Discover
Maryland's
Eastern Shore
The Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway offers an epic journey through an unspoiled landscape that has shaped the lifestyles and livelihoods of generations of watermen, shipbuilders, and farmers. The full byway experience stretches 419 miles from the upper Eastern Shore in Cecil County to its lower shore terminus at Smith Island. Are you ready? Let’s get away from it all and go back in time, exploring historic waterfront villages, pristine waterways, and the serenity of nature’s beauty.
Road Trip!
Explore the full 419-Mile Route or pick one of the three stages.
Places To See
Enjoy these stops along the byway
C & D Canal Museum
Upper Shore
Chesapeake City, Maryland
Mount Harmon Plantation
Upper Shore
Earleville, Maryland
Museums and Heritage Sites
Chestertown Historic District
Upper Shore
Chestertown, Maryland
Museums and Heritage Sites
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge
Upper Shore
Rock Hall, Maryland
Museums and Heritage Sites
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Mid-Shore
Saint Michaels, Maryland
Museums and Heritage Sites
Cross Island Trail
Upper Shore
Stevensville, Maryland
Museums and Heritage Sites
Old Wye Mill
Upper Shore
Wye Mills, Maryland
Museums and Heritage Sites
Museum of Rural Life
Mid-Shore
Denton, Maryland
Museums and Heritage Sites
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Mid-Shore
Church Creek, Maryland
Museums and Heritage Sites
Long Wharf on the Choptank River
Mid-Shore
Cambridge, MD
Museums and Heritage Sites
Byway Stories
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Meet the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway Alliance
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