Explore Your State: Maryland's Eastern Shore
Take a look at the map above and find the coordinating park from the following list. Click on a park name and you will be taken to the Department of Natural Resources website. There you can find out about hours and directions, as well as available activities at each park.
- 1 – Assateague State Park
- 6 – Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park
- 22 – Janes Island State Park
- 24 – Martinak State Park
- 32 – Pocomoke River State Park
- 40 – Sassafras NRMA
- 42 – Harriet Tubman State Park
- 51 – Tuckahoe State Park
- 53 – Wye Island State NRMA
- 54 – Wye Oak State Park
The national parks and sites in Eastern Maryland include:
- Assateague Island National Seashore (Worcester Co.)
- Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park (Dorcester Co.)
- Captain John Smith National Historic Trail (Delmarva Peninsula)
Other Places to Visit:
- St. Michaels and Tilghman Island (Talbot Co.)
Nature and animal lovers will really take to what the eastern shore has to offer. Water fowl, deer and wild horses roam Assateague Island in Worcester County. In Queen Anne's County, Tuckahoe State Park features a 60-acre lake and a 500-acre arboretum. Children and families will really enjoy the Scales and Tales presentations put on by the park rangers, too!
To learn more about the history of the eastern shore, you can visit the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Dorcester County. The brand new visitor center features “immersive displays” with “informative, evocative and emotive exhibits.”
You can also go back to the “beginning” and follow the path that Captain John Smith took as he sailed up the Chesapeake. The Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail runs along the entire eastern side of Maryland and features historic sites both on land and water.
Missing something for the trip? Visit shop.mdhs.org/collections/explore-your-state to find something special to add.
[Map and list courtesy of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Click on a park name above to see more about each park, or visit http://bit.ly/2nAvJck.%5D