Catoctin Mountain Park
Thurmont, Maryland 21788Filed Under: Camping, Climbing, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Skiing
In the 1930's, after years of making charcoal to fuel the iron furnace, mountain farming, and harvesting of trees for timber, land was purchased to be transformed into a productive recreation area; he ...
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Cunningham Falls State Park
Thurmont, Maryland 21788Filed Under: Camping, Cultural, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling, Skiing
Cunningham Falls State Park, located in the Catoctin Mountains, is known for its history and scenic beauty, as well as its 78-foot cascading waterfall. The Falls is located one half mile from the lake ...
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Gambrill State Park
Thurmont, Maryland 21702Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking
Gambrill State Park has its beginnings when public-spirited conservationists of Frederick County purchased this tract of land on Catoctin Mountain and donated it to the City of Frederick to be used fo ...
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Patuxent Research Refuge
Laurel, Maryland 20708Filed Under: Fishing, Hiking, Hunting
Established in 1936 by executive order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Patuxent Research Refuge is the Nation's only National Wildlife Refuge established to support wildlife research. With lan ...
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Sandy Point State Park
Annapolis, Maryland 21401Filed Under: Camping, Cultural, Fishing, Hiking, Paddling
This 786 acre park on the Chesapeake Bay is celebrating 50 years. Opened on June 25, 1952, the park offers an array of recreational activities. These include swimming, fishing, crabbing, boating and w ...
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Casselman River Bridge State Park
Grantsville, Maryland 21536Filed Under: Cultural, Fishing
(4 acres. In Garrett County, east of Grantsville on U.S. Route 40.) Astride the Casselman River just east of Grantsville stands historic Casselman River Bridge. Originally constructed in 1813-14, the ...
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Dans Mountain State Park
Lonaconing, Maryland 21539Filed Under: Cultural, Fishing, Hiking
Dans Mountain State Park is a day use park with rugged mountain terrain, and an Olympic-size pool and waterslide. Nearby, Dans Rock Overlook affords a panoramic view of the surrounding region from a h ...
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Deep Creek Lake State Park
Swanton, Maryland 21561Filed Under: Camping, Cultural, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Paddling, Skiing
Deep Creek Lake State Park lies just west of the Allegheny Front on a large plateau known as the Tablelands or Allegany Highlands. Its location at the southernmost end of Meadow Mountain places it wes ...
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Garrett State Forest
Oakland, Maryland 21550Filed Under: Camping, Cultural, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Skiing
The forest contains a diversity of trees, abundant wildlife and beautiful scenery. In 1906 this forest was given to the state of Maryland and was the beginning of our present public lands system. Moun ...
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Green Ridge State Forest
Flintstone, Maryland 21530Filed Under: Camping, Cultural, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling, Skiing
Green Ridge is the second largest of Maryland's State Forests consisting of a 44,000-acre oak-hickory forest. It is located in eastern Allegany County, approximately eight miles east of Flintstone off ...
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