Maryland State Parks

An Interior Department directive has several high-profile U.S. National Parks removing so-called "partisan ideology," including information about climate change, Native American history and Black history. Will Maryland's State Parks hold the line?

Marylanders can kick off 2026 with a First Day Hike as a part of an America’s State Parks annual tradition.

Even rising costs and growing scrutiny haven’t stopped the smoke rising from the grills

We learn about the new day pass system for Maryland State Parks.

Nature photographer Mark Hendricks joins Midday to share his favorite hiking spots for the end of the summer. We'll ask him for tips for the amateur nature photographers out there, and about the best places to watch the leaves change colors come fall.

We’ll go On the Record with the director of the Maryland Park Service. As temperatures warm and people head outdoors, what's her plan for the future of Maryland’s state parks?

We go On the Record with the new director of the Maryland Park Service. Her agency is in the midst of transition. As warmer temperatures approach, many are headed to the great outdoors. What will the future of Maryland’s state parks be?