Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
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Location	Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, & District of Columbia, USA
Coordinates	38°0′0″N 76°0′0″W / 38.00000°N 76.00000°W / 38.00000; -76.00000
Established	December 19, 2006
Governing body	National Park Service
Website	Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail

The Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail is a series of water routes in the United States extending approximately 3,000 miles (4,800 km) along the Chesapeake Bay, the nation's largest estuary, and its tributaries in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and in the District of Columbia. The historic routes trace the 1607–1609 voyages of Captain John Smith to chart the land and waterways of the Chesapeake. Along with the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail, it is one of two water trails designated as National Historic Trails.

Four connecting trails designated in 2012 extend the trail up the Susquehanna River, Chester River, Upper Nanticoke River, and Upper James River.^[1]