Best Places to Picnic in Maryland

One of the original 13 states to join the Union (in 1788), Maryland is in the middle of the Eastern Seaboard. It's believed that Lord Baltimore, who received a charter for the land in 1632, named the state after Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I. 

The Mason and Dixon line was drawn in the 1760s to settle a dispute between the Penn and Calvert families. In addition to marking the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland, it is the traditional boundary between the North and the South. 

Maryland is known as the "Free State"; its flower is the black-eyed Susan; and its capital is Annapolis, home of the U.S. Naval Academy.

• National Park Sites
  1. Antietam National Battlefield - Washington Co.
  2. Assateague Island National Seashore - Worcester Co.
  3. Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
  4. Catoctin Mountain National Park - Frederick Co.
  5. Clara Barton National Historic Site - Montgomery Co.
  6. Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine - Baltimore City
  7. Hampton National Historic Site - Baltimore Co.
  8. Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
  9. Monocacy National Battlefield- Frederick Co.
  10. Thomas Stone National Historic Site - Charles Co.
  11. Youghiogheny Scenic and Wild River
• Maryland State Park Sites
  1. Assateague State Park - Worcester Co.
  2. Big Run State Park - Garrett Co.
  3. Calvert Cliffs State Park - Calvert Co.
  4. Casselman River Bridge State Park - Garrett Co.
  5. Chapel Point State Park - Charles Co.
  6. Cunningham Falls State Park - Frederick Co.
  7. Dan's Mountain State Park - Allegany Co.
  8. Deep Creek Lake State Park - Garrett Co.
  9. Elk Neck State Park - Cecil Co.
  10. Fort Frederick State Park - Washington Co.
  11. Fort Tonoloway State Park - Washington Co
  12. Gambrill State Park - Frederick Co.
  13. Gathland State Park - Frederick and Washington Co.
  14. Greenbrier State Park - Frederick and Washington Co.
  15. Greenwell State Park - St. Mary's Co.
  16. Gunpowder Falls State Park - Baltimore Co. and Harford Co.
  17. Hart-Miller Island State Park - Baltimore Co.
  18. Herrington Manor State Park - Garrett Co.
  19. Janes Island State Park - Somerset Co.
  20. Jonas Green State Park - Anne Arundel Co.
  21. Martinak State Park - Caroline Co.
  22. Matapeake State Park - Queen Anne's Co.
  23. New Germany State Park - Garrett Co.
  24. North Point State Park - Baltimore Co.
  25. Palmer State Park - Harford Co.
  26. Patapsco Valley State Park - Anne Arundel, Baltimore Carroll, and Howard Counties
  27. Patuxent River State Park - Howard and Montgomery Counties
  28. Pocomoke River State Park - Worcester Co.
  29. Point Lookout State Park - St. Mary's Co.
  30. Purse State Park - Charles Co.
  31. Rocks State Park - Harford Co.
  32. Rocky Gap State Park - Allegany Co.
  33. Rosaryville State Park - Prince George's Co.
  34. Sandy Point State Park - Anne Arundel Co.
  35. Seneca Creek State Park - Montgomery Co.
  36. Smallwood State Park -Charles Co.
  37. South Mountain State Park - Frederick and Washington Counties
  38. St. Clement's Island State Park - St. Mary's Co.
  39. St. Mary's River State Park - St. Mary's Co.
  40. Susquehanna State Park - Harford Co.
  41. Swallow Falls State Park - Garrett Co.
  42. Tuckahoe State Park - Caroline Co.
  43. Washington Monument State Park - Washington Co.
  44. Wye Oak State Park - Talbot Co.
• Maryland State Forest Sites
  1. Cedarville State Forest - Brandywine
  2. Elk Neck State Forest Cecil County
  3. Garrett State Forest - Oakland
  4. Green Ridge State Forest Allegany County
  5. Pocomoke State Forest Snow Hill
  6. Potomac State Forest
  7. Potomac-Garrett State Forest Oakland
  8. Savage River State Forest - Grantsville