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Matthew Henson State Park is a publicly owned greenway with recreational features that runs along Turkey Branch, a tributary of Rock Creek, in Montgomery County, Maryland. [2] The state park is managed by Montgomery County under an agreement with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. [3] It was named for Maryland native and arctic ...
Assateague State Park: Worcester: 855 acres 346 ha 1956: Atlantic Ocean: Barrier island with swimming, beachcombing, sunbathing, surfing and fishing Big Run State Park: Garrett: 300 acres 120 ha: Savage River Reservoir: Camping, fishing, flat water canoeing, hiking trails, picnicking Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park: Dorchester, Talbot: 24 ...
Maryland Department of Natural Resources McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area is a Wildlife Management Area in Montgomery County, Maryland . It is a large contiguous forest of varied habitat, situated between the Potomac River and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal to the south, and Seneca Creek State Park to the east.
There are 64 state parks, nine state recreation areas, nine state waysides, and 23 state trails in the Minnesota state park system, totaling approximately 267,000 acres (1,080 km 2). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A Minnesota state park is an area of land in the U.S. state of Minnesota preserved by the state for its natural, historic, or other resources.
The CCC was active in the park from 1933 until 1942, maintaining forest roads, planting trees, and adding day-use facilities including bathhouse, gazebo, and picnic shelters. The CCC also built cabins for overnight stays and slopes that created the state's first ski resort. The CCC's recreation hall and officers quarters are still in use in the ...
Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area is a 5,490-acre (2,222 ha) unit of the Minnesota state park system in Scott County, Minnesota, the United States. The park is not continuous but is composed of waysides, four of which are strung along the Minnesota River between Shakopee and Belle Plaine .
The Taconite State Trail runs through the forest, although it can only be accessed through the nearby Bear Head Lake State Park and Soudan Underground Mine State Park. Beltrami Island: Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Roseau: 703,336 acres (2,846.30 km 2) Established in 1933, named for Italian Explorer Giacomo Beltrami. Big Fork: Itasca, Koochiching
Jay Cooke State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, protecting the lower reaches of the Saint Louis River. The park is located about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Duluth and is one of the ten most visited state parks in Minnesota. The western half of the park contains part of a rocky, 13-mile (21 km) gorge.