Pocomoke River State Forest

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Pocomoke River State Forest, Maryland, USA
Location	Worcester County, Maryland, USA
Nearest city	Snow Hill, Maryland
Area	14,753 acres
Governing body	Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Pocomoke River State Forest is a state forest of Maryland that lies on both banks of the Pocomoke River in Worcester County. The portion north of the Pocomoke lies between Dividing and Nassawango Creeks. The Pocomoke River Wildlife Management Area borders the southern portion of the forest.

With 14,753 wooded acres between Snow Hill and Pocomoke City, the state forest is famous for its stands of loblolly pine and for its cypress swamps, which border the Pocomoke River. The river originates in the Great Cypress Swamp in Delaware and flows southwesterly 45 miles to the Chesapeake Bay.

Five areas in the forest, including the swamp, are designated Wildlands Areas. The forest's combination of swamp and upland offers a great variety of plant and animal life, including white dogwood and pink laurel in the spring, bald cypress, river otters, and bald eagles.

Hunting in season is permitted in the state forest. Also within the forest is the Pocomoke River State Park, which has facilities for camping, boating, and hiking.

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Pocomoke River State Forest

v • d • e Protected Areas of Maryland

National Park Service	Antietam National Battlefield • Appalachian Trail • Assateague Island National Seashore • Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail • Catoctin Mountain Park • Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park • Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network • Clara Barton National Historic Site • Fort Foote Park • Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine • Fort Washington Park • Glen Echo Park • Greenbelt Park • Hampton National Historic Site • Harmony Hall • Monocacy National Battlefield • Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm • Piscataway Park • Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Thomas Stone National Historic Site

National Forests	none

State Parks	Assateague • Big Run • Calvert Cliffs • Casselman River Bridge • Chapel Point • Cunningham Falls • Dans Mountain • Deep Creek Lake • Elk Neck • Fort Frederick • Fort Tonoloway • Gambrill • Gathland • Greenbrier • Greenwell • Gunpowder Falls • Hart-Miller Island • Herrington Manor • Janes Island • Jonas Green • Martinak • Matapeake • New Germany • North Point • Palmer • Patapsco Valley • Patuxent River • Pocomoke River • Point Lookout • Purse • Rocks • Rocky Gap • Rosaryville • Sandy Point • Seneca Creek • Smallwood • South Mountain • St. Clement's Island • St. Mary's River • Susquehanna • Swallow Falls • Tuckahoe • Washington Monument • Wills Mountain • Wye Oak

State Forests	Cedarville • Doncaster • Elk Neck • Garrett • Green Ridge • Mount Nebo • Pocomoke River • Potomac-Garrett • Savage River • Seth • Stony • Swallow Falls • Wicomico

Wildlife Management Areas	Belle Grove • Billmeyer • Bowen • Cedar Island • Cheltenham • Chicamuxen • Dan's Mountain • Deal Island • Diersson • E.A. Vaughn • Earlville • Ellis Bay • Fairmount • Fishing Bay • Gwynnbrook • Heater's Island • Hugg-Thomas • Idylwild • Indian Springs • Isle of Wight • Johnson • Le Compte • Linkwood • McKee-Beshers • Maryland Marine Properties • Millington • Mt. Nebo • Myrtle Grove • Nanticoke River • Pocomoke River • Pocomoke Sound • Sideling Hill • Sinepuxent Bay • South Marsh • Strider • Taylors Island • Warrior Mountain • Wellington •

Other	Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary • Choptank River Fishing Pier • Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary • Morgan Run Natural Environment Area • Soldier's Delight Natural Environment Area • Somers Cove Marina • Western Maryland Rail Trail • Youghiogheny Scenic & Wild River

Maryland Department of Natural Resources (web): Maryland Park Service (web) and Maryland Forest Service