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Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm, Oxon Hill, MD

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Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm

A National Park Service site in Maryland pairing a working farm with trails and shoreline views.

6411 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, MD 20745 · Oxon Hill, MD

About Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm

Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm is run by the National Park Service as part of National Capital Parks-East. Its Maryland section includes a living farm museum on a large tract at Oxon Hill. Visitors can take part in hands-on programs that show how farming life has shifted over the years. The grounds also trace the site's past, from an early plantation home tied to the War of 1812 to a later hospital farm. Trails wind through forest and meadow beside Oxon Cove, and the farm keeps animals such as cows, horses, and pigs on site.

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  • #farm museum
  • #living history
  • #hiking trails
  • #War of 1812

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