Herrington Manor State Park

Herrington Manor State Park
Maryland State Park
Named for: Abijah Herrington^[1]

Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Garrett

Elevation	2,477 ft (755 m) ^[2]
Coordinates	39°27′12″N 79°27′04″W / 39.45333°N 79.45111°W / 39.45333; -79.45111Coordinates: 39°27′12″N 79°27′04″W / 39.45333°N 79.45111°W / 39.45333; -79.45111 ^[2]

Area	365 acres (148 ha) ^[3]

Established	1964 ^[4]
Owner	Maryland Department of Natural Resources

IUCN category	V - Protected Landscape/Seascape

Nearest city	Oakland, Maryland

Location of Herrington Manor State Park in Maryland
Website: Herrington Manor State Park

Herrington Manor State Park is a Maryland state parks on 365 acres (148 ha) in Garrett County. The focal point of the park is a 53-acre (21 ha) lake formed by the damming of Herrington Creek. Development of the park began in the 1930s as a project of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Herrington Manor was established as a state park in 1964 and offers visitors swimming, fishing, boating, hiking, and 20 rental cabins.^[4] The adjacently located Swallow Falls State Park is managed in conjunction with Herrington Manor.

References

↑ "Herrington Manor State Park". Deep Creek Hospitality. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Herrington Manor State Park
↑ "FY2013 DNR Owned Lands Acreage Report" (PDF). Maryland DNR. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
1 2 "Herrington Manor State Park". Maryland DNR. Retrieved November 26, 2013.

External links

Herrington Manor State Park Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Protected areas of Maryland

Federal

National battlefields	Antietam Monocacy

National historical parks	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

National historic sites	Clara Barton Hampton Thomas Stone

National monuments	Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad

National seashores	Assateague Island

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 historic and scenic trails	Appalachian Trail Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail

Other protected areas	Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

State

State parks	Assateague Big Run Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park 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 Chesapeake Doncaster Elk Neck Garrett Green Ridge Pocomoke Potomac-Garrett Savage River Seth Stoney Wicomico

Wildlife management areas	Avondale Belle Grove Billmeyer Bowen Cedar Island Cedar Point Cheltenham Chicamuxen Dan's Mountain Deal Island Diersson E.A. Vaughn Earlville Ellis Bay Fairmount Fishing Bay Frederick City Watershed Grove Farm 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 Old Bohemia Pocomoke River Prather’s Neck 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 and sanctuaries	Acorn Park Clifton Park Constitution Park Fort Smallwood Park Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary Lake Centennial Lake Elkhorn Lakelands Park Oregon Ridge Park Patterson Park Robert E. Lee Memorial Park Troy Park

Non-
governmental

Parks and sanctuaries	Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary Conservation and Environmental Research Areas of UMBC Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary Sherwood Gardens Somers Cove Marina Sugarloaf Mountain Western Maryland Rail Trail Youghiogheny Scenic & Wild River

Nature centers	List of nature centers in Maryland

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

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