Learn About Native Birds During 2021 Maryland Park Quest

MARYLAND — Learn more about the birds of Maryland and enjoy the great outdoors by participating in the annual Maryland Park Quest, which kicks off May 1. This beloved tradition takes place at more than 25 Maryland state parks and offers opportunities for families to engage in outdoor activities that allow them to experience Maryland's cultural, historical and natural resources found on public lands and at parks.

Hosted by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the 2021 park quest theme is "Spread Your Wings to Explore Maryland’s State Parks,” and many of the quests will help participants learn more about Maryland’s birds.

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Maryland Park Quest will not arrange for ranger-led group activities but rather do-it-yourself programs. Participants can download and print park quest worksheets from the Maryland Park Service website. A park quest passport and registration are no longer needed. Participants only need to pay the appropriate day-use service charges at certain participating state parks.

The following is a list of Maryland's state parks:

Appalachian Trail
Assateague State Park
Big Run State Park
Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park
Bohemia River State Park
Calvert Cliffs State Park
Casselman River Bridge State Park
Cedarville State Forest
Chapel Point State Park
Chapman State Park
Cunningham Falls State Park
Dans Mountain State Park
Deep Creek Lake Natural Resource Management Area
Deep Creek Lake State Park
Elk Neck State Park
Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area
Fort Frederick State Park
Franklin Point State Park
Gambrill State Park
Gathland State Park
Greenbrier State Park
Greenwell State Park
Gunpowder Falls State Park
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park
Hart-Miller Island State Park
Helen Avalynne Tawes Garden
Herrington Manor State Park
Janes Island State Park
Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
Martinak State Park
Merkle Natural Resources Management Area
Monocacy Natural Resources Management Area
Morgan Run Natural Environment Area
New Germany State Park
Newtowne Neck State Park
North Point State Battlefield
North Point State Park
Palmer State Park
Patapsco Valley State Park
Patuxent River State Park
Pocomoke River State Park
Point Lookout State Park
Rocks State Park
Rocky Gap State Park
Rosaryville State Park
Sandy Point State Park
Sang Run State Park
Sassafras Natural Resources Management Area
Seneca Creek State Park
Smallwood State Park
Soldier's Delight Natural Environment Area
South Mountain Battlefield
South Mountain State Park
St. Clement's Island State Park
St. Mary's River State Park
Susquehanna State Park
Swallow Falls State Park
Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail
Tuckahoe State Park
Washington Monument State Park
Western Maryland Rail Trail
Wolf Den Run State Park
Woodmont Natural Resources Management Area
Wye Island State Natural Resources Management Area
Wye Oak State Park
Youghiogheny Wild River Natural Environmental Area