Potomac River Access Points

There are many river access points along the river. Along the Upper Potomac, boat ramps tend to be smaller but are usually free. Some access points are designed for carrying kayaks and canoes. In the tidal section of the river below Little Falls, boat ramps are larger--for larger boats--but also can be used for kayaks and canoes. Most parks along the river have access points. Several parks and communities along the Potomac have developed water trails that link access points. In the lower Potomac at and below Washington, there are many full-service marinas that will also allow you to use their boat ramp. Click on a marker or choose a site below for details.

Boat Ramps Abells Wharf Boat Ramp Algonkian Regional Park Boat Ramp Allegany County Fairgrounds Boat Ramp Belmont Bay Big Run Boat Ramp Big Slackwater Boat Ramp Bladensburg Waterfront Park Branson Cove Boat Ramp Brunswick Boat Ramp Brunswick Campground Boat Ramp Bushwood Wharf Boat Ramp Captain John's Crabhouse & Marina Cather Marine Chaptico Wharf Boat Ramp Coltons Point Marina Dargan Bend Boat Ramp Diamond Teague Park and Boat Ramp Edwards Ferry Boat Ramp Elizabeth Mills Riverfront Park Fifteenmile Creek Boat Ramp Fletcher's Boat House Fort Frederick State Park Boat Ramp Fountainhead Regional Park Boat Ramp Four Locks Boat Ramp Friendship Landing Boat Ramp Gravelley Point and Roaches Run Green Ridge State Forest Boat Ramp Hancock Little Tonoloway Boat Ramp Hatton Creek Hoffmasters Marina Inc Indian Springs WMA Boat Ramp Jennings Randolph Boat Ramp Key Bridge Boathouse Marshall Hall Boat Ramp Mattingly Park Boat Ramp McCoys Ferry Boat Ramp McKimmey Boat Ramp Monocacy Aqueduct Boat Ramp Monocacy River Boat Ramp Nolands Ferry Boat Ramp Occoquan Regional Park Boat Ramp Occoquan Regional Park Boat Ramp Olversons Lodge Creek Marina Paw Paw Pennyfield Conservation Area Boat Ramp Pinecliff Park/Monocacy River Piney Point Recreation Area Boat Ramp Pohick Bay Regional Park Boat Ramp Point Lookout Boat Ramp Point of Rocks Boat Ramp Rivermist Park City of Frederick Rocky Gap State Park Boat Ramp Savage River Reservoir South Seneca Landing Boat Ramp Shepherdstown Access Smallwood State Park Boat Ramp Snyders Landing Boat Ramp Spring Gap Boat Ramp St. Inigoes Boat Ramp St. Marys River State Park Boat Ramp Swann's Resort Taylors Landing Boat Ramp Thompson Boat Center Upper Monocacy River Boat Ramp Waugh Point Marina White's Ferry Boat Ramp Wicomico Shores Boat Ramp Williamsport Boat Ramp

Canoe and Kayak Access Points Anglers Inn - River Access Black Oak Boat Access Breton Bay/Camp Calvert Landing Buckeystown Community Park Cacapon Junction Hiker Biker Campsite Dam No. 3 Dickerson South Great Mills Canoe Launch Green Ridge/Town Creek Harpers Ferry Access Lander Boat Ramp/Lock 29 Leonardtown Wharf Park Leopards Mill Hiker Biker Campsite Little Pool Hiker Biker Campsite Lock 34 Mallows Bay McCoole Boat Access Monocacy Battlefield/Gambrill Mill Mountain Lock 37 Newtowne Neck State Park Paul Ellis Landing Piscataway Landing River Springs Landing Sandy Hook Southern Park and Pier St. Mary's City Park Sycamore Landing Violetts Lock Westernport Boat Ramp White Rock Hiker Biker Campsite Marinas Anacostia Community Boathouse Aqua-Land Marina Aquia Harbour Marina Belle Haven Marina Bluhaven Piers Buzzard Point Marina Cedar Cove Marina Coan River Marina Coles Point Plantation Marina Colonial Beach Yacht Center Columbia Island Marina Fairview Beach Yacht Club Fort Washington Marina Fort Washington Marina Boat Ramp Goose Bay Marina Hampton's Landing Marina Hope Springs Marina James Creek Marina Kinsale Harbor Marina Lake Ridge Park Golf and Marina Leesylvania Park Boat Ramp Machodoc Creek Marina at Dahlgren Marine Center Occoquan Harbour Marina Port Kinsale Marina Port Tobacco Marina St. Mary's Yachting Center Stepps Harbor View Marina Tall Timbers Vacation Club & Marina Tyme and Tyde Marina Washington Sailing Marina White Point Marina Willow Landing Marina Yeocomico Marina and Campground

 
The Lower Potomac River and St. Mary's County, Maryland

Home of the first settlement in Maryland, the Lower Potomac is filled with historic sites. Click on a marker or choose a site below for details.

Abells Wharf Boat Ramp
Aqua-Land Marina
Black Panther Historic Shipwreck Preserve
Bluhaven Piers
Branson Cove Boat Ramp
Breton Bay
Breton Bay/Camp Calvert Landing
Bushwood Wharf Boat Ramp
Captain John's Crabhouse & Marina
Cather Marine
Cedar Cove Marina
Chaptico Wharf Boat Ramp
Chesapeake Bay Field Lab
Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy
Coan River Marina
Coles Point Plantation Marina
Colonial Beach
Colonial Beach Yacht Center
Coltons Point Marina
Dahlgren
Father Andrew White Memorial
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Gilligan's Pier
Gov. Harry Nice Memorial Bridge
Great Mills Canoe Launch
Hatton Creek
Historic St. Mary's City
Ingleside Plantation Winery
King George County
Kinsale Harbor Marina
Kinsale Museum
Leonardtown
Leonardtown Wharf Park
Machodoc Creek Marina at Dahlgren Marine Center
Maryland Dove
Monroe Bay Campground
Morgantown Generating Station
Newtowne Neck State Park
Northumberland County
Oak Crest Winery
Ophelia and Sunnybank Ferry
Paul Ellis Landing
Paul Hall Center for Marine Education
Piney Point
Piney Point Lighthouse and Museum
Piney Point Recreation Area Boat Ramp
Point Lookout
Point Lookout Boat Ramp
Point Lookout Confederate Monument
Port Kinsale Marina
Potomac Gateway Welcome Center
Potomac River at Lewisetta VA
Quades Store
Reedville Fishermen's Museum
River Springs Landing
Smith Point
Smith Point Ferry
Southern Park and Pier
St. Clements Island
St. Clements Island-Potomac River Museum
St. George's Island
St. Ignatius Church at St. Inigoes
St. Inigoes Boat Ramp
St. Mary's City Park
St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's County
St. Mary's River at Great Mills
St. Mary's River State Park
St. Mary's Yachting Center
St. Marys River State Park Boat Ramp
Stepps Harbor View Marina
Stratford Hall
Swann's Resort
Tall Timbers Vacation Club & Marina
Westmoreland County
Westmoreland State Park
White Point Marina
Wicomico River
Wicomico Shores Boat Ramp
Yeocomico Marina and Campground
Yeocomico River

Public water access sites in Maryland: http://dnr2.maryland.gov/Boating/Pages/water-access/boatramps.aspx