Pocomoke River State Park
in Snow Hill Maryland
Milburn Landing Area
3036 Nassawango Road
Pocomoke City MD 21851
Shad Landing Area
3461 Worcester Highway
Snow Hill MD 21863
A 25 minute drive between the two areas of Pocomoke River State Park.
Located within the 15,000 wooded acres of Pocomoke State Forest in the Southwestern section of Worcester County the park provides a base for a vast array of outdoor and tourist activities. The forest is famous for its stand of loblolly pine and for its cypress swamps which border the wild and scenic 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 visitors the opportunity to view 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.
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Great Activities
in Worcester County
Play
Homer Gudelsky Park
This location offers casual access to the waterfront and makes it possible to find a place to fish from the shore.
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Explore
Chesapeake Ghost Tours
The Largest Trail of Year-Round Ghost Tours in America – 11 Ghost Walks in different historic towns, paranormal investigations, storytelling sessions and bus tours all on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
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