State Guide

Explore Maryland Outdoors

Maryland offers 560 trails, 20 parks, and 228 campgrounds worth planning a trip around. The trail mix runs 317 easy, 240 moderate, and 3 difficult, so the state holds something for casual walkers and seasoned alpinists alike. Routes range from under a mile to 49 miles, with the toughest climbs gaining 5121 feet. Public lands worth knowing here include Antietam National Battlefield, Assateague Island National Seashore, and Baltimore-Washington Parkway. Among the trails hikers return to: Marsden Tract Campground to Point of Rocks, Northern Central Railroad Trail (NCR Trail), and Marsden Tract Campground to Monocacy Aqueduct.

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Campgrounds in Maryland

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