Ocean
City, Maryland
is
the only beach resort in Maryland
that meets the
Atlantic Ocean. Ocean City and Assateague Island were
previously
one and the same island. The
Ocean City inlet, formed during the storm in 1933, made the two
islands separate. Since the inlet, the two worlds on each side
have drifted far apart in terms of natural resources. Ocean City
is now
located approximately 1/4 mile away from Assateague Island and
is separated by the Ocean City Inlet. Ocean
City, Maryland has all the hotels, restaurants, vacation rentals
and amusements anyone could ask for, while Assateague offers many
natural wonders.
Ocean
City extends 10 miles north from the inlet at Assateague all the way
to the Delaware state line. In
1952, the completion of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge meant easy access
to Ocean City for people in the Washington-Baltimore area. In 1964,
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel was completed and visitors from the
south near Virginia Beach could visit easier as well. Ocean City has
now become a playground of the Mid-Atlantic and is one of the gateways
to Assateague Island National Seashore. Ocean City offers miles of
beach, great fishing, sightseeing and surf for those traveling from
New Jersey, Washington D.C. and other locations along the East Coast.
Ocean
City, Maryland has many hotels, motels, condominiums, and vacation
rentals to choose from. Once visitors leave their hotels, many venture
to the boardwalk. The southern end of the boardwalk starts at the
Ocean City Inlet. At the inlet, you can watch sport fishing boats
as they return or leave to the ocean. The boardwalk is where you will
find many amusements and it is just steps away from a day of swimming
or a relaxing day at the beach.
Take a drive down to Chincoteague
Island to look for the wild ponies at Assateague, see the Assateague
Lighthouse and experience the solitude that miles
of pristine beach here can offer you. Drive just an hour south
and you will reach Chincoteague
Island where you can go on a nature
cruise or kayak
tour along Assateague
Island, shopping, bike riding, play miniature golf and more.
Nearby, you
can explore the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and Assateague
Island National Seashore.
Accommodations 
