Tuckahoe State Park
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  Tuckahoe State Park Location in Maryland | |
| Location | Caroline and Queen Anne's counties, Maryland, United States |
| Coordinates | 38°58′06″N 75°56′31″W / 38.96833°N 75.94194°W[1] |
| Area | 3,994 acres (1,616 ha)[2] |
| Elevation | 16 ft (4.9 m)[1] |
| Established | 1963[3] |
| Administered by | Maryland Department of Natural Resources |
| Designation | Maryland state park |
| Website | Official website  |
Tuckahoe State Park is a public recreation area along Tuckahoe Creek in Caroline and Queen Anne's counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, United States. Adkins Arboretum, a garden and preserve maintaining over 600 native plant species, occupies 500 acres of the park.[4] The arboretum provides classes to the public in horticulture, ecology and natural history.[5]
Activities and amenities
[edit]The state park features a 60-acre (24 ha) lake for fishing and boating plus 20 miles (32 km) of trails for hiking, biking, and equestrian use. The park also offers camping, cabins, and hunting as well as a recycled-tire playground for children.[4] The American Discovery Trail runs through the park.[6]
In the news
[edit]Residents who felt the quiet, rural nature of the park was threatened spoke out against a military training facility that was proposed to be built nearby in 2009,[7] and plans for it were scrapped in 2010.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tuckahoe Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "DNR Lands Acreage Report" (PDF). Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "Maryland State Park History". Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ a b "Tuckahoe State Park". Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "About". Adkins Arboretum. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "Maryland and D.C." American Discovery Trail. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ Surowiec, Konrad (January 13, 2010). "Citizens voice pros and cons over proposed GSA training facility at meeting". My Eastern Shore, Maryland. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
- ^ Nery, Steve (July 1, 2010). "Feds abandon FASTC plan in Ruthsburg". My Eastern Shore, Maryland. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Tuckahoe State Park Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- Tuckahoe State Park Map Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- Adkins Arboretum