Elk Neck State Park

Elk Neck State Park is a Maryland state park on Chesapeake Bay in Cecil County. The park is on MD 272, eight miles (13 km) south of the town of North East, and 13 miles (21 km) south of exit 100 on I-95. The North East River, Elk River, and Chesapeake Bay form the Elk Neck Peninsula, on the southern tip of which the park rests. A part of the Northeastern coastal forests ecoregion, the park’s landscape is characterized by deep forests, bluffs, beaches and marshlands. The park offers land- and water-based recreation and is home to the historic Turkey Point Light.

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