40 Assateague Island National Seashore; see also 41 and 42
:: BEST FOR HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBILITY
8 Cunningham Falls State Park: Houck Area
46 Pocomoke River State Park; see also 47
:: BEST FOR HIKING
5 C&O Canal: Hiker-Biker Campsites; see also 6 and 7
8 Cunningham Falls State Park; see also 9
25 South Mountain State Park: Appalachian Trail Backpackers’ Campgrounds
:: BEST FOR HORSEBACK RIDING
13 Garrett State Forest; see also 14
19 Potomac State Forest; see also 20
46 Pocomoke River State Park; see also 47
:: BEST FOR MOUNTAIN BIKING
13 Garrett State Forest; see also 14
19 Potomac State Forest; see also 20
22 Savage River State Forest; see also 23
34 Patapsco Valley State Park; see also 35
:: BEST FOR PADDLING
4 C&O Canal; see also 5–7
40 Assateague Island National Seashore; see also 41 and 42
46 Pocomoke River State Park; see also 47
:: BEST FOR SNOWMOBILING
13 Garrett State Forest; see also 14
19 Potomac State Forest; see also 20
22 Savage River State Forest; see also 23
:: BEST FOR SWIMMING
32 Hart-Miller Island State Park
40 Assateague Island National Seashore; see also 41 and 42
PREFACE
I’ve had the good fortune to travel quite a bit, visiting some 25 countries on four continents and more than 30 American states. When I travel, comparisons to home are inevitable. Maryland, by most accounts, should come up short. After all, while Maryland enjoys a rich history (I grew up just a mile from a church built in the late 1600s), what is it against Machu Picchu, the Roman Coliseum, or the pyramids at Giza? Maryland’s high point tops out at just over 3,300 feet—what’s that against major peaks in the Rockies, the Andes, or the Himalayas? Yes, I’ve spent many