Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network
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The Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network is a unit of the National Park Service
and a system of over 150 parks, refuges, museums, historic communities and water trail
s in the Chesapeake Bay
watershed. It is an estuary stretching from southernmost Virginia to northernmost Maryland, a distance of 180 miles.
National Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
and a system of over 150 parks, refuges, museums, historic communities and water trail
Water trail
Water trails or Blueways are marked routes on navigable waterways such as rivers, lakes, canals and coastlines for people using small non-motorized boats such as kayaks, canoes, rafts, or rowboats. Some trails may be suitable for float tubing...
s in the Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West...
watershed. It is an estuary stretching from southernmost Virginia to northernmost Maryland, a distance of 180 miles.