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

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►	ONLINE REGISTRATION
►	How to Register
►	Pavilion Availability - PDF
►	Public Landings
►	Great Mills Swimming Pool
►	Carver Recreation Center
►	Geocaching
►	Hollywood Recreation Center
►	Leonard Hall Recreational Center
►	Margaret Brent Recreational Center
►	Skate Park at Nicolet Park
►	Sprayground at Nicolet Park
►	Three Notch Trail
►	Paddling County Waterways
►	Parks & Facilities Homepage
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
►	Parks & Facilities Homepage
►	Recreation & Parks Home

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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 21620 Abell’s Wharf Road, Leonardtown Rt. 5 to Rt. 244 to Abell's Wharf Road, Leonardtown	♦	♦	Portable toilets available seasonal
Bushwood Wharf 36803 Bushwood Wharf Road, Bushwood Rt. 242 to end of Rt. 239, Bushwood	♦	♦	Portable toilets available year round
Camp Calvert Landing 22530 Camp Calvert Rd, Leonardtown Rt. 5, end of Camp Calvert Road, Leonardtown			Canoe/kayak launching only. Click here for Paddling information
Chaptico Wharf 23975 Old Chaptico Wharf Rd, Chaptico Rt. 234 to Rt. 238 to end of Chaptico Wharf Rd., Maddox	♦	♦	Portable toilets available seasonal
Clarke's Landing 45417 Clarke’s Landing Rd, Hollywood Rt. 235 to end of Clark's Landing Road, Hollywood		♦	Minimal Parking
Forrest Landing 44600 Forest Landing Rd, Hollywood Rt. 235 to Sotterley Rd. to Forrest Landing Rd., Hollywood	♦	♦	Portable toilets available year round
Fox Harbor Landing 16490 Dunbar Lane, Ridge Rt. 5 to Rt. 252, to Fox Harbor Road to end of Dunbar Lane, Wynne	♦		No fishing and crabbing
Great Mills Canoe/Kayak Launch 20228 Point Lookout Rd, Great Mills Rt. 5 in Great Mills (near Post Office)		♦	Canoe/kayak launching only. Click here for Paddling information
Paul Ellis Landing 37385 Paul Ellis Rd, Avenue Rt. 242, end of Paul Ellis Road, Avenue	♦		Minimal Parking. Click here for Paddling information
Piney Point Landing 17139 Piney Point Rd, Piney Point Rt. 5 to Rt. 249, before the St. George's Island Bridge, Piney Point	♦	♦	Portable toilets available year round
River Springs Landing 37250 River Springs Rd, Avenue Rt. 242, end of River Springs Road, Avenue	♦		Minimal Parking
St. George's Island Landing 16036 Thomas Rd, St. George Island, Piney Point Rt. 5, Thomas Road, St. George's Island	♦		Click here for Paddling information
St. Inigoes Landing 46621 Beachville Rd, St. Inigoes 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. Portable toilets available seasonal
Tall Timbers Landing 18521 Herring Creek Rd, Tall Timbers Rt. 5 to Rt. 249, end of Tall Timbers Road, Tall Timbers	♦		Click here for Paddling information
Wicomico Shores Landing 35222 Army-Navy Dr, Mechanicsville 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. Restroom facility available seasonal

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.