Park Quest - Regions

So I've mapped out all of the park locations and divided them (roughly) into different regions.  This way we can concentrate our efforts in a single location, and knock out more quests at a time.  I'm also going to read the descriptions and determine if the quests will take a whole day or if they can be done in half a day, so we'll know if we can do two in one day or if we'll need to allow extra time.

Western Maryland

• Herrington Manor State Park - 195 miles from me - Oakland, MD - Herrington Manor Turns 50 - cabins

• Big Run State Park - 175 miles from me - Swanton, MD - A Treemendous Adventure - Camping (No cell service / no potable water) - Self-guided Quest

• New Germany State Park - 167 miles from me - Grantsville, MD - Where Would We Be Without CCC? - Camping

• Rocky Gap State Park - 136 miles from me - Flintstone, MD - One Silver Pond - Canoe Quest

• Deep Creek Lake State Park - 183 miles from me - Swanton, MD - Discover Citizen Science at the Discovery Center - Camping

Mid-Western Maryland

• Fort Frederick State Park - 95 miles from me - Big Pool, MD - Find Nature in History - Camping

• Western Maryland Rail Trail - 95 miles from me - Big Pool, MD - Get Outside and Bike - 10 mile roundtrip bike or hike trail - Camping

• Cunningham Falls State Park - 69 miles from me - Thurmont, MD - Where the Wild Fishes Are - Self-guided Quest

• South Mountain State Park - 66 miles from me - Middletown, MD - Operation Signal Station Decoded - Bonus Quest is AT! - Ice Cream upon completion

Central Maryland

• North Point State Park - 26 miles from me - Edgemere, MD - A Pier Into the Bay - Fishing Quest

• Patapsco Valley State Park Avalon Area - 19 Miles from me - Baltimore, MD - Firsts of Patapsco River Valley

• Patapsco Valley State Park McKeldin Area - 27 miles from me - Marriottsville, MD - Tree Transects

• History Quest - 26 miles from me - Edgemere, MD - Battle of North Point - Driving Quest 

• Sandy Point State Park - 28 miles from me - Annapolis, MD - Orienteering In-Seine - Self-guided Quest 

• Seneca Creek State Park - 36 miles from me - Gaithersburg, MD - Seneca's Mission - Bonus Quest

North Eastern Maryland

• Elk Neck State Park - 74 miles from me - North East, MD - Be A Chesapeake Bay Waterman - Camping - Bonus Quest Avalable

• Fair Hill NRMA - 73 miles from me - Elkton, MD - Family Frolic in the Forest - Self-guided Quest

• Susquehanna State Park - 54 miles from me - Havre de Grace, MD - Stepping Stones Through the Past - Not available on June 21st

Alone in the Middle East! :)

• Tuckahoe State Park - 59 miles from me - Queen Anne, MD - The Great Tuckahoe Canoe Clue Pursuit - Canoe Quest - Camping

Eastern Shore Maryland (on the peninsula part)

• Assateague State Park - 132 miles from me - Berlin, MD - Art By the Sea - Camping

• Janes Island State Park - 144 miles from me - Crisfield, MD - The Lost Landscape of Janes Island - Canoe Quest

• Pocomoke River State Park - 133 miles from me - Snow Hill, MD - Swamp Survival - Canoe Quest

Eastern Maryland (mainland part)

• Calvert Cliffs State Park - 65 miles from me - Lusby, MD - I Spy With My Eagle Eye

• Greenwell State Park - 75 miles from me - Hollywood, MD - Follow the Flotilla

We have looked over the list, and checked out calendar for the next week, and opening weekend, Memorial Day weekend, we should be able to cross off two quests.  Including one with our friends on Monday morning... YAY!

Happy Hiking!!

Park Quest 2014

This is our third year in Maryland, but our first year participating in Park Quest through the Maryland State Parks and Department of Natural Resources.  We formed a team for our family, we are called The Feeser Four ('cause we're Fantastic)... We have from May 24th until Sept 1st to complete 12 of the 24 quests at these state parks.  If we complete 12 quests, we are invited to a giant picnic extravaganza (they have an actual name for it), where they will give out some pretty awesome door prizes.  Only teams that completed 12 of the quests can come, and they only allowed 1,000 teams to join from all over the state, so I'm excited to see how many of the teams finish 12 of the quests.  

 I looked up all of the locations and made notes about each one.  This is my master list to help me keep them all together, and help us work through each of the quests.  It doesn't begin until May 24th, so we are just in the planning stages now.  If you live in Maryland, or are just passing through for a bit, you can do the quests even without being part of Park Quest, but there are some perks that you won't be eligible for... that doesn't mean you won't LOVE the state parks... this is a beautiful state.

Park Quest 2014 Locations

Each park name links to a detailed description of the Park Quest at that site.

• Assateague State Park - 132 miles from me - Berlin, MD - Art By the Sea - Camping
• Big Run State Park - 175 miles from me - Swanton, MD - A Treemendous Adventure - Camping (No cell service / no potable water) - Self-guided Quest
• Calvert Cliffs State Park - 65 miles from me - Lusby, MD - I Spy With My Eagle Eye
• Cunningham Falls State Park - 69 miles from me - Thurmont, MD - Where the Wild Fishes Are - Self-guided Quest
• Deep Creek Lake State Park - 183 miles from me - Swanton, MD - Discover Citizen Science at the Discovery Center - Camping
• Elk Neck State Park - 74 miles from me - North East, MD - Be A Chesapeake Bay Waterman - Camping - Bonus Quest Avalable
• Fair Hill NRMA - 73 miles from me - Elkton, MD - Family Frolic in the Forest - Self-guided Quest
• Fort Frederick State Park - 95 miles from me - Big Pool, MD - Find Nature in History - Camping
• Greenwell State Park - 75 miles from me - Hollywood, MD - Follow the Flotilla
• Herrington Manor State Park - 195 miles from me - Oakland, MD - Herrington Manor Turns 50 - cabins
• History Quest - 26 miles from me - Edgemere, MD - Battle of North Point - Driving Quest 
• Janes Island State Park - 144 miles from me - Crisfield, MD - The Lost Landscape of Janes Island - Canoe Quest
• New Germany State Park - 167 miles from me - Grantsville, MD - Where Would We Be Without CCC? - Camping
• North Point State Park - 26 miles from me - Edgemere, MD - A Pier Into the Bay - Fishing Quest
• Patapsco Valley State Park Avalon Area - 19 Miles from me - Baltimore, MD - Firsts of Patapsco River Valley
• Patapsco Valley State Park McKeldin Area - 27 miles from me - Marriottsville, MD - Tree Transects
• Pocomoke River State Park - 133 miles from me - Snow Hill, MD - Swamp Survival - Canoe Quest
• Rocky Gap State Park - 136 miles from me - Flintstone, MD - One Silver Pond - Canoe Quest
• Sandy Point State Park - 28 miles from me - Annapolis, MD - Orienteering In-Seine - Self-guided Quest 
• Seneca Creek State Park - 36 miles from me - Gaithersburg, MD - Seneca's Mission - Bonus Quest
• South Mountain State Park - 66 miles from me - Middletown, MD - Operation Signal Station Decoded - Bonus Quest is AT! - Ice Cream upon completion
• Susquehanna State Park - 54 miles from me - Havre de Grace, MD - Stepping Stones Through the Past - Not available on June 21st
• Tuckahoe State Park - 59 miles from me - Queen Anne, MD - The Great Tuckahoe Canoe Clue Pursuit - Canoe Quest - Camping
• Western Maryland Rail Trail - 95 miles from me - Big Pool, MD - Get Outside and Bike - 10 mile roundtrip bike or hike trail - Camping

My next goal for this is to work this week planning out each of these by regions so that we can get more accomplished while we're in a particular area of the state... I can't wait!!!!