St. Mary's River State Park is a public recreation area located in
St. Mary's County St. Mary's County may refer to:
* St. Mary's County, Maryland
*St. Mary's County, Utah Territory
There are 29 counties in the U.S. state of Utah. There were originally seven counties established under the provisional State of Deseret in 1849: ...
,
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
. The
state park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...
consists of two sites: one encompasses St. Mary's Lake (an automated gate wants $3 for Marylanders, $5 for others); the second covers and is largely undeveloped. The park is managed by the
Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
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History
The state acquired land for the park's first site between 1968 and 1974, with the lake being constructed in 1975. Acquisition of the park's second site began with the purchase of 450 acres in 1968; further acquisitions occurred until 1983.[
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Activities and amenities
The park features fishing, non-motorized boating, canoeing, picnicking, and hunting. A trail around St. Mary's Lake is used for hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking.[
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References
External links
St. Mary's River State Park
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Maps of St. Mary's River State Park
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
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State parks of Maryland
Parks in St. Mary's County, Maryland
Protected areas established in 1968
1968 establishments in Maryland