Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Maryland
Preserving America's early transportation history, the C&O Canal began as a dream of passage to Western wealth…

Patapsco Valley State Park
Maryland
A long river park along the Patapsco River with several developed recreation areas. Hike, fish, camp, canoe, r…

Gunpowder Falls State Park
Maryland
A long, narrow Maryland state park along the Gunpowder River and the Big and Little Gunpowder Falls. Hike, fis…
Antietam National Battlefield
Maryland
23,000 soldiers were killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of savage combat on September 17, 1862. The…

Seneca Creek State Park
Maryland
A long park along Seneca Creek. The Clopper day-use area has a lake, picnicking and boat rentals, and trails a…

Susquehanna State Park
Maryland
A forested park in the Susquehanna River valley with popular mountain biking trails, fishing and boating, and …
Catoctin Mountain Park
Maryland
President Franklin D. Roosevelt created programs to give people a chance to rebuild their lives from the Great…

Gambrill State Park
Maryland
A mountain park on the Catoctin ridge with hiking and mountain biking trails, stone overlooks over the valleys…

Cunningham Falls State Park
Maryland
A park in the Catoctin Mountains with a lake, a waterfall, hiking, swimming and camping. The Manor Area has th…
Monocacy National Battlefield
Maryland
During the summer of 1864, the Confederacy carried out a bold plan to turn the tide of the Civil War in their …

Calvert Cliffs State Park
Maryland
A day-use park on the Chesapeake Bay with tall cliffs, a sandy beach and fossils to find. Hike woodland trails…

North Point State Park
Maryland
A Chesapeake Bay shore park in Edgemere on the site of the old Bay Shore amusement park. Walk the trails, fish…
Piscataway Park
Maryland
Piscataway Park is home to bald eagles, beavers, deer, foxes, ospreys, and many other species. To complement t…

Tuckahoe State Park
Maryland
A park along Tuckahoe Creek with a lake for boating and fishing, trails for hiking, biking and horseback ridin…
Assateague Island National Seashore
Maryland
Want to live on the edge? Visit a place recreated each day by ocean wind and waves. Life on Assateague Island …

Deep Creek Lake State Park
Maryland
A lakeside park with two swimming beaches, hiking and biking trails, a campground and a Discovery Center. Fish…
Greenbelt Park
Maryland
Camp ten miles from the Washington Monument! Greenbelt Park is located in suburban Greenbelt, Maryland just te…

Rocky Gap State Park
Maryland
A mountain park around Lake Habeeb in Western Maryland. Visitors hike a rocky gorge, swim, paddle and boat on …
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge
Maryland
Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge is a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System managed by the U.S. Fis…

Elk Neck State Park
Maryland
A peninsula park between the Chesapeake Bay and the Elk River with marshes, woods, white clay cliffs and sandy…

Greenbrier State Park
Maryland
A multi-use park in the Appalachian Mountains with a lake and sandy beach for swimming, canoeing and fishing. …
Patuxent Research Refuge
Maryland
Patuxent Research Refuge is a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlif…
Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
Maryland
The diverse history of Maryland and our national heritage can be experienced at Oxon Cove Park. Through hands-…

Rocks State Park
Maryland
A rocky, wooded park in northern Harford County. Visitors come for the King and Queen Seat rock outcrop and Ki…