With lighthouses, trails, museums, festivals, shops and galleries, there’s always something to see, do and enjoy here on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Discover amazing adventure and unspoiled beauty in Southern Maryland’s Calvert County.
Enjoy Calvert County’s incredible outdoor beauty and explore the American Chestnut Land Trust, fifteen miles of serene public hiking trails in two locations. Guided canoe trips are offered each year from spring through fall.
Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary is a 100-acre ecological sanctuary that includes the northernmost naturally occurring stand of bald cypress trees in America and contains an elevated boardwalk.
At Calvert Cliffs State Park, you can hike through 1,460 acres of wooded state park to the majestic Calvert Cliffs on the Chesapeake Bay.
For the art lover, the Annmarie Garden (in association with the Smithsonian Institution) offers a 30-acre public sculpture park which features a paved path through the woods past permanent and loaned works of outdoor sculpture.
Satisfy the adventurer in you at the Arthur Storer Planetarium. This unique facility allows visitors of all ages to explore the cosmos.
Tour history at the oldest continuously working lighthouse in Maryland, Cove Point Lighthouse. Also see Drum Point Lighthouse, constructed in 1883. This screwpile, cottage-type light is one of only three remaining from 45 that once served the Chesapeake Bay at the beginning of the 20th Century. |
