More Maryland state parks likely to require registration, possibly starting this summer

Beginning as soon as this summer, Maryland officials plan to expand the online reservation system that debuted last year at some of the state’s most popular parks, eliminating long lines in the process.

By: Christine Condon

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: May 11, 2026

Words: 1,366

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Beginning as soon as this summer, Maryland officials plan to expand the online reservation system that debuted last year at some of the state’s most popular parks.

Last summer, the state began requiring park users to register in advance in order to visit five state parks, including Sandy Point and Newtowne Neck. Popular beaches at each of those parks had drawn miles-long lines of cars on warm sunny days, sometimes beginning as early as …

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