Assateague State Park

Assateague State Park
Maryland State Park
Feral horses in Assateague State Park
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Worcester

Elevation	0 ft (0 m) ^[1]
Coordinates	38°13′45″N 75°08′37″W / 38.22917°N 75.14361°W / 38.22917; -75.14361Coordinates: 38°13′45″N 75°08′37″W / 38.22917°N 75.14361°W / 38.22917; -75.14361 ^[1]

Area	855 acres (346 ha) ^[2]

Established	1956
Management	Maryland Department of Natural Resources

IUCN category	V - Protected Landscape/Seascape

Location in Maryland
Website: Assateague State Park

Assateague State Park is a publicly owned recreation area in Worcester County, Maryland, at the north end of Assateague Island, a barrier island bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Sinepuxent Bay on the west. The state park is bordered on both its north and south sides by Assateague Island National Seashore. The park offers wildlife viewing, beach activities, and camping facilities. It is managed by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and is reached via the Verrazano Bridge (Route 611) which crosses Sinepuxent Bay.^[3]

History

State planners suggested establishing a state park on Assateague Island in 1940 and again in 1952. The park was created in 1956 when the Board of Public Works accepted a gift of 540 acres from North Ocean Beach, Incorporated. Funds for further acquisitions were allocated by the General Assembly in 1959 and 1962, with funding for facility development allocated in 1965.^[4]

Wildlife

Wildlife found in the park's marsh areas include deer, waterfowl, and feral horses.

Activities and amenities

A campground has 350 sites.^[3]
Rackliffe House, which overlooks Sinepuxent Bay, is a restored 18th-century coastal plantation building that houses the Coastal Maryland Heritage Center.^[5]
The park is supported by volunteers working under the auspices of the non-profit Friends of Assateague State Park.^[6]

References

1 2 "Assateague State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ "Fiscal Year 2015 DNR Owned Lands Acreage" (PDF). Maryland Department of Natural Resources. August 18, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
1 2 "Assateague State Park". Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
↑ Preferred Planning Alternative for Assateague Island Comprehensive Plan (Report). NPS Fish and Wildlife Service/Maryland State Park Service. August 1979. p. 14. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
↑ "Rackliffe Plantation House". Rackliffe House Trust. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
↑ "Friends of Assateague State Park". Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved February 8, 2016.

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Assateague State Park Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Assateague Island National Seashore National Park Service

Protected areas of Maryland

Federal

National battlefields	Antietam Monocacy

National historical parks	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

National historic sites	Clara Barton Hampton Thomas Stone

National monuments	Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad

National seashores	Assateague Island

National Park Service parks	Catoctin Mountain Park Fort Foote Park Fort Washington Park Glen Echo Park Greenbelt Park Harmony Hall Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm Piscataway Park

National wildlife refuges	Blackwater Eastern Neck Martin Patuxent Research Refuge Susquehanna River

National historic and scenic trails	Appalachian Trail Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail

Other protected areas	Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

State

State parks	Assateague Big Run Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park Calvert Cliffs Casselman River Bridge Chapel Point Cunningham Falls Dans Mountain Deep Creek Lake Elk Neck Fort Frederick Fort Tonoloway Gambrill Gathland Greenbrier Greenwell Gunpowder Falls Hart-Miller Island Herrington Manor Janes Island Jonas Green Martinak Matapeake New Germany North Point Palmer Patapsco Valley Patuxent River Pocomoke River Point Lookout Purse Rocks Rocky Gap Rosaryville Sandy Point Seneca Creek Smallwood South Mountain St. Clement's Island St. Mary's River Susquehanna Swallow Falls Tuckahoe Washington Monument Wye Oak

State forests	Cedarville Chesapeake Doncaster Elk Neck Garrett Green Ridge Pocomoke Potomac-Garrett Savage River Seth Stoney Wicomico

Wildlife management areas	Avondale Belle Grove Billmeyer Bowen Cedar Island Cedar Point Cheltenham Chicamuxen Dan's Mountain Deal Island Diersson E.A. Vaughn Earlville Ellis Bay Fairmount Fishing Bay Frederick City Watershed Grove Farm Gwynnbrook Heater's Island Hugg-Thomas Idylwild Indian Springs Islands of the Potomac Isle of Wight Johnson Le Compte Linkwood McKee-Beshers Maryland Marine Properties Millington Mt. Nebo Myrtle Grove Nanticoke River Old Bohemia Pocomoke River Prather’s Neck Pocomoke Sound Sideling Hill Sinepuxent Bay South Marsh Strider Taylors Island Warrior Mountain Wellington

Natural environment areas	Belt Woods Dundee Governor Parris N. Glendening Mattawoman Morgan Run Severn Run Soldiers Delight Zekiah Swamp

County and
municipal

Parks and sanctuaries	Acorn Park Centennial Park Clifton Park Constitution Park Fort Smallwood Park Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary Lake Elkhorn Lakelands Park Oregon Ridge Park Patterson Park Lake Roland Park Wheaton Regional Park Troy Park

Non-
governmental

Parks and sanctuaries	Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary Conservation and Environmental Research Areas of UMBC Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary Sherwood Gardens Somers Cove Marina Sugarloaf Mountain Western Maryland Rail Trail Youghiogheny Scenic & Wild River

Nature centers	List of nature centers in Maryland

Maryland Department of Natural Resources (web): Maryland Forest Service and Maryland Park Service (web)

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