Places Accepted Pending Final Agreement

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.

Delaware

There are no national parks within the Chesapeake Bay watershed in Delaware.

Local Places

1. The Seaford Museum

State Parks

1. Trap Pond State Park

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)

Local Places

1. Adkins Arboretum
2. Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park
3. Annapolis Sailing Cruise: Schooner Woodwind
4. Baltimore Museum of Industry
5. BLISS Meadows
6. Captain Avery Museum
7. Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center
8. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM)
9. Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area
10. Furnace Town Historic Site
11. Glen Echo Park
12. Handsell
13. Havre de Grace Decoy Museum
14. Historic Sotterley
15. Hogshead
16. Howard County Conservancy
17. J. Millard Tawes Historical Museum
18. Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
19. Lawrence Wetlands Preserve
20. Marshy Point Park and Nature Center
21. Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
22. Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership
23. Mount Harmon Plantation
24. Museum of Historic Annapolis
25. Patuxent Research Refuge
26. Pickering Creek Audubon Center
27. Piney Point Lighthouse Museum & Historic Park
28. Pride of Baltimore II
29. Rodgers Tavern Museum
30. Sandy Spring Museum
31. Schooner SULTANA
32. Southern Maryland National Heritage Area
33. St. Clement's Island Museum
34. Stories of the Chesapeake Heritage Area
35. Susquehanna Museum at the Lock House
36. The Packing House
37. Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse
38. Upper Bay Museum
39. Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Information Booth
40. Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Visitor Center
41. Ward Brothers Workshop
42. Watermark
43. William Paca House and Garden
44. Woodend Nature Sanctuary

State Parks

1. Assateague State Park
2. Big Run State Park
3. Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park
4. Bohemia River State Park
5. Calvert Cliffs State Park
6. Casselman River Bridge State Park
7. Cedarville State Forest
8. Chapel Point State Park
9. Chapman State Park
10. Cunningham Falls State Park
11. Cypress Branch State Park
12. Dans Mountain State Park
13. Deep Creek Lake Natural Resource Management Area
14. Deep Creek Lake State Park
15. Elk Neck State Park
16. Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area
17. Fort Frederick State Park
18. Franklin Point State Park
19. Gambrill State Park
20. Gathland State Park
21. Greenbrier State Park
22. Greenwell State Park
23. Gunpowder Falls State Park
24. Hallowing Point Waterfront Park
25. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park
26. Hart-Miller Island State Park
27. Helen Avalynne Tawes Garden
28. Herrington Manor State Park
29. Janes Island State Park
30. Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
31. Martinak State Park
32. Merkle Natural Resources Management Area
33. Monocacy Natural Resources Management Area
34. Morgan Run Natural Environment Area
35. New Germany State Park
36. Newtowne Neck State Park
37. North Point State Battlefield
38. North Point State Park
39. Palmer State Park
40. Patapsco Valley State Park
41. Patuxent River State Park
42. Pocomoke River State Park
43. Point Lookout State Park
44. Rocks State Park
45. Rocky Gap State Park
46. Rosaryville State Park
47. Sandy Point State Park
48. Sang Run State Park
49. Sassafras Natural Resources Management Area
50. Seneca Creek State Park
51. Sideling Hill Creek State Park
52. Smallwood State Park
53. Soldier's Delight Natural Environment Area
54. South Mountain Battlefield
55. South Mountain State Park
56. St. Clement's Island State Park
57. St. Mary's River State Park
58. Susquehanna State Park
59. Swallow Falls State Park
60. Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail
61. Tuckahoe State Park
62. Washington Monument State Park
63. Western Maryland Rail Trail
64. Wolf Den Run State Park
65. Woodmont Natural Resources Management Area
66. Wye Island State Natural Resources Management Area
67. Wye Oak State Park
68. Youghiogheny Wild River Natural Environmental Area

New York

There are no national parks within the Chesapeake Bay watershed in New York.

Local Places

1. Friends of Chemung River Watershed

State Parks

1. Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park
2. Bowman Lake State Park
3. Chenango Valley State Park
4. Gilbert Lake State Park
5. Glimmerglass State Park
6. Newtown Battlefield State Park
7. Robert V. Riddell State Park

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)

Local Places

1. Columbia Crossing River Trails Center
2. Lower Susquehanna River Water Trail
3. Susquehanna National Heritage Area
4. Zimmerman Center for Heritage

State Parks

1. Archbald Pothole State Park
2. Bald Eagle State Park
3. Big Spring State Park
4. Black Moshannon State Park
5. Blue Knob State Park
6. Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area
7. Buchanan’s Birthplace State Park
8. Bucktail State Park Natural Area
9. Caledonia State Park
10. Canoe Creek State Park
11. Cherry Springs State Park
12. Codorus State Park
13. Colonel Denning State Park
14. Colton Point State Park
15. Cowans Gap State Park
16. Denton Hill State Park
17. Fowlers Hollow State Park
18. Frances Slocum State Park
19. Gifford Pinchot State Park
20. Greenwood Furnace State Park
21. Hills Creek State Park
22. Hyner Run State Park
23. Hyner View State Park
24. Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area
25. Kettle Creek State Park
26. Kings Gap Environmental Education Center
27. Lackawanna State Park
28. Little Buffalo State Park
29. Little Pine State Park
30. Lyman Run State Park
31. McCalls Dam State Park
32. Memorial Lake State Park
33. Milton State Park
34. Mont Alto State Park
35. Mount Pisgah State Park
36. Ole Bull State Park
37. Patterson State Park
38. Penn-Roosevelt State Park
39. Pine Grove Furnace State Park 
40. Poe Paddy State Park
41. Poe Valley State Park
42. Prouty Place State Park
43. Ravensburg State Park
44. Raymond B. Winter State Park
45. Reeds Gap State Park
46. Ricketts Glen State Park
47. Salt Springs State Park
48. Samuel S. Lewis State Park
49. Sand Bridge State Park
50. Shawnee State Park
51. Shikellamy State Park
52. Sinnemahoning State Park
53. Sizerville State Park
54. Susquehanna State Park
55. Susquehanna Riverlands State Park
56. Susquehannock State Park
57. Swatara State Park
58. Trough Creek State Park
59. Upper Pine Bottom State Park
60. Vosburg Neck State Park
61. Warriors Path State Park
62. Whipple Dam State Park
63. 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)

Local Places

1. Casemate Museum
2. Deltaville Maritime Museum & Holly Point Nature Park
3. Essex County Museum & Historical Society
4. Fort Monroe Visitor & Education Center
5. Gloucester Point Beach Park
6. Menokin
7. Northern Neck National Heritage Area
8. Outlook Beach
9. Pamunkey Indian Museum & Cultural Center
10. Reedville Fishermen's Museum
11. Robins Nature Center
12. Rosewell Ruins and Visitor Center
13. Steamboat Era Museum
14. Stratford Hall Historic Preserve
15. Varina LandLab

State Parks

1. Bear Creek Lake State Park
2. Belle Isle State Park
3. Caledon State Park
4. Chippokes State Park
5. Culpeper Battlefields State Park
6. Douthat State Park
7. First Landing State Park
8. High Bridge Trail State Park
9. Holliday Lake State Park
10. James River State Park
11. Kiptopeke State Park
12. Lake Anna State Park
13. Leesylvania State Park
14. Machicomoco State Park
15. Mason Neck State Park
16. Natural Bridge State Park
17. Pocahontas State Park
18. Powhatan State Park
19. Raymond R. "Andy" Guest, Jr. Shenandoah River State Park
20. Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park
21. Seven Bends State Park
22. Sky Meadows State Park
23. Sweet Run State Park
24. Westmoreland State Park
25. Widewater State Park
26. 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)

Local Places

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)

Local Places

State Parks

1. Berkeley Springs State Park
2. Cacapon Resort State Park
3. Fairfax Stone State Park
4. Lost River State Park