County | Boat Fees | Kayak Fees | My Rating | Comment |
Alleghany |  |  |  |  |
Anne Arundel | Yes | Variable | | Very few boat launch sites - new program to aggressively expand kayak access - Car Top Launch Program - many kayak friendly launches |
Baltimore | None | None | | Few sites all urban no kayak ammenities |
Baltimore City |  |  |  |  |
Calvert | Yes | Daily $5 | | Very few launches - Most have fees |
Caroline | Yearly $20.00 | None | |  |
Carroll |  |  |  |  |
Cecil | Yes | Variable | | Several free kayak only launch sites |
Charles | None | None | | Few Sites - no special program |
Dorchester | None | None | | many ramps (20) all in excellent condition all free |
Frederick |  |  |  |  |
Garrett |  |  |  |  |
Harford | Variable
Pay Stations | None | | A few ramps - only one kayak friendly |
Howard |  |  |  |  |
Kent | 3 Day $10.00
Yearly $20.00
Non res $35.00 | None | | 30 launch ramps - Paddle Kent County program - in view of their quota on ramp permits for trailered vessels, the kayak program is very enligjtened |
Montgomery | Yes | Yes | | Almost no launch sites in this very rich county, but most sites are on the Potomac which has the Federal C&O canal park |
Prince George's | Yes | Yearly $10.00 | | Patuxent River Water trail - Patuxent River park |
Queen Anne's | Yes | Daily $10
Yearly $35.00
Non resident
Daily $15
Yearly $60.00 | | Most absurd ramp policy in the State - expensive, inconvenient and poorly disseminated - when on the Chester use the Kent County ramps instead. When on the Miles use the Talbot ramps. |
Saint Mary's | Yes | None if not trailered | | Several free sites, kayak specific information on launch sites |
Somerset | None | None | | 10 launch sites - Janes Island Water trail - no county specific program |
Talbot | Yearly $20.00 | None if not trailered | | Fee policy reasonable if a little inconvenient - ramp listings - Two Water Trails Tuckahoe and Choptank - Fee policy poorly disseminated |
Washington | Unknown | Unknown |  |  |
Wicomico | None | None | | Ten Ramps |
Worchester | None | None | | Numerous ramps all free |
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