Calvert Cliffs State Park, Lusby MD

Located on the Chesapeake Bay in Calvert County Maryland, Calvert Cliffs State Park is a beautiful beach with great options to hike and enjoy the nature that surrounds the cliffs. If your family loves archaeology and sea life, the beaches contain the remains of a variety of prehistoric species including sharks, whales and rays. Our children loved looking for (and finding) fossils and shark teeth! However, please read all of the signs in the area as it is important to enjoy the actual cliffs from a distance, as erosion has made it unsafe to climb in that area. You can also go swimming in the Bay, but please be aware that there are no lifeguards, so swimming is at your own risk.

When you get tired of swimming and collecting fossils, there is also a great playground made out of tires that kids enjoyed climbing.  There are also a variety of trails to follow throughout the park depending on the amount of time you have, and the rangers were at the entrance to the park to answer any questions. These trails included dirt paths and small boardwalk areas. Our kids had a great time and we would definitely go back again.  Although, it is about 1.5 hours from the Silver Spring area, so it definitely needs to be on a day where we have a large chunk of time to block off, as well as good weather.

Website: http://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/southern/calvertcliffs.aspx

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