Reed CreekMost Recent Visit: August 5 - 6, 2021
This can be a tricky anchorage to get into, but once in you are well protected from the east, south and west, and depending on where you drop the hook, from the north as well. It is a very nice trip up the Chester River. Right after Langford Creek, hang a right to get to Reed Creek. There is very little traffic in this beautiful cove, mostly due to the fact that many don't want to take the chance going through the hairpin turn inlet. If you decide to venture in, you will be rewarded with a quiet night in 7 to 10 feet of water. There seems to be a shallow spot about a hundred yards or so before you reach the red buoy. Near low tide the depth gauge was reading as low as 7 feet. We made it through fine, but deep-draft vessels may need to take extra precaution or plan on entering at high tide. In early August we saw a number of jellyfish, but I still got out on the paddle board and we sat in the tubes for a while to cool off. On an earlier October trip the jellyfish were around as well, but we found that the water was not really warm enough to jump in. There don't seem to be any good spots to land the dinghy, so you will likely be on board for your whole stay. There are a few houses around the cove, and you may hear some dogs barking or lawnmowers running. We have not experienced much in the way of skiers or tubers here. There was one crabbers out during the most recent trip, but we had not seen any during our other visits.. Be prepared to wash down the anchor as you bring it up. The bottom is very muddy. There is good protection from winds. The only problem may be a blow from the north that may create some fetch if you anchor on the southern side. If that is the prediction, you may want to consider anchoring nearer the northern shore. This past trip we set the 44 lb. Delta anchor out with about 55 feet of chain in 7-8 feet of water. Probably more than needed on a calm night and resulted in an extended retrieval time as I like to wash my chain and anchor down thoroughly as I bring it up. I prefer to keep the chain locker as clean as possible. As said before, it is very muddy here and it sticks to the chain and anchor. We only had one bar of ATT service, but that was sufficient for phone calls and browsing the internet. It would not be sufficient for any heavy internet work |