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Paddling in Maryland

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Northwest Branch Anacostia RiverPhoto: Paul from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Northwest Branch Anacostia River

~41 min drive

Northwest Branch Anacostia River is a 13-mile paddling stretch near Silver Spring, Maryland. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 33 cfs and a gradient of about 21.6 feet per mile.

Tucker Street Boat Ramp

~8 min drive

Tucker Street Boat Ramp is a boat launch in Maryland.

Tuckahoe CreekPhoto: Sk5893, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Tuckahoe Creek

~1h drive

Tuckahoe Creek is a 4.4-mile paddling stretch near Queen Anne, Maryland. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 125 cfs and a gradient of about 3.1 feet per mile.

Truxton Park Boat Ramps

~9 min drive

Truxton Park Boat Ramps is a boat launch in Maryland.

Seneca CreekPhoto: Itoula, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Seneca Creek

~1h 11m drive

Seneca Creek is a 1.5-mile paddling stretch near Boyds, Maryland. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 150 cfs and a gradient of about 7.2 feet per mile.

Carrs Wharf

~12 min drive

Carrs Wharf is a boat launch in Maryland.

Choptank RiverPhoto: AMK1211, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Choptank River

~1h 17m drive

Choptank River is an 8.4-mile paddling stretch near Goldsboro, Maryland. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 182 cfs and a gradient of about 1.3 feet per mile.

Cystal Beach Slipway

~13 min drive

Cystal Beach Slipway is a boat launch in Maryland.

Middle Patuxent River

~43 min drive

Middle Patuxent River is a 19-mile paddling stretch near Clarksville, Maryland. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 69 cfs and a gradient of about 14.2 feet per mile.

Oakleigh Forest Community Boat Ramp

~13 min drive

Oakleigh Forest Community Boat Ramp is a boat launch in Maryland.

Little Falls Branch

~47 min drive

Little Falls Branch is a 2.7-mile paddling stretch near Bethesda, Maryland. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 250 cfs and a gradient of about 49.6 feet per mile.

Sandy Point State Park

~18 min drive

Sandy Point State Park is a boat launch in Maryland.

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