Matthew Henson State Park

Matthew Henson State Park
Elevated walkway
Boardwalk section of Matthew Henson Trail
Matthew Henson State Park is located in Maryland
Matthew Henson State Park
Matthew Henson State Park
Location in Maryland
LocationMontgomery County, Maryland, United States
Coordinates39°04′40″N 77°03′53″W / 39.07778°N 77.06472°W / 39.07778; -77.06472
Area100 acres (40 ha)[1]
Established1989
Administered byMontgomery County Department of Parks
DesignationMaryland state park
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Matthew Henson State Park is a publicly owned greenway with recreational features that runs along Turkey Branch, a tributary of Rock Creek, in Montgomery County, Maryland.[2] The state park is managed by Montgomery County under an agreement with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.[3] It was named for Maryland native and arctic explorer Matthew Henson.[4]

Matthew Henson Trail, an 8-foot-wide (2.4 m) hard surface hiking/biking trail, was completed through the park in 2009.[4] The trail runs 4.5 miles (7.2 km) from the Rock Creek Hiker-Biker Trail near Aspen Hill northeast to Alderton Road near Layhill. The trail features 0.6 miles (0.97 km) of wooden boardwalk through environmentally sensitive areas.[5]

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