Spur-of-the-moment trips in Maryland may become more difficult this summer. Some popular state parks are now requiring advance reservations.
Seven Maryland State Parks will require day-use reservations on weekends and holidays through Labor Day.
Reservations will be required at Greenbrier, North Point, Point Lookout, Newtowne Neck, Rocky Gap, Swallow Falls, and Sandy Point State Parks.
Reservations are available online up to seven days in advance. This system aims to ensure safer, smoother access for visitors during peak season.
The change was made because on many occasions so many people were trying to enter state parks that lines lasted hours and extended for miles. Thousands of potential visitors were turned away.
Featured photo courtesy visitannapolis.org
Planning a trip to Greenbrier, Sandy Point, Point Lookout, North Point, Newtowne Neck, or Swallow Falls this summer? Day-use reservations return Memorial Day weekend to help reduce lines and capacity closures. Details: https://t.co/SvVwWU6EH8 pic.twitter.com/WdWJoIJksM
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