Or explore miles of ocean beaches along the Netarts Spit, north of the campground. Location of Point Lookout State Park Point Lookout L E G E N D State Park Trail (color indicates Blaze) ParkingParking RestroomRestroom Park OfficePark Office Last Updated Dec 2014Last Updated Dec 2014 Point Lookout State Park website: [5], The area got its name from its role as a lookout post, used to watch British ship movements during the War of 1812.[10]. [4] The state park preserves the site of an American Civil War prisoner of war camp and the Point Lookout Light, which was built in 1830. A plaque in memory of the air crew is located on the cape trail. For a short, family-friendly stroll, try the park’s Nature Trail, which begins near the registration booth. [10] The result was crowded conditions with up to sixteen men to a tent in poor sanitary conditions. Point Lookout Park & Beach 1300 Lido Blvd , Lido Beach, NY 11561 Jones Beach State Park 1 Ocean Pkwy , Wantagh, NY 11793 Dogs are allowed on the beach but must be on a 6' leash. The northern end of this driving route begins in Tillamook and winds along the shore of Tillamook Bay to Cape Lookout and two other capes with many points of interest along the way. 0 Enable JavaScript to see Google Maps. The revetment helps prevent erosion and stabilizes the man-made dune that protects the campground. Originally, the park was left undeveloped as a natural preserve. Firewood for sale seasonally (April - Oct). In the early 1960s, Tillamook County built a road from the south end of Netarts Bay over Cape Lookout to Sand Lake to provide road access to the trailhead on the cape, and to the park from the south. President Madison and United States Secretary of War, John Armstrong, Jr. was later faulted for not aiding the militia in Point Lookout. Further inland, Munson Creek Falls State Natural Site has a short trail to a viewpoint overlooking the highest waterfall (319 ft.) in the Coast Range. It took a full day for rescue crews to reach the sole survivor. In 1862, during the American Civil War, much of the land around Point Lookout was transformed into a bustling port and temporary city of civilians and military personnel and numerous buildings, including a large Union Army hospital, a United States Army garrison at Fort Lincoln, and a Union prisoner of war camp to hold Confederate States Army soldier captives. The park is accepting reservations up to 30 days in advance. The 5-mile round-trip Cape Trail features views of the ocean and shore peeking through Sitka spruce and hemlocks on the way to the tip of Cape Lookout. A museum on site recounts this vivid history. During the War of 1812, a local citizen militia in St. Mary's County established a clandestine base on Point Lookout to monitor movements of British warships on Chesapeake Bay. A park map is available at park headquarters, the camp office, camp store and the Civil War Museum/Marshland Nature Center. During the War of 1812 the Chesapeake Bay was a major route for British War ships, who established a naval and military base at near-by Tangier Island in Virginia for the Royal Navy under Rear Admiral George Cockburn with Fort Albion there, which constantly raided Chesapeake Bay waterfront towns, villages and farms and scattered community residents, and also eventually attacked and burned Washington D.C. and unsuccessfully attacked the City of Baltimore during 1813 and 1814. No first-come, first-served camping. Smith gave very favorable reports on the area to the king of England, remarking on the abundant game and fishing opportunities, the fertile soil and the strategic military value of the area, overlooking the confluence of the Potomac River, Patuxent River and the St. Mary's River, along with its key vantage point on the Chesapeake Bay itself. [4], Point Lookout State Park has long had a reputation in local folklore as a place that harbors numerous ghosts. %%EOF In the early 1960s, Tillamook County built a road from the south end of Netarts Bay over Cape Lookout to Sand Lake to provide road access to the trailhead on the cape, and to the park from the south. Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint, north of Cape Lookout, features a historic lighthouse open for tours, hiking trails, picnic areas, whale watching, and the largest Sitka Spruce in Oregon. Click here to sign up for newsletters from Point Lookout State Park. Point Lookout State Park is a public recreation area and historic preserve occupying Point Lookout, the southernmost tip of a peninsula formed by the confluence of Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River in St. Mary's County, Maryland. Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. When you have eliminated the JavaScript , whatever remains must be an empty page. Captain John Smith, the famed explorer who surveyed the Mid-Atlantic region for the British Crown, came ashore at Point Lookout in 1608. This had the effect of blinding American intelligence efforts in the region, and is thought to have contributed to the eventual Burning of Washington in August 1814 by British troops.

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