Gunpowder Falls State Park

Gunpowder Falls State Park
Park headquarters at Jerusalem Mill Village in 2009
Map showing the location of Gunpowder Falls State Park
Map showing the location of Gunpowder Falls State Park
Location in Maryland
LocationBaltimore County & Harford County, Maryland, United States
Nearest cityBaltimore County, Maryland
Coordinates39°21′45″N 76°20′33″W / 39.36250°N 76.34250°W / 39.36250; -76.34250[1]
Area14,949 acres (60.50 km2)[2]
Elevation43 ft (13 m)[1]
DesignationMaryland state park
Established1959
AdministratorMaryland Department of Natural Resources
WebsiteGunpowder Falls State Park

Gunpowder Falls State Park is a public recreation area comprising six non-contiguous areas covering 18,000 acres (7,300 ha) in northeastern Baltimore County and western Harford County, Maryland. The state park is primarily made up of the stream valleys of the Big and Little Gunpowder Falls and the Gunpowder River; its natural features range from tidal marshes to rugged interior slopes. The park has over 120 miles of trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing plus facilities for picnicking, tubing, canoeing and kayaking, tide-water fishing and crabbing, fly fishing,[3] and hunting, among other activities. It is managed by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Gunpowder State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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