Boating, Fishing, and Travel Information for Oxford, MD

Oxford is on the east side of Tred Avon River, 2 miles above the mouth. The principal facilities are along Town Creek on the east side of the town.
Town Creek enters Tred Avon River east of Oxford and comprises the waterfront area of the town. A marked dredged channel leads from the entrance to a turning basin at the head of the creek. In 2011, the controlling depth was 7 feet in the entrance of the channel to 38°41’20″N., 76°10’09″W., thence 5 feet at midchannel to the head of the project.

A marina is on the river side 2 miles above Choptank River Light; the marked entrance channel has a controlling depth of about 4 feet. The ferry landing on the river side of Oxford has depths of 14 feet at the face. Year-round ferry service is maintained to Bellevue, on the opposite side of the river. A public landing nearby has fuel.

There are two anchorage basins on the west side of the Town Creek channel, 0.3 mile and 0.5 mile above the entrance, had depths of 9 feet and 7 feet, respectively.