Popular Maryland State Parks to Require Reservations on Busiest Days

New System Eases Park Overcrowding - The Southern Maryland Chronicle

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Starting May 19, 2025, visitors to Greenbrier State Park and Sandy Point State Park must reserve day-use passes online for Memorial Day weekend and all subsequent weekends and holidays through Labor Day. The Maryland Park Service’s new reservation system, accessible at parkdayuse.maryland.gov, aims to reduce overcrowding, ease traffic at park entrances, minimize capacity closures, and ensure visitors have confirmed access before…

Popular Maryland state parks to require reservations on busiest days

Visitors who want to spend a weekend or holiday at some of Maryland’s most popular state parks must start planning ahead this summer. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says it is launching a day pass reservation system to cut down on overcrowding. Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis and Greenbrier State Park in Boonsboro will require visitors to...

'We had to do something': Maryland rolls out mandatory reservation system for two state parks - Maryland Matters

Visitors take in Greenbrier State Park in Washington County during an event called "Es Mi Parque" in 2019. (Photo Courtesy of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources)At Greenbrier State Park in Western Maryland, the line of cars sometimes started forming as early as midnight, with visitors desperate to secure a coveted spot beside the park’s popular lake after the sun came up. On the busiest days, the line could stretch a few miles from the…