Marina contacted ME for an arrival time - VERY proactive. Two able dockhands help d us pump out and then tie up in a spacious floating dock slip. Then helped us plug in electric and gave us a brief on the Marina. Pool was nice, pool bar great, DJ at the pool a little loud but good. Bath house clean and spacious. Really great experience. Safe Harbor really upgraded the place. Restaurant is booming!
Great and helpful staff at the dock. Pumpout and fuel facilities very easy to access. Slips are rather extended with posts well beyond the length of most boats, but slips are relatively slender. Good finger piers. Power seems to vary from slip to slip. Mine had a 50a and 30a; another 2 boats down had 2x30a, but power is close to your boat, as is water. Pool is small and gets very crowded. Restaurant service is good but food is just OK. Grills pretty new and nice; huge tent was up for 4th of July and nice to eat under when it rained. Biggest thing to know is Fairlee Creek entrance is challenging and best approached at slack tide. There are idiots swimming/sitting in the water on both sides of the very sharp and narrow turn into the creek. Over/understeer and you might hit one or more of them. Darwin Award candidates.
Ryan the dock master was a rock star getting us into our slip. He was also impressive helping other boats leave tight slips safely. He was super helpful and made us feel welcome. The restaurant upstairs accommodated 10 of us for an excellent meal. We’ll definitely be back!!
First time at Spring Cove Marina and it was great. Marina answered VHF 16 quickly and provided clear directions to my slip, and had a knowledgeable dockhand there to help me get in. All staff were super pleasant and helpful, and we availed ourselves of the free shuttle (really nice service!). The bathrooms and showers were very clean, and no obnoxious combinations to get in. The bar onsite was fun and the local patrons were very friendly and welcoming. Fuel dock onsite and easily accessible. Back Creek is very quiet and calm, so even on the T-Head we were unbothered by traffic to any noticeable extent. The store has a great selection of t-shirts and bourbon! And not only are there grills onsite, there's a smoker - nice!! The grounds are significantly larger than it looks on their map, and the pools is very nice and big enough to swim laps. Wifi was not really usable, but I attribute that much more to OnSpot than the marina. The OnSpot wifi is universally terrible wherever we go, and in our home marina where a node is right next to our boat and is still awful. I usually default to another marina nearby when coming to Solomons, but I think I may switch to reserving at Spring Cove by default now! My wife and her friend really liked it too.
This was our second stay in a month, and this marina is just awesome. The facilities are top notch - more like a Caribbean resort than a marina. Their communications are excellent (they sent me my slip assignment ahead of time!), and when we had to leave a day early they refunded our last day's slip fees - though likely because it was a holiday weekend and they were able to rent the slip. If you're looking for a great place to tie up with amenities so good they'll make you want to get off your boat and spend time ashore, this place is it. We'll be back again, and again.
Love the improvements at this marina. Floating docks are excellent. Staff friendly, helpful and very responsive on Dockwa. Within easy walking distance to town. Highly recommend.