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    Lisa M.

    Carts are dirty and in poor condition. Cart was delivered and parked and key dropped off at our vessel. Was told it was blue parked by the trash can with no number or tag. When we went to locate it...there were 30 others. Had to put the key in several to find it after calling the own to inquire which one. Then, drove for 10 minutes and it stop working. We were stranded on the side of the road and had push it to a safe spot and walk back in 90 degree weather. The owner did not bother to answer our calls or text for assistance and didn't bother to apologize for the malfunction instead he sent a nasty text because we interpreted his vacation!!! We even took a video. We told CBY Marina of our experience and left the key with them. Never again!!! This guy Dustin (owner) should NOT be in business.

    Empty covered slips

    Had a really unpleasant experience recently and wanted to share that. After two years of renting a covered slip at this marina, we have our house on the market and are looking to move. Our slip renewal comes up in August and I went in to renew my slip for a quarter (3 months) and told the attendant that we were most likely moving and I didn't want to sign up for another year. I also mentioned that I keep getting emails telling me that my slip fee is past due and thought I had gotten that straight earlier in the year when I spoke with Kyle Schick (Owner). The attendant said he would pull my file and look into it. After several minutes of searching, he couldn't find my file. He called Kyle and asked him where the file was and Kyle wasn't sure. He put the phone call on Speaker and I told Kyle about our plan to move. He told me that if we didn't do the Annual Renewal then we had to pay the monthly rate of $495. When we renewed annually, the monthly rate was about $325/month. I was blown away by this after being here for over 2 years. It's not like we were transients! Talk about price gouging people! I told them I would pay for one month, the month of August, and we would be gone by the end of the month. The reason we moved to CBYC from the Boathouse Marina (good little marine BTW!) is that we purchased a new boat that wouldn't fit in the covered slip we had there and we wanted a covered slip. The CBYC has the largest covered slips in Colonial Beach and also the most expensive slip rates. The CBYC isn't completely run down but it's on the way as we haven't seen any upkeep since we've been there. Most of the other slip holders have told me that Kyle has promised improvements for years and they haven't happened. I would estimate about half of the slips here at CBYC are empty. I think that is for multiple reasons. The highest slip fees, the highest fuel prices, lack of upkeep, bath house is horrible, lack of recycling areas, broken boat lifts, ripped covers not he slips, broken carts for transporting your stuff to your boat, sunken sailboat and many more things. There was an article about this being a clean marina, but that is no longer the case. There are only trash cans at the docks, no recycling containers. Think of all the waste! My advice is go somewhere else if you have the choice. We moved to Olverson's Marina after a couple of visits to check it out. It is farther away, but worth it. They have been voted the friendliest marina on the Potomac! The fuel here is $1 cheaper per gallon than CBYC! There are 190 slips at this marina and when we came here we only had 5 slips to chose from! 5! Having a full marina says a lot! They have a swimming pool here, 2 boat ramps, laundry room, 2 nice bath houses, one with a full kitchen and much more. All that and we are paying about $100 less than we were at CBYC. It's an older marina, but older doesn't mean run down. Check it out. If for nothing else the reasonable fuel price!

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    Aqualand Marina And Campground

    (5 reviews)

    We stayed at Aqualand from November - March of 2024. Staff was friendly and helpful! Campground was…read moreclean. There are long term residents but they were pleasant and respectful of other peoples property. No problems to report. Camp store has limited days and hours of operation so have what you need for your stay or plan accordingly. Plenty of shopping and restaurants just across the bridge. Marina is closed and not sure if it will be open this season as it has been used for a staging area for the new bridge that's been completed. This is an older campground so doesn't offer Wi-Fi but our Verizon phones and hotspot worked fine. Our view was amazing and helped to get through the winter months! We will stay here again!!

    The only thing keeping me from giving out a 5-star review is the fact that these assbags lock the…read moregate at 8pm!! It was actually the weekend of the Summer Solstice...so you know, the LONGEST day of the year. I think it got dark at like 9:15 (sun 'officially' set somewhere around 8:45 or so), and these douches want you to be done fishing, cleaned up, and out the damn door by 8pm!? I love this spot for the fishing. It's only an hour south of DC, but the Potomac gets to maybe 50' deep at parts (maybe more?) and it's close enough to the Chesapeake Bay that the water is brackish (high salinity level i.e. ocean fish i.e. EDIBLE fish i.e. REALLY EFFIN BIG fish are up in there. Last Friday (June 19)I was in my canoe (prolly not a good idea with all the waves and currents and stuff...my buddy's $13k pontoon party boat couldn't hack the waves there on a windy day) fishing for rockfish, bluefish, croakers, spot, spanish mackerel, flounder, and sea trout. I actually caught nothing but a shit-ton of white perch which are good only for bait. I was right around the corner from the Aqua Land Marina, beside the power plant's release gate that was making a 50' current of dead fish (the shad/herring run ended recently so there was a ton of dead fish being sucked into the current and flowed straight out). This was naturally a great place to park and try to scoop up the big boys that would invariably be parked on the outskirts, getting their fill on fish flesh. I heard something massive break the water and turned to see what looked like a shark about 40' off the shore. Being 20' off the shore, I wanted to believe that it WASN'T a shark and was only a log or something. So I just ignored it. Heart was pumpin' though. About 20 minutes later I heard it again and turned to see what looked like a 5lb fish jumping out of the water (this usually means something bigger is chasing it to the surface, trying to eat it, thus referred to as a breaking fish). Then I saw what was chasing it. The dorsal fin was sticking out of the water (maybe a 10-16" tall) and there was about 4' of exposed back. Couldn't see the tail or the head. That was definitely a shark. Most likely in the 6'-7' range. I immediately paddled to the shore, dragging both the anchors, and started freaking out. I had to paddle back to the boat ramp and this guy is now 30' offshore, in 6' flats (that's a very shallow place) that extend all the way back to my truck. In short, I'm in his eating zone and my canoe is anything but stable with all the shit I've got in it. You may not have guessed it, but I ended up surviving. Got back with nary the further incident. I didn't see him again, but I know where to find him. I went up to Bass Pros near BWI Airport and bought gear that could withstand a battle with a shark. I will be buying a real boat really soon and then it's on. I am Ahab. Or at least Roy Schneider. And I'm gonna make that sonofabitch smile. Yeah, so after researching the possibilities of sharks on the Potomac, it's most likely that it was a nurse shark (which supposedly are docile, but google a picture of one, they're hella scary looking) or a spiny dogfish (which I've actually caught before) that really doesn't pose much of a real risk. However, in 1975 I think, commercial crabbers around the exact place on the Potomac I was at, netted 5 bull sharks accidentally. Bull sharks are one of the 5-10 sharks in the world that do NOT let go when they 'accidentally' bite a human. Most sharks hate pink meat. Bull sharks love it. And they're as aggressive as a trailer-park kid on meth. This is why I got back to the truck, exhausted/sunburnt, all late and stuff. Luckily, after being locked in, someone who has a slip there was leaving and let me out. The rates are good (like $8 to launch), there's a small store with beer, maybe bait, tackle, limited snacks, and strange hours of operation. I think they sell gas there too. People shore fish to some level of luck (mostly catfish, which I do eat out there, they are fine). There is also a campground attached and it looks aight. One caveat, MD State Police have a station there and they will eyefuck you from a distance when you're drinking on your boat and/or trying to dock on the chincy little dock. So be careful.

    Wormley Creek Marina

    Wormley Creek Marina

    (7 reviews)

    Great marina and people. This was not a planned stop, we just got lucky. After a few days waiting…read moreon weather to calm down we had witnessed the meticulous handling of boats being hauled in and out, admiring the attention to detail given to each one. We had planned to haul out in a few months for blister repair and bottom paint, after observing we decided we found our place. Excellent work, reasonably priced, and impeccable communication. Great pool and bath house, laundry, floating docks, dog park across the street, with instacart and walmart delivery options. Great short ride to Yorktown via dinghy to enjoy the free hop on and off trolly tour. Can't say enough great things about this place we will defiently return.

    Wormley Creek Marina is by far my favorite marina so far. The staff is extremely friendly,…read moreknowledgeable and accommodating. They have just opened the new bath house, laundry room and pool. There are a couple of beautiful flower gardens, not to mention the marina is nestled in a placid area surrounded by large trees. The entire marina is pristinely manicured. They have a full working service yard and haul out. The ship store is stocked with a wide variety of boater's needs. We are on the great loop and needed a repair to our bow thruster, the marina was happy to work us in even though they were booked through July! So much to do close by, Uber does pick up from here and food can be delivered. If you get the chance this is a great place to stay.

    Colonial Beach Yacht Center - marinas - Updated September 2026

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