Assateague Island National Seashore
Berlin, Maryland 21811Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
Storm tossed seas, as well as gentle breezes shape Assateague Island. This barrier island is a tale of constant movement and change. Bands of wild horses freely roam amongst plants and native anima ...
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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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Cedarville State Forest
Brandywine, Maryland 20613Filed Under: Camping, Cultural, Cycling, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting
The Piscataway Indian Tribe made this section of Southern Maryland its winter camping ground because of the mild climate and abundance of game. Legend says there is an Indian Burial ground in Cedarvil ...
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740Filed Under: Camping, Climbing, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Paddling, Skiing
The C&O Canal follows the route of the Potomac River for 184.5 miles from Washington, D.C. to Cumberland, MD.* The canal operated from 1828-1924 as a transportation route, primarily hauling coal from ...
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Fair Hill Natural Resource Management Area
Elkton, Maryland 21921Filed Under: Cultural, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback
Fair Hill is a 5,613 acre Natural Resources Management Area, where multiple management practices are employed for the maximum use and protection of Maryland's natural resources. Bordered by Pennsylvan ...
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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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Greenbelt Park
Greenbelt, Maryland 20770Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Hiking, Horseback
Begin to make plans to visit Washington, D.C. and stay at Greenbelt Park's campground for only $14 a night. The Greenbelt campground is known for its safety,affordability,peaceful surroundings and Nat ...
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Greenwell State Park
Hollywood, Maryland 20636Filed Under: Cultural, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
Greenwell is a 596-acre State Park located on the Patuxent River in St. Mary's county, Maryland. In 1971, John Phillip Greenwell, Jr. and his sister, Mary Wallace Greenwell, donated their 166.6 acre f ...
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Gunpowder Falls State Park
Kingsville, Maryland 21087Filed Under: Cultural, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
Gunpowder Falls State Park (nearly 18,000 acres in Harford and Baltimore Counties) was established to protect the stream valleys of the Big and Little Gunpowder Falls and the Gunpowder River, which be ...
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