GPS waypoints for the six paddle trails around and through Janes Island are available below. Download the waypoints and tracks to navigate through the thirty miles of outstanding trails, named by the American Canoe Association to their inaugural list of North Americas best paddle trails.
The paddle trails in and around Janes Island have been posted with BRAND NEW aluminum signs! They are 12" x 18" and covered with a highly reflective film. Each trail now has not only a different color sign but a distinctive shape, as well, e.g.: red octagon with a white reflective slash, black diamond, yellow equilateral triangle, brown square, green circle, and blue quadrilateral. The trails all now run from the Yellow Trail, north or south as the case may be, although you can certainly run it the other way if you wish. Just remember you will be paddling in the opposite way the directional arrows are pointing. Each color sign now has a one letter abbreviation along with a sequential number, e.g.: Black = B, Blue = U, and Brown = N (Red, Yellow, and Green have distinctive beginning letters anyway).
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About the Park
With two distinct areas, Janes Island State Park has a developed mainland section with cabins and camping areas, and a portion accessible only by boat. The original island inhabitants were Native Americans of the Annemessex Nation.
The parks Chesapeake Bay location provides water activity opportunities and the miles of isolated shorelines and marsh areas delight visitors who enjoy the peaceful solitude of natural areas.
Janes Island State Park is nearly surrounded by the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its inlets. It has rental cabins, camping and miles of isolated shoreline and marsh areas.
History:
Paleo Indians first settled this region approximately 13,000 years ago. At that time, sea levels were 350 feet lower than today and mammoths, mastodons, horses and bison roamed across Somerset County, Maryland. As the Tangier Sound was transformed from a freshwater river to an estuary rich in shellfish, prehistoric cultures occupied the landmass that would become Janes Island. Historic artifacts that can be found along the shoreline of Janes Island provide evidence of activities by primitive man, from hunting mammals to shucking oysters. In a sense, native people living on Janes Island were practicing a lifestyle very similar to the modern watermen surviving off the bounty of the Chesapeake Bay.
Janes Island is part of the Beach to Bay Indian Trail. This trail recognizes travel patterns established by the American Indians and later followed by the first European settlers. For more information about the trail, contact Somerset County Tourism at 1-800-521-9189.
Janes Island State Park is a Chesapeake Bay Gateway, one of over 100 special places to experience the Chesapeake. Visit www.baygateways.net to find more Bay Gateways.
Features:
Boat launch, canoe/kayak rental, cabins, camp fire programs, camp sites, camp store, dump station, fishing and crabbing, flat water canoeing and kayaking, historic interest, electric hook ups, hunting, picnicking, playground, shelters, swimming (accessible by boat only), visitors center, conference center.
To purchase copies of the Janes Island State Park Trail Guide with a credit card, please "click" on this link to place your order online.
To purchase copies of the Janes Island State Park Trail Guide with a check, please "click" on this link to print an order form.
Camping - There are 104 campsites (49 sites w/electric hookups) and all have a picnic table and a fire ring. Sites can accommodate tent or vehicle campers. Effective July 23, 2007 pets will be permitted in the following designated pet campsites: 2,4,6,8 and 10 in B Loop; and 97,99,101,103 and 104 in C Loop. Five camper cabins are also available.
Cabins - Four modern log cabins, each with a maximum capacity of six persons, are available all year. Cabins must be reserved in advance.
Picnicking - A designated picnic area with 4 tables and grills is available. There are also two picnic pavilions that can be reserved. Picnic tables and grills are also scattered along the canal.
Click here for camping season beginning and ending dates, and camping and shelter service charges.
Conference Center - The Daugherty Creek Conference Center, a 16 bed facility, is available for day or overnight use as well as on a weekly basis. Reservations can be made through the park office.
Boating - There is a boat ramp as well as 25 boat slips available to campers for a minimal fee. Canoes and kayaks are available for rent.
Take a park map for more information.
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Janes Island State Park offers accessible restrooms, 1 full-size cabin, 5 campsites, the Nature/Environmental Education Center, the fish cleaning table, and dock area. For additional accessible amenities in Maryland State Forests and Parks, visit the Accessibility For All section of this website.
Location - The park is in Somerset County near Crisfield and may be reached by MD RT 13 to Westover; RT 413, approximately 11 miles to Plantation Road (right turn), 1 1/2 miles to park entrance (Alfred Lawson Drive, right turn).
Janes Island State Park
26280 Alfred J. Lawson Drive
Crisfield, MD 21817
(410)968-1565 (office)
(410)968-2515 (fax)
E-mail the park at PARK-JANES-ISLAND@dnr.state.md.us
Call 1-888-432-CAMP(2267) for reservations
Click here to make reservations on-line for Janes Island State Park.
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Funding for Marylands State and local parks and conservation areas is provided through The Department of Natural Resources Program Open Space. Established in 1969, Program Open Space symbolizes Marylands long term commitment to conserving natural resources while providing exceptional outdoor recreation opportunities.
Updated on December 2, 2008
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