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The 15 largest contiguous public parks-preserves within 30 miles (48 km) of either Baltimore, Md. or Washington, D.C. The list contains the largest contiguous public parks-preserves within 30 miles (48 km) of either Baltimore, Maryland or Washington, D.C., which is within the Baltimore metropolitan area or [[ WashingtonD.C. area. [1]
Bennett's Pond State Park is a public recreation area located in the town of Ridgefield, Connecticut. The state park occupies a portion of the estate once owned by industrialist Louis D. Conley. The park features the 56-acre pond for which it is named and many miles of hiking trails in a pristine woodland environment. [ 3 ]
The spring soon took on the Bennett name. Peter died in 1882 and his son William Sherman Bennett took over. The Bennett Mill burned in 1895. The state purchased the spring and some surrounding areas in 1924-1925 to create a state park. In the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) made various improvements to
Blandair, also known as Blandair Farm, Blandair Park, and Blandair Regional Park, is 300 acres of former slave plantation located in Columbia, Maryland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Blandair Foundation estate of Mrs. Smith was purchased by Howard County, Maryland in the late 1990s and is in the process of being developed as a regional park .
Jarrell Cove State Park administers five satellite state parks: Eagle Island, Harstine Island (a day-use park 2 miles (3.2 km) from Jarrell Cove with beach access via a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) trail), Hope Island, McMicken Island, and Stretch Point. [2] The park was established in 1953 and gradually expanded in the 1960s. [3]
Dosewallips State Park is a public recreation area located where the Dosewallips River empties into Hood Canal in Jefferson County, Washington. The state park's 1,064 acres (431 ha) include both freshwater and saltwater shorelines. The park offers opportunities for picnicking, camping, hiking, boating, fishing, swimming, scuba diving, and ...
Bohemian Flats Park is a park in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States on the west bank of the Mississippi River near the Washington Avenue Bridge and next to the University of Minnesota campus. The area, once known as Little Bohemia , was the site of a shanty town as Minneapolis was incorporated in 1867.
Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park is a regional park in King County, Washington, near the towns of Bellevue and Issaquah.The park was established in June 1983 to protect the central core of Cougar Mountain, the park covers 3,115 acres (12.61 km 2) with 38 miles (61 km) of hiking trails and 12 miles (19 km) of equestrian trails.