St. Mary's County Recreation, Parks and Community Services

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PARKS
►	Cardinal Gibbons Park
►	Cecil Park
►	Chancellor's Run Regional Park
►	Chaptico Park
►	Dorsey Park
►	Elm's Beach Park
►	Fifth District Park
►	Hollywood Soccer Complex
►	Jarboesville Park
►	John G. Lancaster Park
►	John Bagget Park @ Laurel Grove
►	Laurel Ridge Park
►	Miedzinski Park
►	Myrtle Point Park
►	Nicolet Park
►	Piney Point Lighthouse Park
►	Seventh District Park
►	St. Andrews Estates Park
►	St. Clements Shores Park
►	Town Creek Park
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PUBLIC LANDINGS

The matrix below lists the public landings in St. Mary's County. Further below is a listing of County and State parks that have water access. Click Here for Information on Public Beach Water Quality Monitoring. Beach Water Quality Hotline (301) 475-4330 ext. 7837. Click here to access the GIS Park and Public Landings Locator Map

St. Mary's County Landings - Location & Information

			Additional Comments
Abell's Wharf Rt. 5 to Rt. 244 to Abell's Wharf Road, Leonardtown	♦	♦
Bushwood Wharf Rt. 242 to end of Rt. 239, Bushwood	♦	♦
Camp Calvert Landing Rt. 5, end of Camp Calvert Road, Leonardtown			Canoe/kayak launching only. Click here for Paddling information
Chaptico Wharf Rt. 234 to Rt. 238 to end of Chaptico Wharf Rd., Maddox	♦	♦
Clarke's Landing Rt. 235 to end of Clark's Landing Road, Hollywood		♦	Minimal Parking
Forrest Landing Rt. 235 to Sotterley Rd. to Forrest Landing Rd., Hollywood	♦	♦
Fox Harbor Landing Rt. 5 to Rt. 252, to Fox Harbor Road to end of Dunbar Lane, Wynne	♦		No fishing and crabbing
Fresh Pond Neck Landing Rt. 5 to end of Fresh Pond Neck Road, Ridge			Canoe/kayak launching only. Click here for Paddling information
Great Mills Canoe/Kayak Launch Rt. 5 in Great Mills (near Post Office)		♦	Canoe/kayak launching only. Click here for Paddling information
Paul Ellis Landing Rt. 242, end of Paul Ellis Road, Avenue	♦		Minimal Parking. Click here for Paddling information
Piney Point Landing Rt. 5 to Rt. 249, before the St. George's Island Bridge, Piney Point	♦	♦
River Springs Landing Rt. 242, end of River Springs Road, Avenue	♦		Minimal Parking
St. George's Island Landing Rt. 5, Thomas Road, St. George's Island	♦		Click here for Paddling information
St. Inigoes Landing Rt. 5 to end of Beachville Road, South of St. Inigoes	♦	♦	A charcoal grill is provided; patrons may not bring their own charcoal grills to the public landing, but may bring a small gas grill.
Tall Timbers Landing Rt. 5 to Rt. 249, end of Tall Timbers Road, Tall Timbers	♦		Click here for Paddling information
Wicomico Shores Landing Rt. 234 to Aviation Yacht Club Road, right turn to Golf Course, Chaptico	♦	♦	A charcoal grill is provided; patrons may not bring their own charcoal grills to the public landing, but may bring a small gas grill.

**Town of Leonardtown Public Landings**

**Leonardtown** **Wharf** **Park**

Rt. 5. to end of Washing Street, Leonardtown

Visit historic Leonardtown Wharf Park by car or boat; docking facilities; no pier or boat ramp. http://leonardtown.somd.com

**Port of** **Leonardtown** **Park**

Rt. 5 in Leonardtown, next to KFC and Exxon

Canoe/kayak launch located on McIntosh Run; pull out at Leonardtown Wharf or Camp Calvert Landing; future site of park and winery.


**County and State Parks with Water Access**
**COUNTY PARKS**

**Elms Beach Park**
Rt. 235, Bay Forest Road
Dameron

*Public beach with unsupervised swimming, fishing and crabbing.* See http://www.co.saint-marys.md.us/recreate/facilities/elmsbeach.asp for more information on this park.

**Myrtle Point Park**
Rt.4, Patuxent Boulevard
California

*Public beach with unsupervised swimming, fishing and crabbing.* See http://www.co.saint-marys.md.us/recreate/facilities/myrtlepointpark.asp for more information on this park.

**Piney Point Lighthouse Museum & Park**
Rt. 5 to Rt. 249
Lighthouse Road, Piney Point

No fishing or crabbing area is available at this site; a boater/visitor pier is available. See http://www.co.saint-marys.md.us/recreate/facilities/pineypointlighthousepark.asp for more information on this museum and park.

STATE PARKS

**Point Lookout State Park**
Rt. 5 Point Lookout, Scotland

*Public beach with unsupervised swimming, fishing and crabbing.* Please visit http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/southern/pointlookout.html for information on the recreational amenities available at this state park.

**St. Clement’s Island State Park**
Rt. 242 to Coltons Point

*Public beach with unsupervised swimming, fishing and crabbing.* Please visit http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/southern/stclements.html for more information on this state park.

**St. Mary’s River State Park**
Rt. 5, Camp Cosoma Road
Leonardtown

Fishing and boating at this site. Please visit http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/southern/stmarysriver.html for more information on this state park.

**Greenwell State Park**
Rt. 235 to Sotterley Road to
Steer Horn Neck Road, Hollywood

*Public beach with unsupervised swimming, fishing and crabbing.* Please visit http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/southern/greenwell.html for more information on this state park.
PUBLIC LANDING REGULATIONS
Landings are closed between sunset and sunrise; with the exception of loading and unloading boats Do not block ramps, parked vehicles, bulkheads or access to piers Overnight parking, camping, night fishing or open fires are not allowed Obey "No Fishing or Crabbing" signs where posted Do not leave boats or equipment at landing Do not leave residential trash in trash cans No alcohol consumption at landings No glass bottles or containers; no littering Those fishing and crabbing need to move fishing and crabbing lines as boaters use the boat ramps.