Wildcat on the Bay is a group of five unique Chincoteague vacation rental homes set in a pine forest on the shore of Chincoteague Bay in a secluded section of Chincoteague Island. This enclave of large, modern rental homes offers panoramic views of Chincoteague Bay and its salt marshes, magnificent sunsets, and opportunities for crabbing, kayaking, wind surfing, biking and hiking all without leaving this special corner of Chincoteague Island. And 15 minutes away by car are the fabulous beaches of the Assateague National Seashore. Also close by, visitors can observe the world-famous Chincoteague ponies and the hundreds of species of song birds and water fowl in their natural habitat of the nationally recognized Chincoteague National Wildlife Center. All this combines to make Wildcat on the Bay an ideal all-season family vacation destination.

       This outstanding year-round vacation rental venue is only a few hours drive from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, the Washington-Baltimore area, Richmond and Charlottesville, and metropolitan Norfolk-Virginia Beach.

       These five rental homes were all built during the nineteen nineties and custom-designed by Richard Vesely much noted for creating waterfront homes with captivating views from every room. The five houses are next to the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge's Wildcat Marsh, a roadless, pristine place of salt marsh, long finger-like pine ridges and sloughs, and occasional hummocks of salt bush, bayberry and cedar.

       The Wildcat on the Bay homes are located on lots, which run eastward from the bay across a pine ridge and continue for up to a third of a mile, crossing salt marsh, tidal creeks, and pine ridges, finally ending at a beautiful winding creek or "gut" known as Hairy Head Pond. The views of the bay are all the more sweeping because these two-story homes rest on six to eight foot pilings. On clear nights the lights of Captains Cove and Greenbackville, four miles to the west, sparkle against an otherwise dark horizon. On clear mornings atmospheric mirages magnify and levitate the buildings profile of these two communities, creating a spectral delight.