Broad Creek Inlet is located off of the Rappahannock River near Stingray Point on Virginia’s Western Shore. Deltaville is an immensely popular stopover point for boater making the northbound or southbound trek on the Chesapeake Bay because of its location about half way between Solomons Island and Norfolk. Deltaville’s Broad Creek has a number of marinas on its shores, and a couple of repair yards with full haul-out capabilities. Deltaville is 40 miles

The image above is a view from the north looking south over the Broad Creek entrance channel. Fishing Bay and Stove Point Neck can be seen off in the upper right hand portion of the image, while Gwynn Island can be seen off to the left.

Use NOAA Chart 12235.

From the Chesapeake Bay, be sure to clear the light at Windmill Point (flashing white every six seconds), which is located near waypoint N37 35.819 W76 14.156W. From here, set an approximate course of 257 degrees magnetic to flashing green “1” at the mouth of Broad Creek, about 4.3 miles away. The entrance to Broad Creek is reported to have five-foot depths, but the wise mariner gives the red daybeacons at the entrance a little bit of room. Hugging them too closely can leave you aground, especially after a couple of days of strong northwest winds in the fall.

Once inside, you will find Broad Creek extremely well marked. There are marinas on both ends of the creek, with most of the repair yards located on the west end and most of the resort marinas on the east.

Local Notices to Mariners are now exclusively available online from the U.S. Coast Guard.