{"id":487,"date":"2013-11-14T19:49:21","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T19:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paddlethenanticoke.com\/?page_id=487"},"modified":"2022-01-26T19:51:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T19:51:15","slug":"bestpitch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paddlethenanticoke.com\/?page_id=487","title":{"rendered":"Bestpitch Ferry Boat Ramp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/paddlethenanticoke9170.live-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons-boating.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/paddlethenanticoke9170.live-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons-boating.png\" alt=\"icons-boating\" width=\"25\" height=\"26\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/paddlethenanticoke9170.live-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons-boatramp.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/paddlethenanticoke9170.live-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons-boatramp.png\" alt=\"icons-boatramp\" width=\"25\" height=\"26\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/paddlethenanticoke9170.live-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons-parking.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/paddlethenanticoke9170.live-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons-parking.png\" alt=\"icons-parking\" width=\"25\" height=\"26\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.4em;\">Directions:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.4em;\">For directions, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/VJlxk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this map<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Use:<\/strong>\u00a0Small boats, canoes, kayaks<\/p>\n<p><strong>Water:<\/strong>\u00a0Brackish<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current:<\/strong>\u00a0Medium\/Strong. Area may experience strong tidal currents; tall waves from wind possible<\/p>\n<p><strong>Depth:<\/strong>\u00a0Deep.\u00a0When heading upstream, there is 10\u2019 clearance under the Bestpitch Bridge and a 2\u2019 clearance under the Decoursey Bridge<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parking:<\/strong>\u00a0Yes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Restrooms:<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>No.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fees:<\/strong>\u00a0No<\/p>\n<p><strong>Managed by:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/boating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MD DNR<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Accessible:<\/strong>\u00a0Yes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boat Ramp or Pier:<\/strong>\u00a0Yes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Picnic Area:<\/strong> No<\/p>\n<p><strong>Swimming:<\/strong>\u00a0No<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Special Notes:<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>Paved road on the west side of the Bestpitch Bridge leads south to the access site. High Tide may cause flooding on the roads in the area. Additional information about this access site, provided by MD DNR, is available <a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/wildlife\/Pages\/publiclands\/eastern\/fishingbay.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><div id=\"attachment_223\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paddlethenanticoke9170.live-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BestPitch9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-223\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-223  \" src=\"https:\/\/paddlethenanticoke9170.live-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BestPitch9-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bestpitch is part of the Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paddlethenanticoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BestPitch9-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/paddlethenanticoke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BestPitch9-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bestpitch is part of the Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paddlethenanticoke9170.live-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BestPitch8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" title=\"Bestpitch Boat Ramp\" src=\"https:\/\/paddlethenanticoke9170.live-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BestPitch8-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"The Bestpitch Boat Ramp is suitable for small boats and experienced paddlers.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bestpitch Boat Ramp is suitable for small boats and experienced paddlers.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<p><div style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.4em;\" href=\"https:\/\/paddlethenanticoke9170.live-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BestPitch3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" src=\"https:\/\/paddlethenanticoke9170.live-website.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BestPitch3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bestpitch is the launching point for the Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area's Transquaking River Loop Trail.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bestpitch is the launching point for the Fishing Bay Wildlife Management Area&#8217;s Transquaking River Loop Trail.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0 Directions:\u00a0For directions, please visit this map. Use:\u00a0Small boats, canoes, kayaks Water:\u00a0Brackish Current:\u00a0Medium\/Strong. Area may experience strong tidal currents; tall waves from wind possible Depth:\u00a0Deep.\u00a0When heading upstream, there is 10\u2019 clearance under the Bestpitch Bridge and a 2\u2019 clearance under the Decoursey Bridge Parking:\u00a0Yes. Restrooms:\u00a0No. Fees:\u00a0No Managed by:\u00a0MD DNR Accessible:\u00a0Yes Boat Ramp or Pier:\u00a0Yes Picnic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":69,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-487","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Bestpitch Ferry Boat Ramp - Paddle the Nanticoke<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Bestpitch Ferry Boat Ramp is suitable for paddlers and small boats. 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