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Matapeake State Park

State park on Kent Island in Queen Anne's County, Maryland

Summary

State park on Kent Island in Queen Anne's County, Maryland

Field	Value
name	Matapeake State Park
photo	Matapeake State Park.jpg
photo_caption	Shoreline of Matapeake State Park with Chesapeake Bay Bridge in the distance
photo_width	280
photo_alt	Seascape
map	USA Maryland
map_caption	Location in Maryland
map_width	280
relief	1
label	Matapeake State Park
location	Matapeake, Maryland, United States
nearest_city	Annapolis, Maryland
coordinates
area	21 acre
elevation	23 ft
established	2009
designation	Maryland state park
administrator	Queen Anne's County, Maryland
website

Matapeake State Park is a public recreation area on Chesapeake Bay occupying the site of a former ferry landing in Matapeake, Kent Island, Maryland. The landing served the state-owned Chesapeake Bay Ferry System before the Chesapeake Bay Bridge opened. The park is leased and managed by Queen Anne's County.

History

The park occupies the site of a ferry landing that had served the Chesapeake Bay Ferry System on its run across the bay from Kent Island to what is now Sandy Point State Park. The park land was first acquired by the state in 1941 with the purchase of the Claiborne-Annapolis Ferry Company, which became the Chesapeake Bay Ferry System. The Sandy Point-Matapeake Ferry was discontinued in 1952. Afterwards, uses for the land by the state included a shooting range and a building housing a scale model of the Chesapeake Bay. The bay model was made obsolete by computer simulations, and the building was left vacant. Following the 2003 collapse of the building during that year's Presidents' Day snowstorm, the county resumed renovation of the ferry terminal building and renamed it the Matapeake Clubhouse. The Matapeake Clubhouse and adjoining public beach opened to the public in May 2009.

Activities and amenities

Park grounds include the restored ferry house and former ferry landing, which is used as a fishing pier. The park offers a swimming beach, amphitheater, trails, picnicking area, dog beach, and views of the Bay Bridge. It is the northern terminus of the paved South Island Trail, which extends 7 mile from the park to Romancoke Fishing Pier.

References

"DNR Lands Acreage Report". Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
"Matapeake Beach & Clubhouse". Queen Anne's County Government.
"History of Matapeake". Queen Anne's County Government.
"South Island Trail". Queen Anne's County Government.
(October 13, 2010). "Chronology of the Matapeake property". My Eastern Shore MD.

Wikipedia Source

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