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Assateague State Park, Maryland, USA
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Feral horses in Assateague State Park
Location	Worcester County, Maryland, USA
Coordinates	38°13′45″N 75°08′37″W / 38.22917°N 75.14361°W / 38.22917; -75.14361Coordinates: 38°13′45″N 75°08′37″W / 38.22917°N 75.14361°W / 38.22917; -75.14361
Area	859 acres (3.48 km²)
Governing body	Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Assateague State Park is a public beach and state park of Maryland that lies at the northern end of Assateague Island.^[1] Reachable via Route 611, across Sinepuxent Bay via the Verrazano Bridge (not to be confused with the Verrazano Narrows Bridge), Assateague State Park offers beaches and campsites to the public for a fee. The park lies adjacent to Assateague Island National Seashore which is run by the National Park Service.

Assateague Island National Seashore offers a guarded beach, public bathrooms, showers and concessions. It also offers public campgrounds, available on a reservation basis.

[edit] See also

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

[edit] References

^ USGS GNIS: Assateague State Park

[edit] External links

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Protected Areas of Maryland

Federal

National Historic Parks, Sites & Monuments	Antietam National Battlefield • Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park • Clara Barton National Historic Site • Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine • Hampton National Historic Site • Monocacy National Battlefield • Thomas Stone National Historic Site

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 Trails System	Appalachian Trail • Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail • Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network • Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail • Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail

Other Protected Areas	Assateague Island National Seashore • Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network • Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

State

State Parks	Assateague • Big Run • 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 • Doncaster • Elk Neck • Garrett • Green Ridge • Mount Nebo • Pocomoke • Potomac-Garrett • Savage River • Seth • Stoney • Swallow Falls • Wicomico

Wildlife Management Areas	Belle Grove • Billmeyer • Bowen • Cedar Island • Cheltenham • Chicamuxen • Dan's Mountain • Deal Island • Diersson • E.A. Vaughn • Earlville • Ellis Bay • Fairmount • Fishing Bay • 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 • Pocomoke River • 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 & Preserves	Acorn Park • Clifton • Constitution Park • Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary • Lake Centennial • Lake Elkhorn • Lakelands Park • Oregon Ridge Park • Patterson Park • Robert E. Lee Memorial Park

Non-governmental	Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary • Choptank River Fishing Pier • Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary • Sherwood Gardens • Somers Cove Marina • Sugarloaf Mountain • Western Maryland Rail Trail • Youghiogheny Scenic & Wild River

Maryland Department of Natural Resources (web): Maryland Park Service (web) and Maryland Forest Service

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