Sandy Point State Park
Sandy Point from the Bay Bridge
Sandy Point State Park is a Maryland state park located at Sandy Point, at the western end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.[1] The park is at the site of a former ferry landing that served the Chesapeake Bay Ferry System. Located at the park is the historic home Sandy Point Farmhouse, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
Sandy Point State Park is the site of the annual Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge, a polar bear plunge event where participants run into the Chesapeake Bay in winter to raise money for Special Olympics.[2]
Sandy Point beach
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sandy Point State Park
- ^ Matz, Ron (2008-01-26). "Thousands Expected For Polar Bear Plunge". WJZ. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
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Coordinates: 39°0′55.9″N 76°23′55.7″W / 39.015528°N 76.398806°W
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