For groups less than 4 people please call for rates.

Places we would suggest to stay:

Resort

Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Resort
www.chesapeakebay.hyatt.com

Hotel

Days Inn & Suites
www.tourdorchester.org

B&B’s

Cambridge House B & B
www.cambridgehousebandb.com

Kindred Spirits Cottage Retreat
www.kindredspiritscottageretreat.com

The Island House Bed & Breakfast
www.tourdorchester.org

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Vacation Rental Homes

Fishing Cove

www.fishing-cove.com

Fox Creek Lodge & Adventures
www.foxcreekadventures.com

Ransome’s Chesapeake Retreat
www.chesapeakeretreats.com

Holiday House
410-228-4399

These are our favorite places to eat:

Breakfast & Lunch:

Cindy’s Eastside Kitchen
www.tourdorchester.org

Kay’s At The Airport
www.tourdorchester.org

Lunch & Dinner

Kay’s At The Airport
www.tourdorchester.org

Pizza Palace Greek & Italian Restaurant
www.tourdorchester.org

Suicide Bridge Restaurant
www.suicidebridge.com

Jimmy and Sooks

The Island Grille
www.tourdorchester.org

Portside Seafood Restaurant
www.tourdorchester.org

Bobby’s Restaurant & Bar
www.clearviewathornspoint.com

J-bird’s Church Creek Café
www.tourdorchester.org

Please call for reservations 410-901-9255
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Bike Tours

Our bike tours include your Trek 7100 bike, helmet, bottled water and guides. Children are welcome but must be closely supervised. Thank you for consideration in this matter. We offer child’s seats, pull behinds and tag-a-longs for those who cannot pedal themselves.

Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays we will be traveling to Brooks Barrel Company.

Brooks is one of the last remaining slack barrel cooperages in the nation. You will see the same hand operated machines used in that time honored tradition of days gone by. For more information please see: www.brooksbarrel.com

Tours depart from the Hyatt Regency Marina @ 9:00 am and return by approximately 12:00 pm
Price per person: $65.00

Tuesdays & Thursdays we will be traveling to the JM Clayton Company.

Founded in 1890 by Caption John Morgan Clayton is still operated today by the same family. Brothers, Jack, Bill & Joe are the 4th generation and now Clay, 1st of the 5th generation currently operate Clayton’s seafood and are very proud of their heritage and can’t wait to greet you. For more information about Claytons see: www.jmclayton.com

Bike tours depart from the Hyatt Regency Marina @ 9:00 am and return by approximately12:00 pm
Price per person: $65.00

Kayak Tours

Our kayak tours include your Wilderness Systems kayak, Bending Branches paddle, PFD, binoculars, bottled water and guide. We will explore the Choptank River and Shoal Creek, searching for wildlife. Dorchester County hosts the largest concentration of Bald eagles on the East Coast next to the Florida Everglades and has a large population of the Maryland Diamondback Terrapin. Young children may get restless for this 2 hour tour so we will rely on your judgment of your children’s attention span. For more information on some wildlife you may observe on your trip please see: www.fws.gov/blackwater/

Tours are available Monday thru Saturday and depart from the BPPA @ the Hyatt beach twice daily 8:00 am and return approximately by 10:00 am, and 4:00 pm and return approximately by 6:00 pm
Price per person: $70.00

Nature Hikes

Enjoy a walk through the Hyatt’s 18 acre wildlife refuge. Explore the land with a knowledgeable guide to look for birds, deer and other wildlife. Dorchester County has 250 species of resident birds and is located on the Atlantic migratory Flyway. The flyway enables us to observe many different kinds of birds and butterflies. This trip includes your guide, a bird guide and binoculars and lasts for approximately 2 hours.

Tour begins at the BPPA beach hut at 8:00a.m. and return by approximately 10:00a.m.
Price per person: $25.00

• PLEASE REMEMBER TO CALL FOR RESERVATIONS FOR ALL GUIDED TOURS

Compact, nimble 15-footer with a razor-tight handling. Coupling a compact 15-foot frame with a razor-tight helm, the 150 Speedster pulls off twists and turns that would leave a gymnast tied in knots. Check it out at

www.sea-doo.com/

call for availability and pricing

Triumph 170DC

Try our 17ft 70 hp Triumph, deemed as “the world’s toughest boat”, then have some great fun on the water with your friends. This boat seats 6 people and is fun for fishing, knee boarding or tubing. You may want to just travel up and down the shoreline and see the beautiful water view homes. Or travel by water to one of our wonderful waterside restaurants. To see how really tough they are, check out their web site!!!
www.triumphboats.com You won’t be sorry you did!

call for availability and pricing

Sweetwater Pontoon Boat

Our pontoon boat carries up to 10 people, just the right size for the whole group to go enjoy some water sports and fun in the sun. What better way to celebrate life then cruising on a large, comfortable, stable boat partying the day away! Check out the Sweetwater boat at: www.godfreymarine.com

call for availability and pricing

Paddle Boats

Your paddle includes your boat & PFD

White Swan Paddleboat

• $30.00 an hour
• $20.00 half hour

Classic Paddleboat

• $30.00 an hour
• $20.00 half hour

Kayaks

Your rental includes boat, PFD and paddle.

Solo

• $25.00 an hour
• $15.00 half hour

Tandem

• $45.00 an hour
• $25.00 half hour

Hobie Mirage & Catamaran

The Hobie Mirage kayaks are so unique you just have to give them a try! The Hobie Company describes them this way: “Their mother was a sailboat and their father was a surfboard”. We just say “they’re the kayak that you can paddle, pedal or sail”. The Mirage is best of all boating worlds! The Hobie Wave is a catamaran perfect for sailing the river with 3 of your friends, bring them along and we’ll see you at the beach. To find out more information on the boats go to: www.hobie.com

Mirage Revolution (solo)

• $35.00 an hour
• $25.00 half hour

Mirage Outfitter (tandem)

• $50.00 an hour
• $35.00 half hour

Wave Catamaran

• $65.00 an hour
• $195.00 half day

• Morning Rental: 10:00-1:00
• Afternoon Rental: 1:00-4:00

Rental includes: 6 solo & 4 tandem kayaks, 2 solo & 1 tandem Hobie Mirage Kayaks, 1 Hobie Wave Catamaran, 1 classic & 2 swan paddleboats

Price: $550.00

• If you have a special need or our schedules do not meet yours please contact us and we will do everything possible to accommodate you

• BPPA accepts payment in the form of Hyatt room charge, cash, check, or credit card.

• BPPA may change equipment with out prior notice.

• BPPA reserves the right to cancel tours without prior notice.

Please check the events calendar for tour times.

BPPA is a handicap & pet friendly business!

BPPA wants to help you design an adventure especially for your group, party or gathering!

Please call for reservations: 410-901-9255

We are not located on the water so we must transport the boats to and from the ports. Calling ahead is necessary!

Don’t forget to bring your camera, because “This is the place where nature just can’t wait to show off for you!”

Hours of operation: Dawn to Dusk

We are open when your ready and closed when your done!

Days of Operation: Monday thru Saturday
Arrangements for Sunday’s may be able to be worked out before your planned trip. Please call for more information.

Seasons of operation: Open for bike rentals all year. Canoe and kayak rentals start when the water temperature becomes 55 degrees (usually sometime in March) and stops when the water temperature drops to 55 degrees (usually sometime in November).

Blackwater Paddle & Pedal Adventures offers only the best equipment: Old Town canoes, Wilderness Systems kayaks and Trek bicycles.

We offer a delivery service to your location for use of our equipment for your family gatherings, parties or events to enhance the enjoyment of your private get-togethers. Call for delivery fees.

Want to explore the rivers of Dorchester County with an experienced guide, see the abundant wildlife and experience the peacefulness of coasting through the rivers? Come see the beautiful landscape of what some have called the “Everglades of Maryland”. From late fall to early spring kayaking is the perfect thing to get you outside and into nature! Your adventure includes your guide, boat, paddle, PFD and bottled water. Paddles last approximately 2 hours.

Price per person

4-10 Guests $80.00
11-20 Guests $75.00
21-30 Guests $70.00
Boxed lunch-$15.00 extra

Biking

Pedal on the gorgeous flat land that was made just for bike riding. See historical sites, waterfowl, birds and critters and experience the geography that has gone virtually untouched over time. The wind in your hair, the smell of the forest will take you far from that day after day life we live in. Your adventure includes your bike, helmet, bottled water and your guide. Pedal lasts for approximately 3 hours and includes a stop at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuges Visitors Center.

Price per person

4-10 Guests $70.00
11-20 Guests $60.00
21-30 Guests $55.00
Boxed lunch-$15.00 extra