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Port Tobacco River - Deep Point

Location: Potomac River
Lat / Lon: N 38° 28.387' / W 077° 01.995'
Depth: 5 feet
Description:
Anchor near daybeacon 4

4.20

(5)

4.20 out of 5 stars

Holding:

4.60

Wind Protection:

3.20

Current Flow:

3.60

Wake Protection:

2.40

Scenic Beauty:

4.20

Ease of Shopping:

1.00

Shore Access:

4.33

Pet Friendly:

4.33

Cell Service:

2.80

WiFi:

1.00

Review for Port Tobacco River - Deep Point

Reviewed by: Lance Williamson on Oct 25, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 40'
Draft: 3.8'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

4

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

1

Wake Protection:

1

Scenic Beauty:

3

Ease of Shopping:

1

Cell Service:

3

WiFi:

1

There are lots if crab pots between the main channel and Green 1 (par for the course anywhere in or near the Chesapeake). No crab pots after Green 1. The anchorage is marked as on the starboard before Red 4. Go past Red 4 and turn to starboard and anchor in 6.5 feet of water (this is before the charted 3 feet area) with a mud bottom. This is slightly behind the point and give fairly good protection from southerly wind. A quiet anchorage. Very peaceful night.

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Review for Port Tobacco River - Deep Point

Reviewed by: Capt Maria Langer, Do It Now, on Oct 10, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 32'
Draft: 2.5'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

4

Wake Protection:

3

Scenic Beauty:

4

Shore Access:

5

Pet Friendly:

5

Cell Service:

3

Not very protected; a wind coming up the river had us bouncing most of the time. (One of the boats in my party needs at least 5 feet, so we couldn't get any closer to land where it might have been more protected.) Good holding in mud. Easy access to the Chapel Point State Park on the east. Scenic with homes and woodlands along shore.

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Review for Port Tobacco River - Deep Point

Reviewed by: Randy H on May 27, 2023
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 42'
Draft: 4.5'

Overall Rating:

3

Holding:

4

Wind Protection:

2

Current Flow:

4

Wake Protection:

2

Scenic Beauty:

4

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

3

Pet Friendly:

3

Cell Service:

2

WiFi:

1

This anchorage is a great fair weather anchorage, but is very exposed to the Southeast through Southwest. Chapel Point State Park is nice, we walked to St. Ignatius church, a historical Jesuit residence and working parish. We had good holding in mud and did not see less than 10 feet in depth.

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Review for Port Tobacco River - Deep Point

Reviewed by: Michael Gribble, This Is What, on May 28, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 47'
Draft: 3.8'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

4

Current Flow:

5

Wake Protection:

2

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

1

Cell Service:

2

Good mud bottom. Next to a state park but we did not go ashore so we can not rate shore access. A lot of smaller boats running up and down the river during the day. Quite in the evening.

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Review for Port Tobacco River - Deep Point

Reviewed by: Paul Cianciolo on May 3, 2021
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 37'
Draft: 3.0'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

4

Current Flow:

4

Wake Protection:

4

Scenic Beauty:

5

Shore Access:

5

Pet Friendly:

5

Cell Service:

4

Great spot to anchor. There is a boat ramp with a sandy road at the state park, so sometimes there is a show while people get their trucks stuck in the water.

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