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List of parks in the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area

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List of parks in the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area

The list contains the largest contiguous public parks-preserves within 30 miles (48 km) of either Baltimore, Maryland or Washington, D.C., which is within the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area.

  1. Prince William Forest - Locust Shade, Virginia; 18,255 acres (74 km2) — about one-third is closed to the public
  2. Patuxent Wildlife Research Refuge - Fran Uhler (Patuxent River Park), Maryland; 13,300 acres (54 km2) — about one-third is closed to the public
  3. Seneca Creek - McKee-Beshers - C & O Canal - Germantown, Maryland / Algonkian, Virginia; 12,435 acres (50 km2)
  4. Upper Patapsco, Maryland; 9,575 acres (39 km2)
  5. Patuxent River Park - Merkle - Jug Bay Wetlands - House Creek, Maryland; 8,575 acres (35 km2)
  6. Mason Neck - Accotink Bay - Pohick - Meadowwood - Gunston, Virginia; 7,690 acres (31 km2)
  7. Patuxent River State Park, Maryland; 6,650 acres (27 km2)
  8. Chapmans - Myrtle Grove - Mattawoman, Maryland; 6,278 acres (25 km2)
  9. Sugarloaf Mountain - Monocacy River - C & O Canal, Maryland; 5,790 acres (23 km2)
  10. Lower Gunpowder Falls, Maryland; 5,325 acres (22 km2)
  11. Manassas Battlefield, Virginia; 4,355 acres (18 km2)
  12. Little Bennett, Maryland; 3,700 acres (15 km2)
  13. Great Falls, Virginia - C & O Canal, Maryland - Riverbend, Virginia - Scott's Run, Virginia - Carderock, Maryland; 3,440 acres (14 km2)
  14. Lower Patapsco - Rockburn Branch, Maryland; 3,435 acres (14 km2)
  15. Cedarville, Maryland; 2,848 acres (12 km2)
  16. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Maryland; 2,800 acres (11 km2) - limited public access
  17. Upper Gunpowder Falls (Hereford), Maryland; 2,755 acres (11 km2)
  18. Rock Creek Regional (Lake Needwood - North Branch); 2,670 acres (11 km2)
  19. Susquehanna State Park, Maryland; 2,645 acres (11 km2)
  20. Fountainhead, Virginia; 2,450 acres (10 km2)
  21. Nanjemoy Creek, Maryland; 2,415 acres (10 km2) - generally closed to the public
  22. Mid-Gunpowder Falls (Baldwin-Fork), Maryland; 2,300 acres (9 km2)
  23. Eastern Neck, Maryland; 2,285 acres (9 km2)
  24. Douglas Point - Mallows Bay - Purse State Park (Nanjemoy Wildlife Area), Maryland; 1,920 acres (8 km2)
  25. Soldiers Delight, Maryland; 1,920 acres (8 km2)
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Rock Creek Park, D.C.; 1,750 acres (7 km2)

References

List of parks in the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area Wikipedia
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