Point Lookout State Park
Point Lookout State Park
Location:On the southern tip of Saint Mary's County, at the junction of the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay. Reached by MD 5.
Facilities:143 improved campsites (27 with electric hookups, 26 with full hookups;some sites @di), 6 camper cabins, cottage, youth group camp, campstore, showers, restrooms, picnic areas (é), pavilion, playground,hikingtrails, fishing pier (é), boat launch, boat rentals, museum,naturecenter, visitor center.
Activities:Camping, boating, flatwater canoeing, windsurfing, saltwater fishing, swimming, hiking, bicycling, interpretive programs.
Special Features:The park's peaceful surroundings belie its history as the site of aprison camp that held as many as 52,264 Confederate soldiers during theCivil War. Park facilities include a Civil War Museum as well as theMarshland Nature Center. In 2006, the park sustained significant damagefrom Tropical Storm Ernesto. Though most facilities were reopenedduring the 2006 season, it is recommended that visitors contact thepark to check on the status prior to making travel plans.
Address:11175 Point Lookout Rd
Scotland, MD 20687
Phone:301-872-5688
Fax:301-872-5084
Web: www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/southern/pointlookout.html
Size: 1,042 acres.
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