Howard County Bird Club
Annapolis Rock
Patuxent River State Park
Annapolis Rock Road, Woodbine Maryland 21797
(horse trailer parking lot)
the sky. Most trails are uneven, some rutted.Operation and Hours: State parkland; dawn to dusk. Use by horse riders is heaviest on weekends, holidays, and summer evenings. Dog trainers with barking dogs can be a bigger problem than horses. Call 301-924-2127 for park information or 1-800-828-PARK (7275) to report problems.Special Attractions: Extensive pine plantings regularly produce breeding and wintering owls; American Woodcock display in late winter and early spring; and a
variety of warblers (including Cerulean) nest in the floodplain forest. This was the county’s last stronghold of nesting Eastern Whip-poor-wills. Migrants may still be detected occasionally.Hunting: Although there is hunting in most of the park, it is not allowed in this section. See map for boundaries.Nearby Sites: Long Corner Road,ipsley Mill Road, Howard Chapel Road.Compilers: Joanne Solem & Scott Berglund.