my boat there for the month of October 2019 on my sailboat cruise south, had my broken forestay replaced, and was satisfied with the work that was done in a timely fashion. Back from the Bahamas in 2021, I docked there again from June 1 - August 31. During these three months all they got done was the low hanging fruit: painting the bottom. My complaints to Sun Communities management resulted in them offering me dry storage until Spring 2021 at no cost and the promise to have the work done by then. I decided to take my boat elsewhere.

The facility and staff are nice and are enthusiastic. Unfortunately the dockhands are--like most--not that good. We specifically asked for plenty of slack in bow and stern lines to allow room for fenders and fender boards (the pilings stand well clear of the docks so rigging fenders early, particularly on the tee-heads, is asking for trouble). Lines were secured based on the "if you can't tie a knot, tie a lot" school. The intended support of dock hands really didn't help at all. No signage was apparent from the creek for which dock was which. Make sure you have the dock diagram from the marina website available or you will be lost. Bathrooms are clean if somewhat dark.WiFi repeaters are apparent through the facility but I could not get a decent connection and used my cellular data plan instead. Dry Dock Restaurant is excellent.

We found ourselves stuck here while a front moved through keeping us out of the Chesapeake! What a wonderful place to be stuck! The docking and staff have been amazing. The restroom, shower and laundry facilities are the best I have seen in boating. Pool area has amazing BLT's and I could not forget the Dry Dock Restaurant... Excellent steaks and desserts! We have been here a week now. We had enterprise pick us up with a rental car and have taken full advantage of exploring the island. We have gone to some wineries, history locations, amazing dinners at so many available restaurants, ice cream on the River Walk and visited the gardens on the island. This has been an amazing trip and one I would without hesitation do again (maybe not when a hurricane is headed this way!)

This is a real class act!! Everything is done to perfection. The Marina, pool, bar, restaurant service facilities are all operated like a well oiled swiss watch.The staff are some of the most friendly and helpful I have encountered. Thank you for making our stay here so rewarding.

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