New Germany State Park

New Germany State Park
Maryland State Park
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Garrett

Elevation	2,477 ft (755 m) ^[1]
Coordinates	39°38.0′N 79°7.3′W / 39.6333°N 79.1217°W / 39.6333; -79.1217Coordinates: 39°38.0′N 79°7.3′W / 39.6333°N 79.1217°W / 39.6333; -79.1217 ^[1]

Area	455 acres (184.1 ha) ^[2]

Owner	Maryland Department of Natural Resources

IUCN category	V - Protected Landscape/Seascape

Nearest city	Grantsville, Maryland

Location of New Germany State Park in Maryland
Website: New Germany State Park

New Germany State Park is a 455-acre (184 ha) Maryland state park adjacent to Savage River State Forest in Garrett County.

Activities and amenities

Lake: The park's 13-acre (5.3 ha) lake is used for boating (electric motors), canoeing, fishing and swimming. A boat launch and kayak rentals are available.
Trails: The park has 10 miles (16 km) of multi-use trails for hiking, biking and cross-country skiing.
Accommodations: The park offers 11 rental cabins and 48 unimproved campsites.
There is also a nature center, campfire programs, snack bar, picnicking facilities, shelters, and sites of historic interest.^[3]

References

1 2 "New Germany State Park Dam". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1992-09-01. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
↑ "FY2013 DNR Owned Lands Acreage Report" (PDF). Maryland DNR. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
↑ "New Germany State Park". Maryland DNR. Retrieved December 2, 2013.

External links

New Germany 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)

Nature centers in Maryland

Anne Arundel County	Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary

Baltimore city	Carrie Murray Cylburn Arboretum Masonville Cove Environmental Education Center

Baltimore County	Cromwell Valley Park Irvine Marshy Point Oregon Ridge Sparks Bank Nature Center at Gunpowder Falls State Park

Calvert County	Battle Creek Cypress Swamp

Carroll County	Bear Branch Charlotte's Quest Piney Run

Cecil County	Fair Hill

Frederick County	Fountain Rock Park

Garrett County	Deep Creek Lake State Park New Germany State Park

Harford County	Eden Mill Harford Glen Environmental Education Center

Howard County	Howard County Conservancy Robinson Nature Center

Montgomery County	Agricultural History Farm Park Black Hill Visitors Center Brookside Gardens Croydon Creek Locust Grove Maydale Meadowside Woodend Nature Sanctuary

Prince George's County	Clearwater Hard Bargain Farm Environmental Center Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary and Visitor's Center Mt. Rainier Patuxent Research Refuge National Wildlife Visitor Center Watkins

St. Mary's County	Point Lookout State Park

Talbot County	Phillips Wharf Environmental Center Pickering Creek Audubon Center

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