Evan Balkan coordinates the English Department and teaches creative writing at the Community College of Baltimore County. His fiction and nonfiction, mostly in the areas of travel and outdoor recreation, have been published throughout the United States as well as in Canada, England, and Australia. A graduate of Towson, George Mason, and Johns Hopkins Universities, he is also the author of 60 Hikes within 60 Miles: Baltimore; Vanished! Explorers Forever Lost; and Shipwrecked! Deadly Adventures and Disasters at Sea (Menasha Ridge Press), as well as Walking Baltimore (Wilderness Press) and Lope de Aguirre: Revolutionary of the Americas (University of New Mexico Press). He lives in Towson, Maryland.

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Maryland Overview Map
Overview-Map Key
Best Campgrounds
Preface
Introduction
WESTERN MARYLAND
* Big Run State Park
* Brunswick Family Campground
* Catoctin Mountain Park
* C&O Canal: Drive-In Sites
* C&O Canal: Hiker-Biker Campsites from Swain's Lock (Mile 16.6) to
Killiansburg Cave (Mile 75.2)
* C&O Canal: Hiker-Biker Campsites from Horseshoe Bend (Mile 79) to
Cacapon Junction (Mile 133)
* C&O Canal: Hiker-Biker Campsites from Indigo Neck (Mile 139) to
Evitts Creek (Mile 180)
* Cunningham Falls State Park: Houck Area
* Cunningham Falls State Park: Manor Area
* Deep Creek Lake State Park
* Fort Frederick State Park
* Gambrill State Park: Rock Run Area
* Garrett State Forest: Snaggy Mountain Area
* Garrett State Forest: Piney Mountain Area and Backcountry Camping
* Green Ridge State Forest
* Greenbrier State Park
* Maple Tree Camp
* New Germany State Park
* Potomac State Forest: Lostland Run Area and Backcountry Camping
* Potomac State Forest: Laurel Run and Wallman Areas
* Rocky Gap State Park
* Savage River State Forest: Whitewater, Big Run, and Savage River Road
Campsites
* Savage River State Forest: Elk Lick, Poplar Lick, and Blue Lick
Campsites
* South Mountain State Park: Appalachian Trail Shelters
* South Mountain State Park: Appalachian Trail Backpackers' Campgrounds
* Swallow Falls State Park
* Youghiogheny River Lake: Mill Run Campground
CENTRAL MARYLAND
* Cedarville State Forest
* Louise F. Cosca Regional Park
* Elk Neck State Park
* Greenbelt Park
* Hart-Miller Island State Park
* Little Bennett Regional Park
* Patapsco Valley State Park: Hilton Area
* Patapsco Valley State Park: Hollofield Area
* Patuxent River Park
* Patuxent Water Trail
* Susquehanna State Park
* Watkins Regional Park
SOUTHERN MARYLAND AND EASTERN SHORE
* Assateague Island National Seashore: Bayside Campground
* Assateague Island National Seashore: Oceanside Campground
* Assateague Island National Seashore: Backcountry Sites
* Assateague State Park
* Janes Island State Park
* Martinak State Park
* Pocomoke River State Park: Milburn Landing Area
* Pocomoke River State Park: Shad Landing Area
* Point Lookout State Park
* Smallwood State Park
* Tuckahoe State Park
APPENDIXES AND INDEX
Appendix A: Camping Equipment Checklist
Appendix B: Sources of Information
Index
About the Author
Map Legend

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