The Maryland Park Service will soon require day passes to visit several state recreation areas, which could have residents scrambling for other ways to cool off in the summer. A new Day-Use ...

A 12-year-old Baltimore girl drowned Tuesday at Sandy Point State Park after being pulled under by a current in a “no swimming” area, Maryland Natural Resources Police said Wednesday. Rescue crews ...

When Sandy Point State Park opened in 1952, it was the only state park that African Americans were allowed to visit. Although the park was integrated, the public facilities were still segregated.

There will be no swimming in one part of Sandy Point for at least the next several days. The Anne Arundel County Department of Health has issued an advisory against swimming and other direct water ...

WEBVTT AND DROWNED. MARYLAND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICE REACT WEDNESDAY MORNING AFTER A DAY EARLIER THE BODY OF 12-YEAR-OLD KANIYA KENLY WAS FOUND 40 YARDS OFF SHORE AT SANDY POINT STATE PARK. KENLY ...

BOISE, Idaho — Sandy Point Pond at Lucky Peak State Park is back open to the public after more water quality tests showed there is no issue with E. coli contamination. The Idaho Department of Parks ...

ATLANTA — With its rippling shoals and its soaring cliffs, the spot beyond Akers Mill Road is a hidden respite amid northwest Atlanta’s suburban sprawl. Yet, even on a Monday afternoon, there’s water ...