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Chapel Point State Park, LaPlata, MD

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Sports & Outdoors

Chapel Point State Park

Undeveloped multi-use waterfront park on the Port Tobacco River in southern Charles County.

Chapel Point Road, southern Charles County, MD · LaPlata, MD

About Chapel Point State Park

Chapel Point is a largely undeveloped park of about 600 acres with a waterfront on the Port Tobacco River, a tributary of the Potomac. It sits roughly five miles south of LaPlata and offers fishing, boating, and hunting. Charles County manages part of the property under a 25-year lease that supports public recreation along the river.

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