Social Studies Field Trips
Flag Ponds Nature Park
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UNITS: MD Today
NAME: Flag Ponds Nature Park
STREET: Calvert County Natural Resources Division, Calvert County Courthouse
CITY: Prince Frederick COUNTY: Calvert STATE: MD ZIP: 20678
CONTACT: John
PHONE: 410-535-5327 TYPE: Nature center
FEES: $100 for fewer than 71 persons; $200 for over 71 persons. $25 fee per bus after Memorial Day weekend.
LUNCH: Picnic tables available. Groups need to bring bag lunch and non-glass drinks.
GROUP SIZE: DAYS: M T W Th F (Memorial Day through Labor Day)
HOURS: 9 am - 6 pm (Memorial Day through Labor Day)
HANDICAPPED ACCESS: Yes
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DESCRIPTION: Flag Ponds Nature Park offers three miles of gentle hiking trails, observation platforms overlooking two ponds, a wetlands boardwalk, a beach and fishing pier on the Chesapeake Bay, and a visitor's center with wildlife exhibits.
Flag Ponds is a part of Maryland's history. From the early 1900s until 1955 the area was a sheltered harbor on the Chesapeake Bay, with a major "pound net" fishery supplying croaker, trout, and herring to the Baltimore markets. Today, "Buoy Hotel Number Two," the lone remaining structure of the Flag Pounds fishing complex, houses a fascinating exhibit on the bay's old-time fishing industry.
Directions - From the Capital Beltway (I-495), take Route 4 south into Calvert County. Take Route 24 to Prince Frederick and continue 10 miles south. Look for the sign and turn left into the Nature Park.
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Last updated on Oct. 2, 1999
Maintained by Martin
M. Creel: Marty_Creel@fc.mcps.k12.md.us