Matapeake State Park, Kent Island

Name: Matapeake State Park
Address: Kent Island, United States

#1 among attractions in Kent Island

Top attraction, Park, Relax in park

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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. ()

Established: 2009 (15 years ago)Elevation: 20 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 38°57'13"N, 76°21'9"W

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Kent Island United States

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Matapeake State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cross Island Trail, Thomas Point Shoal Light, Christ Church, Castle Harbor Marina.

3.7 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Cross Island Trail, Chester
94 min walk • The Cross Island Trail is a rail trail in Queen Anne's County, Maryland occupying a section of the abandoned Queen Anne's Railroad corridor that traverses the width of Kent Island. It was completed in 2001 and is part of the American Discovery Trail.
5.9 miSW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Thomas Point Shoal Light, Annapolis
150 min walk • The Thomas Point Shoal Light, also known as Thomas Point Shoal Light Station, is a historic lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay on the east coast of the United States, and the most recognized lighthouse in Maryland. It is the only screw-pile lighthouse in the bay which stands at its original site.
2.8 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Christ Church, Stevensville
71 min walk • Christ Church refers to both an Episcopal parish currently located in Matapeake, Maryland and the historic church building located in the Stevensville Historic District in Stevensville, Maryland, which the parish occupied from 1880 to 1995, and that is now a Lutheran church.
4.4 miNE
38°59'13"N • 76°17'1"W
Castle Harbor Marina, Chester
112 min walk • Sailing, Marina
5.5 miNW
Park
Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis
141 min walk • Sandy Point State Park is a public recreation area on Chesapeake Bay, located at the western end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
2.8 miNE
History museum, Museum
Cray House, Stevensville
71 min walk • The Cray House is a two-room house in Stevensville, Maryland. Built around 1809, it is a rare surviving example of post-and-plank construction, and of a build of small house which once dominated the local landscape.
2.3 miNE
Neighbourhood
Stevensville Bank, Stevensville
60 min walk • The Stevensville Bank is a historic bank building located near the center of Stevensville, Maryland, United States, and is in the Stevensville Historic District.
6.5 miNW
39°1'39"N • 76°25'44"W
Infinity Theatre Company, Annapolis
167 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
2.3 miS
Greek Revival architecture, Georgian architecture
Legg's Dependence, Kent Island
60 min walk • Legg's Dependence, also known as Long Creek Farm and William E. Porter Farm, is a historic home located at Stevensville, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It is a 2+1⁄2-story center-hall plan brick house. It was built in several stages beginning around 1760–80, as a single-story hall/parlor plan dwelling.
6 miN
Park
Love Point, Kent Island
153 min walk • Love Point is the name for the northernmost tip of Kent Island, Maryland, United States and as such, marks the southern point of the mouth of the Chester River. It has served as a major ferry terminal, the western terminus of the Queen Anne's Railroad, and the nominal western terminus of Maryland Route 18.