• Antietam National Battlefield
  Established by Act of Congress on August 30, 1890, this Civil War site marks the end of General Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North in September 1862. The battle claimed more than 23,000 men killed, wounded, and missing in one single day, September 17,1862, and led to Lincoln's issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. Located in Sharpsburg, Maryland.
  
  
• Assateague Island National Seashore
  Three agencies administer Assateague, a windswept barrier island that offers many opportunities for seashore recreation and nature study. Ocean swimming, camping, bayside canoeing, crabbing, clamming, hunting, surf-fishing and off-road vehicle use are all popular. The famous wild horses roam throughout and share beach to bay habitats with a host of other mammals and nearly 300 species of birds. Located in Worcester Co., Maryland.
  
  
• Catoctin Mountain Park
  Originally planned to provide recreational camps for federal employees, one of the camps eventually became the home of the Presidential retreat, Camp David. The Presidential retreat is not open or accessible to the public, but the eastern hardwood forest of Catoctin Mountain Park has many other attractions for visitors: camping, picnicking, fishing, 25 miles of hiking trails, scenic mountain vistas, all await your exploration. Located in Thurmont, Maryland.
  
  
• Clara Barton National Historic Site
  Clara Barton National Historic Site commemorates the life of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross. The house in Glen Echo served as her home, headquarters for the American Red Cross and a warehouse for disaster relief supplies. Located in Glen Echo, Maryland.
  
  
• Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
  This late 18th century star-shaped fort is world famous as the birthplace of the American national anthem. The guardian of Baltimore's harbor, it was the valiant defense of Fort McHenry by American forces during a British attack on September 13-14, 1814, that inspired 35 year old, poet-lawyer, Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner." Located at Baltimore, Maryland.
  
  
• Fort Washington Park
  In December 1809, Fort Warburton was completed. It guarded the entrance to the Capital City until August 27, 1814, when it was destroyed by its own garrison. In order to prevent the capture of equipment and munitions that could have been used against the American forces. Twelve days later, September 8, 1814, Major Pierre L'Enfant was hired by the government to clear the remains of the Old Fort and start construction on new defenses to be named Fort Washington. Located at Fort Washington, Maryland.
  
  
• Glen Echo Park
  Since 1971, the National Park Service at Glen Echo Park, in Maryland, has been offering year-round activities in dance, theater, and the arts for the surrounding communities and for visitors from across the country. The park also administers an artist-in-residency program providing the public with an opportunity to see artists at work. There are concerts, demonstrations, workshops, and festivals during the warm months as a part of the Chautauqua Summer season.
  
  
• Greenbelt Park
  Located just 12 miles from Washington, D.C., in Greenbelt, Maryland, this woodland park offers urban dwellers access to many forms of outdoor recreation, including camping all year.
  
  
• Hampton National Historic Site
  Hampton preserves a vast estate from the 1700s. Its centerpiece is an elegantly furnished Georgian mansion set amid formal gardens and shade trees in Central Maryland. When it was finished in 1790, Hampton was the largest house in the United States. It is the story of a seven generation family business, early American industry and commerce, and changing cultural tastes. Hampton is also the story of the economic and moral changes that made this kind of estate life obsolete.
  
  
• Monocacy National Battlefield
  Known as the "Battle That Saved Washington", the battle of Monocacy on July 9, 1864 between 18,000 Confederate forces under General Jubal Early, and 5,800 Union forces under General Lew Wallace, marked the last campaign of the Confederacy to carry the war into the north. One of the objectives of this campaign was to capture Washington, D.C. Although this battle was a military victory for the Confederates, it was also a defeat. Located at Frederick, Maryland.
  
  
• Piscataway Park
  The tranquil view from Mount Vernon of the Maryland shore of the Potomac is preserved as a pilot project in the use of easements to protect parklands from obtrusive urban expansion. The project began in 1952 to preserve the river view as in was during George Washington's day. Piscataway Park stretches for 6 miles from Piscataway Creek to Marshall Hall on the Potomac River. Picknicking, fishing, bird watching and farm tours.
  
  
• Prince Georges County Parks
  The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Department of Parks and Recreation in Prince George's County provides comprehensive park and recreation programs, facilities, and services to the diverse citizens of Prince George's County.
  
  
• Thomas Stone National Historic Site
  The plantation of Haberdeventure, located in Charles County, Maryland, was the home of Thomas Stone, one of Maryland's four signers of the Declaration of Independence. Stone was a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1775-78 and from 1783-84. As a member of the Continental Congress, he served on its thirteen-member committee which drafted the country's first system of government under the Articles of Confederation.
  
  

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