John Smith Trail

On October 1, the National Park Service announced a release date for the Captain John Smith Comprehensive Management Plan. Learn more here about this important document and how you can play a role in shaping its contents.  

The Chesapeake Conservancy was formed of a merger between the Friends of the John Smith Chesapeake Trail and the Friends of the Chesapeake Gateways.  To learn more about the John Smith Chesapeake Trail and ways you can get involved please visit, www.friendsofthejohnsmithtrail.org.  You can also visit the National Park Service website to learn more about the trail and how you can experience at www.smithtrail.net.  

The Friends of the John Smith Chesapeake Trail was created to promote conservation, stewardship, access, and enjoyment of the Chesapeake's iconic landscapes and waterways and its cultural and historic assets, highlighted by the Capt. John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail and the Chesapeake Gateways and Watertrails Network. The Capt. John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail offers a chance to explore the bay, just as Capt. Smith and his adventurers did, while also protecting and preserving this great national treasure.

Find out more about Captain John Smith's voyage and the Bay's special landscape through this informative map produced by the National Geographic Society.

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