This page is for the use of organizations interested in applying for 2024-2025 Chesapeake Gateways Grants. The lists below, broken out by state, represent the places of the Chesapeake Gateways visitor experience network pending officially signed agreements. Local places represent organizations whose self-nomination has been accepted pending a signed agreeemnt. The state parks within the Chesapeake Bay watershed are included in the visitor experience network based on Chesapeake Bay Iniative Act of 1998. There is also a link under each state to find National Park System units within the watershed.
All national heritage areas within the Chesapeake Bay watershed can also be utilized as partners in conjunction with grant applications. Visit the National Park Service website, Discover NHAs - National Heritage Areas (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov), to learn more about national heritage areas.
All national heritage areas within the Chesapeake Bay watershed can also be utilized as partners in conjunction with grant applications. Visit the National Park Service website, Discover NHAs - National Heritage Areas (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov), to learn more about national heritage areas.
Delaware
There are no national parks within the Chesapeake Bay watershed in Delaware.
- The Seaford Museum
Maryland
For a list of national parks within the Chesapeake Bay watershed in Maryland visit Maryland Gateways - Chesapeake Bay Watershed (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
- Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park
- Annapolis Sailing Cruise: Schooner Woodwind
- Baltimore Museum of Industry
- BLISS Meadows
- Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM)
- Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area
- Handsell
- Historic Sotterley
- Hogshead
- J. Millard Tawes Historical Museum
- Lawrence Wetlands Preserve
- Marshy Point Park and Nature Center
- Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership
- Museum of Historic Annapolis
- Patuxent Research Refuge
- Pickering Creek Audubon Center
- Piney Point Lighthouse Museum & Historic Park
- Pride of Baltimore II
- Schooner SULTANA
- St. Clement's Island Museum
- Susquehanna Museum at the Lock House
- The Packing House
- Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse
- Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Information Booth
- Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Visitor Center
- Ward Brothers Workshop
- William Paca House and Garden
- Woodend Nature Sanctuary
- Assateague State Park
- Big Run State Park
- Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park
- Bohemia River State Park
- Calvert Cliffs State Park
- Casselman River Bridge State Park
- Cedarville State Forest
- Chapel Point State Park
- Chapman State Park
- Cunningham Falls State Park
- Cypress Branch State Park
- Dans Mountain State Park
- Deep Creek Lake Natural Resource Management Area
- Deep Creek Lake State Park
- Elk Neck State Park
- Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area
- Fort Frederick State Park
- Franklin Point State Park
- Gambrill State Park
- Gathland State Park
- Greenbrier State Park
- Greenwell State Park
- Gunpowder Falls State Park
- Hallowing Point Waterfront Park
- Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park
- Hart-Miller Island State Park
- Helen Avalynne Tawes Garden
- Herrington Manor State Park
- Janes Island State Park
- Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
- Martinak State Park
- Merkle Natural Resources Management Area
- Monocacy Natural Resources Management Area
- Morgan Run Natural Environment Area
- New Germany State Park
- Newtowne Neck State Park
- North Point State Battlefield
- North Point State Park
- Palmer State Park
- Patapsco Valley State Park
- Patuxent River State Park
- Pocomoke River State Park
- Point Lookout State Park
- Rocks State Park
- Rocky Gap State Park
- Rosaryville State Park
- Sandy Point State Park
- Sang Run State Park
- Sassafras Natural Resources Management Area
- Seneca Creek State Park
- Sideling Hill Creek State Park
- Smallwood State Park
- Soldier's Delight Natural Environment Area
- South Mountain Battlefield
- South Mountain State Park
- St. Clement's Island State Park
- St. Mary's River State Park
- Susquehanna State Park
- Swallow Falls State Park
- Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail
- Tuckahoe State Park
- Washington Monument State Park
- Western Maryland Rail Trail
- Wolf Den Run State Park
- Woodmont Natural Resources Management Area
- Wye Island State Natural Resources Management Area
- Wye Oak State Park
- Youghiogheny Wild River Natural Environmental Area
New York
There are no national parks within the Chesapeake Bay watershed in New York.
Pennsylvania
For a list of national parks within the Chesapeake Bay watershed in Pennsylvania visit Pennsylvania Gateways - Chesapeake Bay Watershed (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
- Archbald Pothole State Park
- Bald Eagle State Park
- Big Spring State Park
- Black Moshannon State Park
- Blue Knob State Park
- Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area
- Buchanan’s Birthplace State Park
- Bucktail State Park Natural Area
- Caledonia State Park
- Canoe Creek State Park
- Cherry Springs State Park
- Codorus State Park
- Colonel Denning State Park
- Colton Point State Park
- Cowans Gap State Park
- Denton Hill State Park
- Fowlers Hollow State Park
- Frances Slocum State Park
- Gifford Pinchot State Park
- Greenwood Furnace State Park
- Hills Creek State Park
- Hyner Run State Park
- Hyner View State Park
- Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area
- Kettle Creek State Park
- Kings Gap Environmental Education Center
- Lackawanna State Park
- Little Buffalo State Park
- Little Pine State Park
- Lyman Run State Park
- McCalls Dam State Park
- Memorial Lake State Park
- Milton State Park
- Mont Alto State Park
- Mount Pisgah State Park
- Ole Bull State Park
- Patterson State Park
- Penn-Roosevelt State Park
- Pine Grove Furnace State Park
- Poe Paddy State Park
- Poe Valley State Park
- Prouty Place State Park
- Ravensburg State Park
- Raymond B. Winter State Park
- Reeds Gap State Park
- Ricketts Glen State Park
- Salt Springs State Park
- Samuel S. Lewis State Park
- Sand Bridge State Park
- Shawnee State Park
- Shikellamy State Park
- Sinnemahoning State Park
- Sizerville State Park
- Susquehanna State Park
- Susquehanna Riverlands State Park
- Susquehannock State Park
- Swatara State Park
- Trough Creek State Park
- Upper Pine Bottom State Park
- Vosburg Neck State Park
- Warriors Path State Park
- Whipple Dam State Park
- Worlds End State Park
Virginia
For a list of national parks within the Chesapeake Bay watershed in Virginia visit Virginia Gateways - Chesapeake Bay Watershed (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
- Casemate Museum
- Deltaville Maritime Museum & Holly Point Nature Park
- Essex County Museum & Historical Society
- Fort Monroe Visitor & Education Center
- Gloucester Point Beach Park
- Menokin
- Northern Neck National Heritage Area
- Outlook Beach
- Pamunkey Indian Museum & Cultural Center
- Reedville Fishermen's Museum
- Steamboat Era Museum
- Varina LandLab
- Bear Creek Lake State Park
- Belle Isle State Park
- Caledon State Park
- Chippokes State Park
- Culpeper Battlefields State Park
- Douthat State Park
- First Landing State Park
- High Bridge Trail State Park
- Holliday Lake State Park
- James River State Park
- Kiptopeke State Park
- Lake Anna State Park
- Leesylvania State Park
- Machicomoco State Park
- Mason Neck State Park
- Natural Bridge State Park
- Pocahontas State Park
- Powhatan State Park
- Raymond R. "Andy" Guest, Jr. Shenandoah River State Park
- Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park
- Seven Bends State Park
- Sky Meadows State Park
- Sweet Run State Park
- Westmoreland State Park
- Widewater State Park
- York River State Park
Washington, D.C.
For a list of national parks in Washington, D.C. visit Washington, D.C. Gateways - Chesapeake Bay Watershed (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
West Virginia
For a list of national parks within the Chesapeake Bay watershed in West Virginia visit West Virginia Gateways - Chesapeake Bay Watershed (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
Last updated: July 25, 2024