List of Maryland state parks

This List of Maryland state parks contains the state parks of the U.S. state of Maryland as listed in the 2014 Acreage Report.^[1] Generally, the Maryland Park Service, 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.

Maryland state parks

Park name	County or counties	Area^[1]	Estab- lished	River / lake / other	Remarks
Assateague State Park	Worcester	855 acres (346 ha)	1956	Atlantic Ocean	Barrier island with swimming, beachcombing, sunbathing, surfing and fishing
Big Run State Park	Garrett	300 acres (120 ha)		Savage River Reservoir	Camping, fishing, flat water canoeing, hiking trails, picnicking
Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park	Dorchester, Talbot	26 acres (11 ha)		Choptank River	Fishing, hiking, cycling
Calvert Cliffs State Park	Calvert		1960s	Chesapeake Bay	Fossil hunting, hiking trails, fishing, hunting, picnicking, youth group camping, playground, shelters.
Casselman River Bridge State Park	Garrett		1957	Casselman River	Historic bridge; popular fishing location
Chapel Point State Park	Charles	821 acres (332 ha)		Port Tobacco River	Largely undeveloped; features fishing and hunting
Chapman State Park	Charles		1998	Potomac River	Home of Mount Aventine; fishing, hunting, hiking trails
Cunningham Falls State Park	Frederick		1954	Big Hunting Creek	Includes the Catoctin Furnace; features boating, fishing, swimming, playground, trails, hunting, and picnicking.
Dans Mountain State Park	Allegany		1970s		Olympic-sized swimming pool with waterslide and refreshment stand; fishing, hiking, picnic areas, playground, pavilions
Deep Creek Lake State Park	Garrett		2000	Deep Creek Lake	Boating and fishing on Maryland's largest man-made lake, camping, hunting, hiking trails
Elk Neck State Park	Cecil		1936	Chesapeake Bay	Home of Turkey Point Light; beach, swimming, picnicking, seasonal convenience store, boat launch, fishing, crabbing, camping, cabins, nature center, trails for hiking and biking, hunting
Fort Frederick State Park	Washington		1922	Potomac River, Big Pool Lake	Stone fortification from the French and Indian War; visitors center, picnicking, boating, fishing, hiking, camping
Fort Tonoloway State Park	Washington	26 acres (11 ha)			Undeveloped
Franklin Point State Park	Anne Arundel	477 acres (193 ha)		Chesapeake Bay	Undeveloped
Gambrill State Park	Frederick		1934		Picnicking, hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, fishing pond, camping
Gathland State Park	Frederick, Washington		1949		Former estate of George Alfred Townsend; museum, visitors center, picnicking, hiking on the Appalachian Trail
Greenbrier State Park	Frederick, Washington		1964		Swimming, fishing, boating, boat rental, camping, camp store, hiking, picnicking, playground, Appalachian Trail
Greenwell State Park	St. Mary's		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		1959	Gunpowder River, Dundee Creek	Multiple non-contiguous recreational areas: Swimming, fishing, picnicking, boating, boat rentals, flatwater canoeing, whitewater canoeing, board sailing, hiking, biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, hunting
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park	Dorchester		2007		Opening in 2016
Hart-Miller Island State Park	Baltimore		1977	Chesapeake Bay	Accessible only by boat; 3,000-foot (910 m) sandy beach
Herrington Manor State Park	Garrett		1964	Herrington Creek	Swimming, non-motorized boating, picnicking, hiking, tennis, volleyball, cabins
Janes Island State Park	Somerset	3,160 acres (1,280 ha)		Chesapeake Bay	Visitors center, conference center, marked water trails, canoeing, kayaking, boat launch, boat rentals, fishing, crabbing, picnicking, remote-area swimming, cabins, camping, camp store
Jonas Green State Park	Anne Arundel		2009	Severn River	Leased to Anne Arundel County
Love Point State Park	Queen Anne's		2007	Chesapeake Bay	Undeveloped
Martinak State Park	Caroline		1961	Choptank River, Watts Creek	Fishing, camping, boating, hiking, nature center
Matapeake State Park	Queen Anne's		2009	Chesapeake Bay	Beach; leased by Queen Anne's County
Matthew Henson State Park	Montgomery		1989		Greenway for hiking and biking
New Germany State Park	Garrett	483 acres (195 ha)			Swimming, fishing, picnicking, boat launch, boat rental, canoeing, camping, cabins, hiking trail, cross-country skiing, nature center
Newtowne Neck State Park	St. Mary's		2009	Potomac River	Non-motorized boating, hiking, picnicking, fishing
North Point State Battlefield	Baltimore		2015		Preserves undeveloped land where War of 1812 battle was fought
North Point State Park	Baltimore		1987	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		1965	Deer Creek	Undeveloped; hiking, fishing, canoeing
Patapsco Valley State Park	Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Howard		1907	Patapsco River	Hiking, horseback and mountain bike trails, picnicking, canoeing, fishing, camping
Patuxent River State Park	Howard, Montgomery	6,703 acres (2,713 ha)		Patuxent River	Hunting, fishing, hiking and horseback riding.
Pocomoke River State Park	Worcester	916 acres (371 ha)		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	1,079 acres (437 ha)		Chesapeake Bay	Civil War Museum/Marshland Nature Center, swimming, picnicking, boat launch, boat rental, camping, cabins, camp store, fishing, canoeing, hiking trails, hunting
Rocks State Park	Harford		1951	Deer Creek	Fishing, hiking, picnicking, canoeing and tubing, bow hunting, rock climbing, repelling
Rocky Gap State Park	Allegany		1974	Lake Habeeb	Boating, camping, fishing, hiking
Rosaryville State Park	Prince George's		1976		Mount Airy Mansion; trails for hiking, biking and equestrians
Sandy Point State Park	Anne Arundel		1952	Chesapeake Bay	Swimming, fishing, crabbing, boating, windsurfing
Seneca Creek State Park	Montgomery		1960s	Seneca Creek	Black Rock Mill, Seneca Schoolhouse; boating, fishing, picnicking, disc golf
Smallwood State Park	Charles		1958	Mattawoman Creek	Smallwood's Retreat; marina, picnicking, camping, nature trails
South Mountain State Park	Frederick, Washington		1984		Civil War battle site, Appalachian Trail
St. Clement's Island State Park	St. Mary's		1962	Potomac River	Only accessible by boat; reconstructed lighthouse, memorial to first Marylanders; hiking, picnicking, fishing
St. Mary's River State Park	St. Mary's	2,643 acres (1,070 ha)		St. Mary's Lake	Hiking, horseback and biking trails, picnicking, boat launch, canoeing, fishing, hunting
Susquehanna State Park	Cecil, Harford		1958	Susquehanna River	Rock Run Historical Area; fishing, camping, picnicking, boating, hiking trails
Swallow Falls State Park	Garrett		1930s	Youghiogheny River	Camping, hiking, picnicking, nature programs
Tuckahoe State Park	Caroline, Queen Anne's	3,929 acres (1,590 ha)		Tuckahoe Creek	Hiking, biking and equestrian trails, canoeing, picnicking, camping, cabins, hunting
Washington Monument State Park	Frederick, Washington		1934		1827 monument to George Washington; picnicking, hiking on the Appalachian Trail
Wills Mountain State Park	Allegany	357 acres (144 ha)			Undeveloped
Wye Oak State Park	Talbot		1939		Site of celebrated oak tree lost in 2002; picnicking

References

1 2 "Fiscal Year 2016 DNR Owned Lands Acreage" (PDF). Maryland Department of Natural Resources. July 29, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.

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State Park Directory Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Maryland State Parks Maryland Manual On-Line, Maryland State Archives

Protected areas of Maryland

Federal

National battlefields	Antietam Monocacy

National historical parks	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

National historic sites	Clara Barton Hampton Thomas Stone

National monuments	Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad

National seashores	Assateague Island

National Park Service parks	Catoctin Mountain Park Fort Foote Park Fort Washington Park Glen Echo Park Greenbelt Park Harmony Hall Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm Piscataway Park

National wildlife refuges	Blackwater Eastern Neck Martin Patuxent Research Refuge Susquehanna River

National historic and scenic trails	Appalachian Trail Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail

Other protected areas	Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

State

State parks	Assateague Big Run Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park Calvert Cliffs Casselman River Bridge Chapel Point Cunningham Falls Dans Mountain Deep Creek Lake Elk Neck Fort Frederick Fort Tonoloway Gambrill Gathland Greenbrier Greenwell Gunpowder Falls Hart-Miller Island Herrington Manor Janes Island Jonas Green Martinak Matapeake New Germany North Point Palmer Patapsco Valley Patuxent River Pocomoke River Point Lookout Purse Rocks Rocky Gap Rosaryville Sandy Point Seneca Creek Smallwood South Mountain St. Clement's Island St. Mary's River Susquehanna Swallow Falls Tuckahoe Washington Monument Wye Oak

State forests	Cedarville Chesapeake Doncaster Elk Neck Garrett Green Ridge Pocomoke Potomac-Garrett Savage River Seth Stoney Wicomico

Wildlife management areas	Avondale Belle Grove Billmeyer Bowen Cedar Island Cedar Point Cheltenham Chicamuxen Dan's Mountain Deal Island Diersson E.A. Vaughn Earlville Ellis Bay Fairmount Fishing Bay Frederick City Watershed Grove Farm Gwynnbrook Heater's Island Hugg-Thomas Idylwild Indian Springs Islands of the Potomac Isle of Wight Johnson Le Compte Linkwood McKee-Beshers Maryland Marine Properties Millington Mt. Nebo Myrtle Grove Nanticoke River Old Bohemia Pocomoke River Prather’s Neck Pocomoke Sound Sideling Hill Sinepuxent Bay South Marsh Strider Taylors Island Warrior Mountain Wellington

Natural environment areas	Belt Woods Dundee Governor Parris N. Glendening Mattawoman Morgan Run Severn Run Soldiers Delight Zekiah Swamp

County and
municipal

Parks and sanctuaries	Acorn Park Centennial Park Clifton Park Constitution Park Fort Smallwood Park Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary Lake Elkhorn Lakelands Park Oregon Ridge Park Patterson Park Lake Roland Park Wheaton Regional Park Troy Park

Non-
governmental

Parks and sanctuaries	Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary Conservation and Environmental Research Areas of UMBC Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary Sherwood Gardens Somers Cove Marina Sugarloaf Mountain Western Maryland Rail Trail Youghiogheny Scenic & Wild River

Nature centers	List of nature centers in Maryland

Maryland Department of Natural Resources (web): Maryland Forest Service and Maryland Park Service (web)

Lists of state parks by U.S. state

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Cities	Aberdeen Annapolis Baltimore Bowie Cambridge College Park Cumberland Frederick Gaithersburg Greenbelt Hagerstown Havre de Grace Laurel Rockville Salisbury Takoma Park Westminster

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CDPs	Arbutus Arnold Aspen Hill Baltimore Highlands Bethesda Camp Springs Carney Catonsville Chillum Clinton Cockeysville-Hunt Valley Colesville Columbia Crofton Dundalk Edgewood Eldersburg Elkridge Ellicott City Essex Fairland Ferndale Fort Washington Germantown Glen Burnie Green Haven Hillcrest Heights Landover Langley Park Lanham Lansdowne Lochearn Lutherville Middle River Milford Mill Montgomery Village Odenton Olney Owings Mills Oxon Hill Parkville Perry Hall Pikesville Potomac Randallstown Redland Reisterstown Rosedale St. Charles Severn Severna Park Silver Spring South Gate Suitland Timonium Towson Urbana Waldorf Wheaton-Glenmont White Oak Woodlawn

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