Discover a place where there are still places to discover... A destination for a natural experience... St. Ignatius Church, Cemetery Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary Calvert Marine Museum One of the oldest counties in Maryland and located Indian Head Rail Trail Calvert County, embraced by the Chesapeake Bay 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 www.charlescountyparks.com • 301-932-3470 410-535-5327 • www.calvertparks.org 410-326-2042 • www.calvertmarinemuseum.com A 13-mile paved rail trail that connects the Town of 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 Indian Head with the White Plains 301-934-8245 • www.chapelpoint.org be seen in beautiful water trails, secluded parks, pace of a nautical lifestyle. Experience uncommon sanctuary features bald cypress, East Coast that is home to two area of Charles County. This former Founded in 1641 and located on events. Enjoy unspoiled natural areas. Embark on a nature trail on an elevated lighthouses, visitors can explore and unspoiled areas along the new Indian Head railroad corridor is now a regional a 120-foot bluff overlooking the unsurpassed outings for families or groups. boardwalk and a nature center Calvert’s rich maritime history Rail Trail that provide perfect opportunities for bird- favorite for runners, cyclists and 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 watching, hiking, kayaking, canoeing and tournament nature enthusiasts. The IHRT passes Tobacco Rivers, St. Ignatius Church is the nation’s oldest active parish fossils at the famed Calvert Cliffs or climb the Chesapeake Bay come alive. level bass fishing. Benedict, Cobb Island, and Port through the scenic Mattawoman Creek with a continual pastorate and is Bayside History Museum Tobacco waterfronts boast several well-known seafood stream valley. stairway to the Drum Point Lighthouse at the featured on the state designated 9006 Dayton Avenue, North Beach, MD 20714 Flag Ponds Nature Park Calvert Marine Museum. Learn the heritage restaurants, and there are many exciting places to Religious Freedom National Scenic 410-495-8386 • www.baysidehistorymuseum.org 1525 Flag Ponds Parkway, Lusby, MD 20657 Port Tobacco Historic District and agricultural history of Southern Maryland shop, dine, and stay in the retail hub of Waldorf and Byway. Explore the role of the Chesapeake Bay 410-586-1477 • www.calvertparks.org 8730 Commerce Street, Port Tobacco, MD 20677 in historic La Plata. Sports fans will enjoy our award- at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum. And environment in shaping the cultures of Flag Ponds showcases natural environments from 301-934-4313 • www.restoreporttobacco.org Thomas Stone National Historic Site when the exploring comes to an end for the day, bayside communities from prehistoric sandy beaches to freshwater winning baseball stadium, which also hosts concerts and The first incorporated community in Maryland, this enjoy savory seafood and warm hospitality in a time to the present in this small gem of ponds and the forested heights special events. An area rich in history, Charles County’s once thriving port town hosts 6655 Rose Hill Road, Port Tobacco, MD 20677 p l a c e w h e r e t i m e m o v e s j u s t a l i t t l e m o r e s l o w l y . a museum. Once the historic “Charlie of Calvert Cliffs with hiking agricultural heritage is still visible in the working farms the Port Tobacco Courthouse. 301-392-1776 • www.nps.gov/thst This site features Haberdeventure, Mead House,” the museum is home to trails, observation platforms, and historic tobacco barns that dot the landscape. Costumed docents give tours, an extensive collection of memorabilia wetlands boardwalk, fishing pier and new interpretive trails are in the NPS-operated home of five from the bayside community. and visitor center with wildlife development. The site is featured generations of the Stone family, American Chestnut Land Trust on “The Underground Railroad: including Thomas Stone, one of exhibits. Capital Clubhouse South Trail: Scientists Cliffs Road, Port Republic, MD 20676 Maryland’s Network to Freedom.” Maryland’s signers of the Declaration 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. of Independence. The site includes a 410-414-3400 • www.acltweb.org 301-932-4348 • www.capitalclubhouse.com visitor center, cemetery and special events. 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 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- Water Trails of Charles County southern/calvertcliffs.html Experience, discover, learn 11765 St. Linus Drive, Waldorf, MD 20602 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 Mattawoman Creek, Mallows Bay, Nanjemoy Creek, hike and explore. Guided an NHL-size ice rink, rock climbing wooded state park lead to the overlooking the Patuxent River. This family-friendly baseball stadium and the Port Tobacco River canoe trips and hikes are wall, two multi-sports courts, a majestic Calvert Cliffs on the Over 70 archaeological sites is home to the So. Maryland Blue 1-800-766-3386 offered from spring to fall, fitness center, various classes, Chesapeake Bay. The park is reflect 12,000 years of human Crabs, who play in the independent www.charlescounty.org as well as annual seasonal special events, a snack bar and an ideal destination for hiking, occupation via an exhibit center, Atlantic League. Concerts, meetings Explore the county by water. Free, water- events for families. party rooms. resistant brochures with water trail maps picnicking, fishing and fossil hiking trails, recreated woodland H.D. Photography and other special events are also hunting. Indian village and tours. held here. of the Potomac River, including access Annmarie Sculpture Garden Dr. Samuel Mudd House points and information on birding, wildlife & Arts Center 3725 Samuel Mudd Road, Waldorf, MD 20601 Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum Kings Landing Park Smallwood State Park viewing and more. 13480 Dowell Road, Solomons, MD 20688 301-274-9358 • www.somd.lib.md.us/MUSEUMS/Mudd 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 Waterfront Dining at Pope’s Creek 410-257-3892 • www.cbrm.org 410-535-2661 • www.calvertparks.org 301-743-7613 • www.dnr.state.md.us 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, Feast on crabs and succulent seafood at these popular 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, waterfront restaurants on Pope’s Creek 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- in Newburg: Captain Billy’s Crab House, marvelous outdoor sculpture. physician who treated the injured artifacts depicting resort life and wetlands boardwalk, fishing pier, level bass fishing, the Mattawoman 11495 Popes Creek Road, 301-932- 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 4323; Popes Creek Waterfront Dining, light-filled gallery, or visit one of assassinated President Abraham 1900s. and kayaks, miles of scenic shoreline Retreat, home of Revolutionary War 11455 Popes Creek Road, 301-259- the many featured festivals and Lincoln in April of 1865. and a swimming pool. General William Smallwood. 2710; Gilligan’s Pier & Restaurant, 11535 events throughout the year. Popes Creek Road, 301-259-4514 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.