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Fair
Hill NRMA
Natural
Resources Management Area
MD
DNR
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/fairhill.html
410 398-1246
376 Fair
Hill Drive
Elkton
MD
21921
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 Pennsylvania to the north and less than one half mile
west of
Delaware
Last
Update
9 /7/2004
Fort Foote Park
National Park Service
NPS
http://www.nps.gov/fofo
e-mail
NACE_Fort_Washington_Park@nps.gov
301-763-4600
13551 Fort Washington Road
Fort Washington MD
20744
Eight miles downriver from the capital, Fort
Foote was considered
"a powerful enclosed work" by its chief engineer,
"and the most
elaborate...of all the defenses of Washington."
The long oval
earthwork was constructed on Rozier's Bluff from
1863 to 1865
Recreation.gov
Fort
Frederick SP
State Park
Maryland DNR
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/fortfrederick.html
301
842-2155
11100 Fort Frederick Road
Big Pool
MD
21711
The site
of Maryland's frontier defense during the French and Indian
War (1754-1763), the Fort's stone wall and two barracks have been
restored to their 1758 appearance. Historic displays are in
the
Fort, barracks and Visitor Center.
Last Update
9 /7/2004
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic
Shrine
National Park Service
NPS
http://www.nps.gov/fomc
e-mail
FOMC_Superintendent@nps.gov
410 962-4290
End of East Fort Avenue
Baltimore
MD
21230-5393
"O say can you see, by the dawn's early light," a
large red, white
and blue banner? "Whose broad stripes and bright
stars . . . were
so gallantly streaming!" over the star-shaped
Fort McHenry during
the Battle of Baltimore, September 13-14, 1814.
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Recreation.gov
Fort Washington Park
National Park Service
NPS
http://www.nps.gov/fowa
e-mail
NACE_Fort_Washington_Park@nps.gov
301 763-4600
13551 Fort Washington Road
Fort Washington MD
20744
Picturesque Fort Washington sits on high ground
overlooking the
Potomac River and offers a grand view of
Washington and the
Virginia shoreline. Today, only one silent gun
stands behind the
masonry wall-the last armament of the powerful
fort
Recreation.gov
Fountain
Rock Park & Nature Center
County Park
Frederick County P&R
http://www.co.frederick.md.us/Parks/Fountain%20Rock.htm
301 898-1460
8516
Fountain Rock Court
Walkersville
MD
21793
Notes
springs, historic lime kilns, water-filled quarry
22.5
acres
Last Update 10/25/2006
Friendship
Farm Park
County Park
Department Public
Facilities
http://www.charlescounty.org/pf/pg/parks/facilities.htm
4705
Friendship Landing Road
Nanjemoy
MD
Notes
boat ramp, free fishing area (no license
required)
Last Update
9 /26/2006
Gambrill SP
State
Park
Maryland DNR
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/gambrill.html
301
271-7574
Route 40
Thurmont MD
21702
c/o
Cunningham Falls SP
Frederick
MD
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 for a municipal mountain park. Last
Update
9 /7/2004
Garrett SF
State
Forest
Maryland DNR
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/garrett.html
301
334-2038
222
Herrington Lane
Oakland
MD
21550
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.
Mountain forests, streams and valleys
Last Update
9 /7/2004
Gathland SP
State Park
Maryland DNR
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/gathland.html
301
791-0962
MD
Rte 17
Boonsboro
MD
21713
c/o
Greenbrier SP
Burkittsville
MD
Gathland
State Park was once the mountain home of George
Alfred
Townsend, a Civil War journalist. It is the site of a unique
collection of buildings and structures that he designed and
constructed, some of which have been restored
Last Update
9 /7/2004
Glen Echo Park
National
Park Service
NPS
http://www.nps.gov/glec
e-mail
GWMP_Superintendent@nps.gov
301 492-6229
7300 MacArthur Boulevard
Glen Echo
MD
20812
Glen Echo began in 1891 as a National Chautauqua
Assembly "to
promote liberal and practical education,
especially among the
masses of the people; to teach the sciences,
arts, languages, and
literature; to prepare its patrons for their
several pursuits and
Recreation.gov
Greenbelt Park National Park Service
NPS
http://www.nps.gov/gree
e-mail
kevin_barry@nps.gov
301 344-3948
6565 Greenbelt Road
Greenbelt
MD
20770
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 National Park Service
hospitality.
Recreation.gov
http://reservations.nps.gov/parkresults.cfm?park_id=107
Greenbrier
SP
State Park
Maryland DNR
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/greenbrier.html
301
791-4767
21843 National Pike
Boonsboro
MD
21713
Greenbrier is a multi-use park providing many kinds of
recreation.
The
Appalachian Trail passes near the park. The 42-acre man-made
lake and beach draw many visitors who enjoy swimming,
canoeing,
hiking, picnicking, interpretive programs and nature
study
Last Update
9 /7/2004
Greenridge
SF
State Forest
Maryland DNR
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/greenridge.html
301
478-3124
28700 Headquarters Dr, NE
Flintstone
MD
21530
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 exit 64 on I-68
Last Update
9 /7/2004
Greenwell
SP
State Park
MD
DNR
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/southern/greenwell.html
301 373-2320
25420
Rosedale Manor Lane
Hollywood
MD
20636
Greenwell is a 596-acre State Park located on the
Patuxent River
in St. Mary's county,
Maryland.
Last
Update
9 /7/2004
Gunpowder
Falls SP
State Park
MD
DNR
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/gunpowder.html
410 592-2897
888
432-2267
2813
Jerusalem Road
PO Box 480
Kingsville
MD
21087
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 begins at Days Cove
Last Update
9 /7/2004
Gwynnbrook
WMA
MD
DNR
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/gwynnbrook.asp
410 356-9272
43740
Gwynnbrook Avenue
Owings Mills
MD
21117
Last
Update
3 /29/2004 |
