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Point Lookout State Park, Scotland, MD

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Point Lookout State Park

Maryland state park on a southern tip of land with Civil War prison history, a historic lighthouse, beaches, fishing, and camping.

11175 Point Lookout Road, Scotland, MD 20687 · Scotland, MD

About Point Lookout State Park

Set on a narrow tongue of land in St. Mary's County, this Maryland state park offers beaches, a day-use picnic area, a campground with wooded sites, and a fishing pier. Its grounds hold traces of the 1860s, when a federal prison camp held Confederate soldiers here, and a few earthworks and reconstructed sections are interpreted during living history events. Visitors can also tour the 1830 lighthouse at the tip of the point, which has period furnishings and exhibits about the keepers and their families. Historical programs run through the year, and the park lists boating, canoeing, and water trails among its activities.

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