The Starting Point: Betterton, Maryland
Betterton is located at the mouth of the Sassafras River on the upper Chesapeake Bay in Kent County , Maryland , on the Eastern Shore region of the Bay and Delmarva Peninsula in the Eastern United States ). The GPS coordinates are 39°22′4″N 76°3′39″W (39.367863, -76.060877). It has a population of about 350 people. Betterton Beach is located near the mouth of the Sassafras River at the northwest part of the county, where fresh water currents lower the salinity of the upper Chesapeake and free Betterton's waters of sea nettles, which in late June or July often interrupt swimming lower down in the Bay. The Beach is a public park, with 300 feet of frontage for swimming and 700 feet of shoreline access and has a public restrooms, 500 feet of boardwalk along where a grassy area with picnic tables and the beach begins. The boardwalk area has benches and lights. an A picnic pavil...
