List of Maryland state parks
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". This list of Maryland state parks includes the state parks and state battlefields listed in the Maryland Department of Natural Resources's current acreage report.[1] Generally, the Maryland Park Service, a unit of and under the authority of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), is the governing body for these parks, although some have been turned over to local authorities. Template:Maryland state parks map
Maryland state parks
| Name[2] | County | Area[1] | Estab- lished |
River / lake / other | Image | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acres | ha | ||||||
| Assateague State Park | Worcester | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1956 | Atlantic Ocean | Barrier island with swimming, beachcombing, sunbathing, surfing and fishing | ||
| Big Run State Park | Garrett | Script error: No such module "convert". | Savage River Reservoir | Camping, fishing, flat water canoeing, hiking trails, picnicking | |||
| Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park | Dorchester, Talbot | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1987 | Choptank River | Fishing, hiking, cycling | ||
| Bohemia River State Park | Cecil | Script error: No such module "convert". | 2022 | Great Bohemia Creek | Hiking, biking, canoeing, kayaking, wildlife viewing, fishing | ||
| Calvert Cliffs State Park | Calvert | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1960s | Chesapeake Bay | Fossil hunting, hiking trails, fishing, hunting, picnicking, youth group camping, playground, shelters | ||
| Casselman River Bridge State Park | Garrett | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1957 | Casselman River | Historic bridge; popular fishing location | ||
| Chapel Point State Park | Charles | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1972 | Port Tobacco River | Largely undeveloped; features fishing and hunting | ||
| Chapman State Park | Charles | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1998 | Potomac River | Home of Mount Aventine; fishing, hunting, hiking trails | ||
| Cunningham Falls State Park | Frederick | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1954 | Big Hunting Creek | Includes the Catoctin Furnace; features boating, fishing, swimming, playground, trails, hunting, and picnicking | ||
| Cypress Branch State Park | Kent | Script error: No such module "convert". | 2022 | Includes a picnic area near a 3-acre fishing pond | |||
| Dans Mountain State Park | Allegany | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1970s | Olympic-sized swimming pool with waterslide and refreshment stand; fishing, hiking, picnic areas, playground, pavilions | |||
| Deep Creek Lake State Park | Garrett | Script error: No such module "convert". | 2000 | Deep Creek Lake | Boating and fishing on Maryland's largest man-made lake, camping, hunting, hiking trails | ||
| Elk Neck State Park | Cecil | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1936 | Chesapeake Bay | Home of Turkey Point Light; beach, picnicking, seasonal convenience store, camping, cabins, nature center, trails for hiking and biking, hunting, various water sports | ||
| Fort Frederick State Park | Washington | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1922 | Potomac River, Big Pool Lake |
Stone fortification built by colonial Province of Maryland from the French and Indian War (1754-1763); visitors center, picnicking, boating, fishing, hiking, camping | ||
| Fort Tonoloway State Park | Washington | Script error: No such module "convert". | Undeveloped | ||||
| Franklin Point State Park | Anne Arundel | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1999 | Chesapeake Bay | Undeveloped | ||
| Gambrill State Park | Frederick | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1934 | Picnicking, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, fishing pond, camping | |||
| Gathland State Park | Frederick, Washington | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1949 | Former estate of George Alfred Townsend; museum, visitors center, picnicking, hiking on the Appalachian Trail | |||
| Greenbrier State Park | Frederick, Washington | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1964 | Greenbrier Lake | Swimming, fishing, boating, boat rental, camping, camp store, hiking, picnicking, playground, Appalachian Trail | ||
| Greenwell State Park | St. Mary's | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1971 | Patuxent River | Historic Rosedale Manor House; picnicking, swimming, non-motorized boating, hiking, equestrian and cycling trails, fishing, hunting | ||
| Gunpowder Falls State Park | Baltimore, Harford | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1959 | Gunpowder River, Dundee Creek |
Multiple non-contiguous recreational areas: Picnicking, hiking, biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, hunting, various water sports | ||
| Hallowing Point Waterfront Park | Calvert | Script error: No such module "convert". | 2017 | Patuxent River | Opening 2022; on Route 231, on the Calvert County side of the Patuxent River Bridge | ||
| Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park | Dorchester | Script error: No such module "convert". | 2007 | Dedicated to the life and work of abolitionist and Underground Railroad activist Harriet Tubman; opened in 2017 | |||
| Hart-Miller Island State Park | Baltimore | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1977 | Back River Chesapeake Bay |
Accessible only by boat; Script error: No such module "convert". sandy beach | ||
| Herrington Manor State Park | Garrett | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1964 | Herrington Creek | Swimming, non-motorized boating, picnicking, hiking, tennis, volleyball, cabins | ||
| Janes Island State Park | Somerset | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1963 | Chesapeake Bay | Visitors center, conference center, picnicking, cabins, camping, camp store, various water sports | ||
| Love Point State Park | Queen Anne's | Script error: No such module "convert". | 2007 | Chesapeake Bay | Undeveloped | ||
| Martinak State Park | Caroline | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1961 | Choptank River, Watts Creek |
Fishing, camping, boating, hiking, nature center | ||
| Matapeake State Park | Queen Anne's | Script error: No such module "convert". | 2009 | Chesapeake Bay | Beach; leased by Queen Anne's County | ||
| Matthew Henson State Park | Montgomery | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1989 | Greenway for hiking and biking | |||
| New Germany State Park | Garrett | Script error: No such module "convert". | Swimming, fishing, picnicking, boat launch, boat rental, canoeing, camping, cabins, hiking trail, cross-country skiing, nature center | ||||
| Newtowne Neck State Park | St. Mary's | Script error: No such module "convert". | 2009 | Potomac River | Newtowne Neck State Park, Maryland, USA | Non-motorized boating, hiking, picnicking, fishing | |
| North Point State Park | Baltimore | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1987 | Back River, Patapsco River, Chesapeake Bay |
Former site of the Bay Shore Amusement Park; visitors center, swimming, hiking and biking trails, pier and shore fishing, picnicking | ||
| Palmer State Park | Harford | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1965 | Deer Creek | Undeveloped; hiking, fishing, canoeing | ||
| Patapsco Valley State Park | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Howard | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1907 | Upper Patapsco River | Hiking, horseback and mountain bike trails, picnicking, canoeing, fishing, camping, historical touring | ||
| Patuxent River State Park | Howard, Montgomery | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1963 | Patuxent River | Hunting, fishing, hiking and horseback riding | ||
| Pocomoke River State Park | Worcester | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1939 | Pocomoke River | Visitors center, swimming pool, biking and hiking trails, boat launch, boat rental, fishing, flat water canoeing, camping, camp store, picnicking | ||
| Point Lookout State Park | St. Mary's | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1963 | Chesapeake Bay, Potomac River |
American Civil War prisoner-of-war camp museum/Marshland Nature Center, swimming, picnicking, boat launch, boat rental, camping, cabins, camp store, fishing, canoeing, hiking trails, hunting | ||
| Rocks State Park | Harford | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1949 | Deer Creek | Fishing, hiking, picnicking, wading, canoeing and tubing, bow hunting, rock climbing, repelling | ||
| Rocky Gap State Park | Allegany | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1963 | Lake Habeeb | Boating, camping, fishing, hiking | ||
| Rosaryville State Park | Prince George's | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1976 | Mount Airy Mansion; trails for hiking, biking and equestrians | |||
| Sandy Point State Park | Anne Arundel | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1948 | Chesapeake Bay | Swimming, fishing, crabbing, boating, picnicking, windsurfing | ||
| Sang Run State Park | Garrett | Script error: No such module "convert". | 2017 | 1800s homestead and store | |||
| Seneca Creek State Park | Montgomery | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1958 | Seneca Creek | Black Rock Mill, Seneca Schoolhouse; boating, fishing, picnicking, disc golf | ||
| Sideling Hill Creek State Park | Allegany | Script error: No such module "convert". | 2022 | Potomac River | Forest land, trails, rare species | ||
| Smallwood State Park | Charles | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1958 | Mattawoman Creek | "Smallwood's Retreat" historic site; marina, picnicking, camping, nature trails | ||
| South Mountain State Park | Frederick, Washington | Script error: No such module "convert". | Runs the length of South Mountain; Appalachian Trail; contiguous with other national, state and local parks | ||||
| St. Clement's Island State Park | St. Mary's | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1962 | Potomac River | Only accessible by boat; reconstructed lighthouse, memorial to first Marylanders landing March 25, 1634 (Maryland Day); hiking, picnicking, fishing | ||
| St. Mary's River State Park | St. Mary's | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1968 | St. Mary's Lake | Hiking, horseback and biking trails, picnicking, boat launch, canoeing, fishing, hunting | ||
| Susquehanna State Park | Cecil, Harford | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1958 | Susquehanna River, Upper Chesapeake Bay |
Rock Run Historical Area; fishing, camping, picnicking, boating, hiking trails | ||
| Swallow Falls State Park | Garrett | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1930s | Youghiogheny River | Camping, hiking, picnicking, nature programs | ||
| Tuckahoe State Park | Caroline, Queen Anne's | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1963 | Tuckahoe Creek | Hiking, biking and equestrian trails, canoeing, picnicking, camping, cabins, hunting, archery | ||
| Washington Monument State Park | Frederick, Washington | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1934 | 1827 stone monument to first President George Washington by citizens of nearby Boonsboro; picnicking, hiking on the Appalachian Trail | |||
| Wills Mountain State Park | Allegany | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1998 | Undeveloped | |||
| Wolf Den Run State Park | Garrett | Script error: No such module "convert". | 2018 | Three parcels near Kitzmiller | |||
| Wye Oak State Park | Talbot | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1939 | Site of celebrated oak tree lost in 2002; picnicking | |||
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Maryland state battlefields
| Name | County | Area[1] | Estab- lished |
Image | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acres | ha | |||||
| North Point State Battlefield | Baltimore | Script error: No such module "convert". | 2015 | Preserves undeveloped land where War of 1812's Battle of North Point in the larger Battle of Baltimore on September 12, 1814 (Defenders Day) was fought with the invading British Army. | ||
| South Mountain State Battlefield | Frederick, Washington | Script error: No such module "convert". | 1984 | Civil War historic site of Battle of South Mountain in the Maryland Campaign, September 1862 | ||
Maryland natural resources management areas
| Name | County | Area[1] | Estab- lished |
River / lake / other | Image | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acres | ha | ||||||
| Deep Creek Lake Natural Resources Management Area | Garrett | 3,900 acres | 1578.3 ha | Deep Creek Lake | File:Deep Creek Lake (16330595625).jpg | Boating | |
| Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area | Cecil | 5,656 acres | 2288.9 ha | 1975 | Horse riding, camping, hunting | ||
| Merkle Natural Resources Management Area and Visitor Center | Prince George's | 1,670 acres | 675.8 ha | Chesapeake Bay | |||
| Monocacy River Natural Resources Area | Frederick | 1,800 acres | 728.4 ha | 1975[3] | Monocacy River | File:Monocacy river at potomac river confluence 20200626 064235 1.jpg | Hunting, fishing, hiking and horseback riding |
| Morgan Run Natural Environment Area | Carroll | 2,000 acres | 809.4 ha | 1975[4] | |||
| Sassafras Natural Resources Management Area | Kent | 1,200 acres | 485.6 | Sassafras River, Chesapeake Bay | Hiking, mountain biking, birding, horseback riding | ||
| Woodmont Natural Resources Management Area | Washington | 3,425 acres | 1,386 ha | 1995 | c/o Fort Frederick State Park | Formerly as Woodmont Rod & Gun Club property | |
| Wye Island Natural Resources Management Area | Queen Anne's | 2,450 acres | 991.5 ha | ||||
| Youghiogheny Wild River Natural Environmental Area | Garrett | ||||||
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Other Maryland state areas
| Name | County | Area[1] | Estab- lished |
Image | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acres | ha | |||||
| Helen Avalynne Tawes Garden | Anne Arundel | 5 acres | 2 ha | |||
| Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum | Calvert | 560 acres | 226.6 ha | 1983[5] | Hiking, exhibits, educational programs | |
| Western Maryland Rail Trail | Allegany, Washington | 1998 | 26-mile paved trail from Big Pool to Little Orleans | |||
Former Maryland state parks
- The former Jonas Green State Park was transferred to Anne Arundel County and became Jonas and Anne Catharine Green Park.
See also
References
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External links
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- State Park Directory Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- Maryland State Parks Maryland Manual On-Line, Maryland State Archives
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