Elk Neck State Forest – Black Hill Tract

If you miss green foliage, come to hike among the evergreen, Mountain Laurel.  Mostly level, leaf covered trails.  Bring water and snack.

From US-40 at the DE / MD state line. Proceed west US-40 for 4.2 mi. Turn left onto Old Elk Neck Rd & proceed 6.0 mi. Turn right onto McKinneytown Rd & proceed 1.5 mi.

This is one of the tracts of the State FOREST, not the State PARK!  Elk Neck State Forest and Elk Neck State Park are very often confused. The State Forest’s area is much larger, with the main tract running all the way between Elkton and North East, MD. It has a climbable wooden lookout tower. The State Park is past the Forest and further from Delaware.  At its farthest section, it has a white lighthouse on a 120 foot bluff, overlooking the Chesapeake Bay.