May, 2005
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May 14, 2005 and May 22, 2005 TEAMS: College Gardens Community Center and Choice |
ACTIVITIES:
Hiking |
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| DESTINATION:
C&O
Canal at Great Falls (Potomac, MD) -
Often a favorite place for hiking with BICO, the Great Falls section
of the C&O Canal National Historic Park offers well maintained trails.
The Park also offers the opportunity for kids and adults alike to
learn about our nations transportation system in the early 1800's. Educational Activities for Youth: Hiking on the Billy Goat Trail.
There are also lockhouse tours, lock demonstrations, and ranger talks
during the Spring and Summer. |
DIRECTIONS: From Baltimore Approx.
1.25 Hours
Take I95 South towards Washington, DC. Take Exit #27 onto I495 West towards Sliver Spring. Take Exit #41 onto Clara Barton Parkway towards Great Falls, MD/Caderock. Continue on MacArthur Boulevard to the Park.
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| GETTING IN: $5
per vehicle!! |
NEAREST HEALTH FACILITY: National Rehab
Hospital Collingswood 299 Hurley Avenue Rockville, MD 20850 (301)762-8900 |
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| OUTING HIGHLIGHTS:
Choice Team: C&O location very good, multifaceted. Hike went
well including detour on the Billy Goat Trail. Watch out for tow
path maintenance thru fall 2005. College Gardens Comminity
Center Team: Ranger who presented program was good with kids. We
did a scavenger hunt with kids that they enjoyed a lot. |
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| DATES:
May 20-22, 2005 TEAM: Digital Harbor High School |
ACTIVITIES:
Camping and Kayaking |
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| DESTINATION:
Pokomoke
River State Forest and Park (Snow Hill, MD) -
With 14,753 wooded acres in the Southwestern section of Worcester County, between Snow Hill and Pocomoke City, the state forest is famous for it's stand of loblolly pine and for it's cypress swamps which border the Pocomoke River. Pocomoke means black water, and there is good fishing in these waters. The river originates in the Great Cypress Swamp in Delaware and flows southwesterly 45 miles to the Chesapeake Bay. The park's combination of swamp and
upland offers a great variety of plant and animal life, including white
dogwood and pink laurel in the spring, river otters and bald eagles, and
over 50 species of fish. Available activities include camping, hiking, boating, fishing,
and swimming. |
DIRECTIONS: From Baltimore Approx.
3.25 Hours Directions from I95 S EXIT 49A, which is I695 S towards I 695 E / ANNAPOLIS/GLEN BURNIE Go 3.4 miles and then Take
EXIT 49A to get on I-695 S towards I 695 E / ANNAPOLIS/GLEN BURNIE. Go
17.3 miles and then Take exit
towards US 301/US 50 E / ANNAPOLIS/BAY BRIDGE. Go 4.1 miles
and then Take LEFT EXIT 4 to get on I-97 S towards I 97 S / ANNAPOLIS BAY
BRIDGE. Go 17.3 miles
and then Take exit towards US 301/US 50 E / ANNAPOLIS/BAY BRIDGE. Go
0.8 miles and then Turn LEFT
to get on JOHN HANSON HIGHWAY heading EAST. Go 4.1 miles
and then JOHN HANSON HIGHWAY becomes US-50 E. Go 19.8 miles
and then Take exit towards US 50 E / OCEAN CITY. Go 0.3 miles
and then Go STRAIGHT to get on US-50 heading EAST. Go 64.5 miles
and then Turn RIGHT onto MILL STREET. Go less than .1 miles and then
Turn SHARP LEFT onto W CHURCH ST. Go 0.2 miles
and then W CHURCH ST becomes E CHURCH ST. Go 0.1 miles
and then Turn RIGHT onto N BAPTIST ST. Go 0.1 miles
and then Turn LEFT onto MAIN STREET. Go 0.3 miles
and then Turn RIGHT onto SALISBURY SNOW HILL RD. Go 7.1 miles
and then SALISBURY SNOW HILL RD becomes HIGHWAY 12. Go 10.4 miles
and then Go RIGHT to stay on HIGHWAY 12. Go 0.2 miles
and then Go STRAIGHT on US-113-BUS. Go 2.8 miles
and then Go STRAIGHT to get on US-113 heading SOUTHWEST. Go 0.4 miles
to End Point (3461 Worcester Highway, Snow Hill, MD) |
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| GETTING IN: Family
Camping Sites are $25 per site. If possible, opt for the Youth Group
Camping. Youth Group Camping Sites are available at Shad Landing
and Milburn Landing. Advance reservations are required for all youth groups.
Groups with a Maryland Youth Group Pass camp free. Park# (410) 632-2566 Call 1-888-432-CAMP(2267) for reservations Swimming at the pool is $3 per person without a youth pass, and $2 per person with a pre-registered youth pass. |
NEAREST HEALTH FACILITY: No Hospital
within 25 Miles. Please refer medical emergencies to Park Rangers. |
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| OUTING HIGHLIGHTS:
Some of the youngsters had never been canoeing and/or kayaking before
this trip and all of them enjoyed it. |
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