Maryland Parks and Recreation Areas with National Historic Site

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.

Phone: (301) 662-3515   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Frederick   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities: Biking / Bicycling, Birding, Cross Country Skiing, Hiking, Auto Touring, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Monocacy 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.

Phone: 301-432-5124   Price Range: $4 - $6   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Sharpsburg   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities: Biking / Bicycling, Fishing, Hiking, Wildlife Watching, Auto Touring   Details Provided By: Antietam

Clara Barton National Historic Site commemorates the life of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross. The home served as the headquarters and warehouse for the organization. From this house, Miss Barton organized American Red Cross relief efforts for victims of natural disasters and war.

Phone: 301-492-6245   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Glen Echo   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities:   Details Provided By: Clara Barton National Historic Site

The story of Thomas Stone is not just the story of man who signed the Declaration of Independence. It is about a peace loving man, who only after realizing he had no further options for peace, pledged his life, fortune, and sacred honor toward the vision of an independent America.

Phone: 301-392-1776   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Port Tobacco   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities: Birding, Hiking, Wildlife Watching, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Thomas Stone National Historic Site