Smtccmap2.Pdf
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Discover a place where there are still places to discover... Come play in the nation’s backyard... Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary Indian Head Rail Trail St. Ignatius Church, Cemetery Calvert County, embraced by the Chesapeake Bay Calvert Marine Museum One of the oldest counties in Maryland and located (White Plains to Indian Head) and Thomas Manor House and the Patuxent River, entices the visitor with 2880 Grays Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678 14200 Solomons Island Road, Solomons, MD 20688 in the heart of the Baltimore-Washington-Richmond 410-535-5327 • www.calvertparks.org 410-326-2042 • www.calvertmarinemuseum.com www.charlescountyparks.com 8855 Chapel Point Road, Port Tobacco, MD, 20677 a chance to discover and explore at the relaxed corridor, Charles County’s scenic natural charm can This 100-acre ecological In the only museum on the A 13-mile stretch of a former railroad corridor 301-934-8245 • www.chapelpoint.org be seen in beautiful water trails, secluded parks, and pace of a nautical lifestyle. Experience uncommon sanctuary features bald cypress, East Coast that is home to two is being converted to a recreational trail for Founded in 1641 and located on events. Enjoy unspoiled natural areas. Embark on a nature trail on an elevated lighthouses, visitors can explore unspoiled areas along the new Indian Head Rail Trail hikers, bikers, and nature enthusiasts. a 120-foot bluff overlooking the unsurpassed outings for families or groups. boardwalk and a nature center Calvert’s rich maritime history that provide perfect opportunities for bird-watching, The trail passes through the Mattawoman confluence of the Potomac and Port Take time to hunt for 15 million-year-old with live animals and exhibits. and see the diversity of life in the hiking, kayaking, canoeing and tournament level bass Creek stream valley. Completion expected Tobacco Rivers, St. Ignatius Church is the nation’s oldest active parish with fossils at the famed Calvert Cliffs or climb the Chesapeake Bay come alive. fishing. The Pope’s Creek waterfront boasts several late 2009. a continual pastorate and is featured Bayside History Museum well-known seafood restaurants, and there are many stairway to the Drum Point Lighthouse at the on the state designated Religious 9006 Dayton Avenue, North Beach, MD 20714 Flag Ponds Nature Park Port Tobacco Historic District Calvert Marine Museum. Learn the heritage exciting places to shop, dine, and stay in the retail Freedom Byway. 410-495-8386 • www.baysidehistorymuseum.org 1525 Flag Ponds Parkway, Lusby, MD 20657 8730 Commerce Street, Port Tobacco, MD 20677 and agricultural history of Southern Maryland hub of Waldorf and in historic La Plata. Sports fans Explore the role of the Chesapeake Bay 410-586-1477 • www.calvertparks.org 301-934-4313 • www.restoreporttobacco.org will enjoy our award-winning minor league baseball Thomas Stone National Historic Site at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum. And environment in shaping the cultures of Flag Ponds showcases natural environments from The first incorporated community in Maryland, this when the exploring comes to an end for the day, bayside communities from prehistoric sandy beaches to freshwater stadium, which also hosts concerts and special events. once thriving port town hosts 6655 Rose Hill Road, Port Tobacco, MD 20677 enjoy savory seafood and warm hospitality in a time to the present in this small gem of ponds and the forested heights An area rich in history, Charles County’s agricultural the Port Tobacco Courthouse. 301-392-1776 • www.nps.gov/thst place where time moves just a little more slowly. a museum. Once the historic “Charlie of Calvert Cliffs with hiking heritage is still visible in the working farms and historic Costumed docents give tours, This site features Haberdeventure, the NPS-operated home of five Mead House,” the museum is home to trails, observation platforms, tobacco barns that dot the landscape. archeological digs are ongoing an extensive collection of memorabilia wetlands boardwalk, fishing pier and new interpretive trails are in generations of the Stone family, from the bayside community. and visitor center with wildlife development. The site is featured including Thomas Stone, one of American Chestnut Land Trust on “The Underground Railroad: Maryland’s signers of the Declaration exhibits. Capital Clubhouse South Trail: Scientists Cliffs Road, Port Republic, MD 20676 Maryland’s Network to Freedom.” of Independence. The site includes a 3033 Waldorf Market Place, Waldorf, MD 20603 North Trail: Double Oak Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678 Calvert Cliffs State Park Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum Open seasonally. visitor center and family cemetery. 410-414-3400 • www.acltweb.org 301-932-4348 • www.capitalclubhouse.com 9500 H.G. Trueman Road, Lusby, MD 20657 10515 Mackall Road, St. Leonard, MD 20685 Fifteen miles of serene public Conveniently located in the heart Water Trails of Charles County 301-743-7613 • www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/ 410-586-8501 • www.jefpat.org Regency Furniture Stadium hiking trails in two locations of Waldorf, this 90,000 square southern/calvertcliffs.html Experience, discover, learn 11765 St. Linus Drive, Waldorf, MD 20602 Mattawoman Creek, Mallows Bay, Nanjemoy Creek, make this a great place to foot indoor sports center features Hiking trails in this 1,460-acre and have fun on 560 acres 301-374-1122 • www.sombluecrabs.com and the Port Tobacco River hike and explore. Guided an NHL-size ice rink, rock climbing wooded state park lead to the overlooking the Patuxent River. This family-friendly, minor-league 1-800-766-3386 • www.thenationsbackyard.com canoe trips and hikes are wall, two multi-sports courts, a majestic Calvert Cliffs on the Over 70 archaeological sites baseball stadium is home to the So. Explore the county by water. Free, offered from spring to fall, fitness center, various classes, Chesapeake Bay. The park is reflect 12,000 years of human Maryland Blue Crabs, who play in water-resistant brochures with water as well as annual seasonal special events, a snack bar and an ideal destination for hiking, occupation via an exhibit center, the independent Atlantic League. trail maps of the “wild side of the events for families. party rooms. Potomac,” including access points picnicking, fishing and fossil hiking trails, recreated woodland H.D. Photography Concerts, meetings and other special hunting. Indian village and tours. events are also held here. and information on birding, wildlife Annmarie Garden Dr. Samuel Mudd House viewing and more. Sculpture Park & Arts Center 3725 Samuel Mudd Road, Waldorf, MD 20601 Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum Kings Landing Park Smallwood State Park 13480 Dowell Road, Solomons, MD 20688 301-274-9358 • www.somd.lib.md.us/MUSEUMS/Mudd Waterfront Dining at Pope’s Creek 4155 Mears Avenue, Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732 3255 Kings Landing Road, Huntingtown, MD 20639 2750 Sweden Point Road, Marbury, MD 20658 410-326-4640 • www.annmariegarden.org Featured on “Maryland Civil War 410-257-3892 • www.cbrm.org 410-535-2661 • www.calvertparks.org 301-743-7613 • www.dnr.state.md.us Feast on crabs and succulent seafood at these popular This 30-acre park features an arts Trails: Escape of an Assassin,” The Chesapeake Beach Railway’s only remaining station Plan a fun family day at this 260-acre Located on a Potomac River tributary, waterfront restaurants on Pope’s Creek in Newburg: center and shady walking paths the house and farm commemorate now houses a museum which park on the Patuxent River offering a the 628-acre park features a marina, Captain Billy’s Crab House, 11495 that meander through woods and the life of Dr. Samuel Mudd, the displays historical photos and variety of outdoor amenities including boat launch, camping, tournament- Popes Creek Road, 301-932-4323; marvelous outdoor sculpture. physician who treated the injured artifacts depicting resort life and wetlands boardwalk, fishing pier, level bass fishing, the Mattawoman Robertson’s Crab House, 11455 Enjoy changing art exhibits in a leg of John Wilkes Booth after he transportation from the early hiking trails, a launch area for canoes Creek Art Center and Smallwood’s Popes Creek Road, 301-934-3300; light-filled gallery, or visit one of assassinated President Abraham 1900s. and kayaks, miles of scenic shoreline Retreat, home of Revolutionary War Gilligan’s Pier & Restaurant, 11535 the many featured festivals and Lincoln in April of 1865. and a swimming pool. General William Smallwood. Popes Creek Road, 301-259-4514 events throughout the year. Where the Potomac meets the Chesapeake! In 1634, 140 hardy adventurers stepped onto this Leonardtown Downtown and Waterfront Point Lookout State Park, Lighthouse Where Time and Tide Meet bountiful Chesapeake shore and christened the land 22500 Washington Street, Leonardtown, MD 20650 and Civil War Museum “Terra Maria,” or Maryland. Today, historic sites such 3310-475-9791 • http://leonardtown.somd.com 11175 Point Lookout Road, Scotland, MD 20687 Shaped by the Chesapeake Bay and its mighty as St. Clement’s Island and Historic St. Mary’s City Leonardtown’s old fashioned square 301-872-5688 • www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands tributaries, the Patuxent and Potomac Rivers, Maryland’s tell of those early beginnings while others explore is bordered by shops, galleries and Swimming, fishing, boating, and verdant peninsula has fostered a traditional lifestyle restaurants. The town’s wharf was camping are a few of the activities the area’s rich maritime and military history. Here, anchored in the natural bounty of the Tidewater. once a busy steamboat landing and in this bay setting crowned by a you’ll find lighthouses, Civil War sites and even a is now a waterfront park accessible lighthouse. A museum recounts the Southern Maryland boasts a thousand miles of shoreline museum dedicated to the latest in naval technology. by boat. site’s vivid history as a Civil War with fossil-laden cliffs, quiet tidal inlets and sandy beaches.