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Janes Island State Park, Crisfield, MD

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Sports & Outdoors

Janes Island State Park

A Maryland state park on the Eastern Shore offering saltmarsh paddling, fishing, crabbing, camping, and access to Chesapeake Bay beaches.

26280 Alfred J. Lawson Drive, Crisfield, MD 21817 · Crisfield, MD

About Janes Island State Park

Janes Island State Park sits near Crisfield on Maryland's Eastern Shore. The mainland section has a campground, rental cabins, a lodge, picnic areas, and a boat ramp with marina. The island section covers thousands of acres of saltmarsh, with a network of marked paddling trails and quiet beaches reachable mainly by boat. Visitors fish, crab, birdwatch, and paddle among the marsh. Waterfowl hunting is allowed in a designated area on the island. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources manages the park.

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