Please note: There is a new bridge which will bring you further north on the Island and GPS and online directions may not know the way!! When you come onto Chincoteague Island take a right at the lights at the foot of the bridge onto Main Street, and take the 5th street on the left ~ that is Church Street ~ (after Clark Street and Smith Street.) You’ll see the Channel Bass Inn on your immediate right-hand side. Please park in front of the Inn and come into the front porch. You can reach us by picking up the red phone, or ringing the doorbell.
Directions to the Channel Bass Inn From Washington/Baltimore:
Take 50 East across the Chesapeake Bay (toll is $4.00 round trip). Continue on Route 50 East. Stay to the right at the split with 301 (otherwise you’ll end up in Wilmington, DE!!) and follow the signs to Ocean City or Easton. Stay on Route 50 East and continue through Easton and Cambridge towards Salisbury. At approximately Mile Marker 108 you’ll follow signs to 50 East from the left-hand lane (signposted Ocean City) and then 13 South towards Norfolk.
Approximately 45 minutes later you will cross the Virginia State Line. 4 miles after VA line take a left turn at the first light on to 175 East, signposted towards Wallops Island, Chincoteague and Assateague. Continue on 175 East for 11 miles. You will then be on Chincoteague Island. At the lights take a right on to Main Street (going South) and take a left turn at the 5th street on the left – Church Street – (after Clark Street and Smith Street.) You will see the Channel Bass Inn on your immediate right-hand side.
Please park in front of the Channel Bass and come in. There is a red phone on the front porch – please use it to contact us when you arrive (or ring the door bell). We recommend that you park behind the inn, in the Municipal parking lot, once you have unloaded your luggage. WELCOME!
From Norfolk Area:
Take Northampton Blvd. towards the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. After crossing the Bridge, follow Route 13 N. Exit right on Route 175 East (approximately 1-1/2 hours.) Continue 11 miles to Chincoteague. At the lights take a right on to Main Street (going South) and take a left turn at the 5th street on the left – Church Street – (after Clark Street and Smith Street.) You will see the Channel Bass Inn on your immediate right-hand side. WELCOME!