South Mountain State Park

For the state park in North Carolina, see South Mountains State Park.

South Mountain State Park, Maryland, USA
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)

Location	Washington County, Maryland, U.S. Frederick County, Maryland, U.S.
Nearest city	Hagerstown
Coordinates	39°33′15″N 77°35′59″W / 39.55417°N 77.59972°W / 39.55417; -77.59972Coordinates: 39°33′15″N 77°35′59″W / 39.55417°N 77.59972°W / 39.55417; -77.59972
Area	10,000 acres (40 km²)
Established	1984
Governing body	Maryland Department of Natural Resources

South Mountain State Park is a state park in Washington and Frederick county, Maryland.^[1] The park encompasses nearly the entire length of South Mountain through Maryland and is contiguous with several other national, state and local parks on the mountain, including the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Gathland State Park, Washington Monument State Park, Greenbrier State Park and Pen Mar County Park (Washington County). 41 miles (66 km) of the Maryland section of the Appalachian Trail traverses the length of the park. The park also contains part of the South Mountain Battlefield. Camping is permitted at six shelters and three backpackers campgrounds off the AT.

References

^ "South Mountain State Park". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-08-21.

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Protected Areas of Maryland

Federal

National Battlefields	Antietam Monocacy

National Historical Parks	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

National Historic Sites	Clara Barton Hampton Thomas Stone

National Monuments	Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad

National Seashores	Assateague Island

National Park Service Parks	Catoctin Mountain Park Fort Foote Park Fort Washington Park Glen Echo Park Greenbelt Park Harmony Hall Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm Piscataway Park

National Wildlife Refuges	Blackwater Eastern Neck Martin Patuxent Research Refuge Susquehanna River

National Historic and Scenic Trails	Appalachian Trail Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail

Other Protected Areas	Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

State

State Parks	Assateague Big Run Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park Calvert Cliffs Casselman River Bridge Chapel Point Cunningham Falls Dans Mountain Deep Creek Lake Elk Neck Fort Frederick Fort Tonoloway Gambrill Gathland Greenbrier Greenwell Gunpowder Falls Hart-Miller Island Herrington Manor Janes Island Jonas Green Martinak Matapeake New Germany North Point Palmer Patapsco Valley Patuxent River Pocomoke River Point Lookout Purse Rocks Rocky Gap Rosaryville Sandy Point Seneca Creek Smallwood South Mountain St. Clement's Island St. Mary's River Susquehanna Swallow Falls Tuckahoe Washington Monument Wye Oak

State Forests	Cedarville Chesapeake Doncaster Elk Neck Garrett Green Ridge Pocomoke Potomac-Garrett Savage River Seth Stoney Wicomico

Wildlife Management Areas	Avondale Belle Grove Billmeyer Bowen Cedar Island Cedar Point Cheltenham Chicamuxen Dan's Mountain Deal Island Diersson E.A. Vaughn Earlville Ellis Bay Fairmount Fishing Bay Frederick City Watershed Grove Farm Gwynnbrook Heater's Island Hugg-Thomas Idylwild Indian Springs Islands of the Potomac Isle of Wight Johnson Le Compte Linkwood McKee-Beshers Maryland Marine Properties Millington Mt. Nebo Myrtle Grove Nanticoke River Old Bohemia Pocomoke River Prather’s Neck Pocomoke Sound Sideling Hill Sinepuxent Bay South Marsh Strider Taylors Island Warrior Mountain Wellington

Natural Environment Areas	Belt Woods Dundee Governor Parris N. Glendening Mattawoman Morgan Run Severn Run Soldiers Delight Zekiah Swamp

County and
Municipal

Parks & Sanctuaries	Acorn Park Clifton Park Constitution Park Fort Smallwood Park Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary Lake Centennial Lake Elkhorn Lakelands Park Oregon Ridge Park Patterson Park Robert E. Lee Memorial Park

Non-governmental

Parks & Sanctuaries	Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary Sherwood Gardens Somers Cove Marina Sugarloaf Mountain Western Maryland Rail Trail Youghiogheny Scenic & Wild River

Nature centers	List of nature centers in Maryland

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