Elk Neck State Park

Please meet and be ready to hike at 9:00 a.m. at the park office/maintenance area off Rt. 272. We will hike 8-9 miles on trails in this beautiful MD park. Bring lunch and water. Hiking boots are recommended.

Driving Directions Park office/maintenance area parking lot is on the right, shortly after you enter the state park. No parking fee at this location.

From US-40 at the DE/MD state line. Proceed west on US-40 for 4.2 mi. Turn left onto Old Elk Neck Rd & proceed 8.7 mi. You will pass the State Forest. At the dead-end, turn left onto MD-272 (Turkey Point Rd) south and proceed 3.0 mi. Turn left on Campground Rd and proceed 0.2 mi. The parking lot will be on the right.

This is one of the tracts of the State PARK, not the State FOREST!  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.