Things To Do in Solomons

1. Calvert Cliffs State Park

A 2-mile trail from the parking lot follows a brook as it travels down from the hills to a tidal marsh. It opens at a small beach on the Chesapeake...

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• Picnics, Parks & Gardens

2. Calvert Marine Museum and Drum Point Lighthouse

In a state brimming with maritime museums, this is the best. It has exhibits on local industry and the environment, fossils from nearby Calvert...

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• Museums

3. Jefferson Patternson Park and Museum

Archaeology is the main attraction at this park north of Solomons. Home to the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory and its library,...

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• Picnics, Parks & Gardens

4. Chesapeake Beach Fishing Charters

This association of charter captains has 15 boats. A half-day for six people costs $400; a full day goes for $600.

5. Flag Ponds Nature Park

This park, just north of the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, has several trails to the beach, through the freshwater ponds, and to the northern...

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• Picnics, Parks & Gardens

6. Rod 'n' Reel Charter Fishing

Rod 'N' Reel has a huge share of the charter-fishing operation in Maryland's portion of the Chesapeake. Charter rates for up to six people are...

7. Annmarie Garden

Where else can you go for sculpture, sylvan solitude, and art-filled bathrooms? This 30-acre retreat, now affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution,...

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• Picnics, Parks & Gardens

8. Solomons Charter Captains Association (SCCA) and Fin Finder Charters

The association runs many of its 40 boats out of the Calvert Marina Charter Dock, on Dowell Road (tel. 800/450-1775). Eleven of the SCCA's boats...

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• Tours

9. Bunky's Charter Boats

Bunky's operates out of a well-stocked bait-and-tackle shop across from the walking pier on Solomons Island. It has a fleet of 10 charter boats,...

Type:
• Tours