Echo Hill Camp (Youth Camp)

Located at the end of Bloomingneck Road in Worton, this beach is part of Echo Hill, a summer camp for boys and girls age 7-16. The camp is located on a bluff that slopes down to the sandy beach on Chesapeake Bay. Samples are collected and tested by the Kent County Health Department and the results are shared with ShoreRivers, who posts the results.

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COVID-19

Keep your distance from other people.

Practicing social distancing is still essential. Only go to the beach if you are able to keep 6 feet or 2 meters away from others. Follow the instructions provided by your local health authorities. If your community has asked that you remain indoors and away from others, do so. Spending a day in any crowded place is the worst thing we can do for our most vulnerable right now and will counter our efforts to curb the virus’s spread.

Water Quality

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Current Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on August 19th, 2019. ShoreRivers updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on August 23th, 2019 at 2:05 PM.

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Current Weather

27°C

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Monitoring Frequency

Source Information

The Kent County Health Department tests beaches weekly from Memorial Day to Labor Day for Enterococcus bacteria. The Kent County Health Department alerts the public to any hazards. Samples are collected on Monday and results are usually available Tuesday after 3pm.

Beach advisories can be checked confirmed by calling Kent County's hotline 410-778-1361

Maryland Healthy Beaches notification system has partnered with Google Earth to send updates. However, Swim Guide prefers to contact the Health Department directly as we are unable to determine the monitoring schedule Google Earth uses.

Please note that there are inherent risks associated with open water swimming and recreational contact including, but not limited to, bacterial infections. Bacteria levels can change, particularly as a result of significant rain events. Always rinse off after swimming in the river, never swim with open wounds, avoid water contact for 24-48 hours after a significant rain event, and always obey signage and local laws whenever swimming in open water. ShoreRivers utilizes the standardized EPA criteria of 104 cfu/100ml for collecting and analyzing bacteria samples.

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