American Chestnut Land Trust, Saint Leonard, Maryland
This is a rare place of mixed hardwoods, bottomland swamp, and creeks making their way to the Chesapeake Bay. The land is privately owned and permanently protected by the American Chestnut Land Trust. There is indeed a mature... trails.com
Greenwell State Park
We have a house across from the state park, one of the only houses there. I know this park like the back of my hand. There are easy rides along the shores of the patuxent river, including 2 beaches. The gravel paths are... singletracks.com
Parkers Creek Loop, American Chestnut Land Trust, Washington,...
This hike offers a combination of upland forest, transitional hillsides of holly trees and pines, wetland woods, and the broad marsh along Parkers Creek. There are first-rate interpretive signs along the Double Oak Farm Trail... trails.com
Calvert Cliffs State Park
- Calvert Cliffs is a wonderfully scenic park overlooking the cliffs that dominate 30 miles of Chesapeake Bay shoreline. Existing in Southern Maryland, they were formed 15 million years ago by a warm and shallow sea. Over ... wildernet.com
Patuxent River Park, Upper Marlboro, Maryland
The Patuxent River, Maryland?s longest in-state waterway, wriggles south for over 100 miles through woodlands, wetlands, and farmlands?and urbanized areas?to reach Chesapeake Bay. Like the rest of the bay?s watershed, it suff... trails.com
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, located 12 miles south of Cambridge, Maryland, was established in 1933 as a refuge for migratory waterfowl. The refuge includes more than 27,000 acres, composed mainly of rich tidal ma... recreation.gov