SOUTHERN MARYLAND ATTRACTIONS & RECREATION Things to See and Do Bryantown HISTORY & HERITAGE Southern Maryland’s bayside communities offer warm, welcoming and revitalized recreation destinations, making the region a premiere resort locale. North Beach Owings Chesapeake Beach Huntingtown St. Mary’s Church and Cemetery 13715 Notre Dame Pl, Bryantown, 301-870-2220 www.stmarysbryantown.com Historic church (est. 1793) and final resting place of Dr. Samuel Mudd, who treated John Wilkes Booth’s broken leg following Lincoln’s assassination. Indian Head Marbury Waldorf Bryantown La Plata Welcome Port Tobacco Newburg Charles Calvert Nanjemoy Prince Frederick Valley Lee St. Leonard St. Mary’s City California ATTRACTIONS St. Mary’s Cecil’s Old Mill 20854 Indian Bridge Rd, California, 301-994-1510 www.visitstmarysmd.com/site/detail/ cecils-old-mill State’s only double overshoot water wheel and an early industrial district offering unique shopping with local artisans, craftsmen goods and antiques. d Lusby Dowell Solomons Mechanicsville Hollywood California Leonardtown Lexington Park Callaway Coltons Point Drayden Piney Point Ridge Scotland Callaway OUTDOOR RECREATION #leonardtown @abitslippy St. Mary’s River State Park Camp Cosoma Rd, Off Rt 5, Callaway, 301-872-5688 http://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/ pages/southern/stmarysriver.aspx State park with wildlife across a 250-acre lake, woodlands, fields, swamps and small streams, as well as largemouth bass fishing and varied hunting. $ c Dolly Diesel Sportfishing Chesapeake Beach ATTRACTIONS Rod N’ Reel, 4160 Meers Ave, Chesapeake Beach, 301-855-8940 www.dollydieselsportfi shing.com Charters for sportfishing excursions, with “no fish, no pay” policy, fishing the entire Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean and seating 27 passengers. Dentsville HISTORY & HERITAGE OUTDOOR RECREATION Greenwell State Park Southern Maryland Studies Center Jennifer Ann Charters College of Southern Maryland Library Bldg, Rm LR211, 8730 Mitchell Rd, Dentsville, 301-934-7626 ext 7107 www.csmd.edu/community/ southern-maryland-studies-center 25450 Rosedale Manor Ln, Rt 245 to Steerhorn Neck Rd, Hollywood, 301-872-5688 http://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/ pages/southern/greenwell.aspx Chesapeake Beach Water Park 4079 Gordon Stinnett Ave, Chesapeake Beach, 410-257-1404 www.chesapeakebeachwaterpark.com Great family place with two big water slides plus six more, lagoon, kids pool and great food. Group and corporate outings, birthday parties are also available; call to reserve. d CHARTER SERVICES Rod N’ Reel, 4165 Mears Ave, Chesapeake Beach, 410-320-2517 www.jenniferanncharters.com Fishing charters and memorable adventures for young and old alike quarrying bluefish and stripers on the Chesapeake Bay; maximum charter size is 30. Provides resources with information on slavery, freedom and the culture and development of Southern Maryland from the Colonial period forward. Home of Greenwell Foundation offering therapeutic riding programs designed for individuals with disabilities. Also offers hiking, canoeing and fishing. d $ c Dowell ARTS & CULTURE Hughesville HISTORY & HERITAGE Camp Stanton Tamshell II Charters Chesapeake Windsail Cruises 4160 Mears Ave Dock A, Slip 15, Chesapeake Beach, 1-855-561-8810 chesapeakewindsailcruises.com Sail into the Chesapeake Bay on Eternal Hope and spot dolphins, ospreys and other amazing habitats or cruise ships in the shipping canal. HISTORY & HERITAGE 3748 Harbor Rd, Chesapeake Beach, 301-802-4027 Six-passenger charter fishing vessel. All tackle and bait provided. Half and all-day charters available. Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center Coltons Point ATTRACTIONS 13470 Dowell Rd, Dowell, 410-326-4640 www.annmariegarden.org Gallery with a wooded walking path, exhibits on loan from the Smithsonian Institution, a children’s natural play space, native gardens and artLAB. d $ Prince Frederick Rd, Hughesville http://mht.maryland.gov/historicalmarkers/ details.aspx?id=rm-297&recnum=6& county=charles%20county Former Union encampment established in 1863 for recruitment/training of black soldiers, some who had recently escaped enslavement. Drayden HISTORY & HERITAGE Huntingtown OUTDOOR RECREATION St. Clement’s Island Museum The Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum 4155 Mears Ave, Chesapeake Beach, 410-257-3892 www.cbrm.org An 1898 railway station with exhibits on railway history, the boardwalk, steamboats and a historic local amusement park that once existed on the water. d OUTDOOR RECREATION 38370 Point Breeze Rd, Coltons Point, 301-769-2222 www.visitstmarysmd.com/see-do/detail/ st.-clements-island-museum Nationally accredited museum about Maryland’s first Colonial landing at St. Clement’s Island (1634) with Potomac River history and water taxi tours. d $ OUTDOOR RECREATION Drayden African-American Schoolhouse Kings Landing Park 18287 Cherryfield Rd, Drayden, 301-994-1471 www.visitstmarysmd.com/site/detail/ drayden-african-american-schoolhouse One of the best-preserved schoolhouses (c. 1890) in the country sitting on its original site location and offering interpretive panels. 3255 Kings Landing Rd, Huntingtown, 410-535-2661 www.co.cal.md.us/kingslandingpark A 260-acre park for environmental education with picnic shelters, kayak rentals and launch, a wetland boardwalk, fishing pier and swimming pool. $ St. Clement’s Island State Park Chesapeake Adventures Sportfishing 5230 Breezy Point Rd, Chesapeake Beach, 301-758-3475 www.goreeltime.com Enjoy Chesapeake Bay fishing at its best. For comfort, a private restroom is on board. Max charter size is six people. 38370 Point Breeze Rd, Coltons Point, 301-872-5688 http://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/ pages/southern/stclements.aspx Landing site of the first English settlers in Maryland (1634) at a 40-acre park with tours, fishing, hiking and Blackistone Lighthouse. Hollywood HISTORY & HERITAGE Indian Head ATTRACTIONS Sotterley Plantation Black Box Theatre/Indian Head Center for the Arts 44300 Sotterley Ln, Hollywood, 301-373-2280, 1-800-681-0850 www.sotterley.org Mansion (1703) overlooking the Patuxent with an authentic 1800s slave cabin, Colonial Revival gardens, nature trails and historic buildings; NHL. $ 4185 Indian Head Hwy, Indian Head, 301-743-3040 https://www.charlescountymd.gov/locations/ indian-head-center-arts-black-box Center and production group for the grassroots development of artistic expression in and around Indian Head housed within a performing arts theater. 138 ✥ VISITMARYLAND.ORG | 1-877-209-5883 KEY TO SYMBOLS d = Disability Accessible e = Pet Friendly $ = Admission c = Maryland Green Travel Partner
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