> Canonical: https://marylandparks.org/parks/point-lookout-state-park > Content revision: 2026-10-15T16:55:28.099Z [State parks](https://marylandparks.org/types/state-park)[St. Mary’s](https://marylandparks.org/counties/st-marys) # Point Lookout State Park St. Mary’s · Maryland Department of Natural Resources BEFORE YOUR VISIT Visitor advisoryAccess & reservations ### Point Lookout State Park: Weather Park-specific information - [Point Lookout State Park](https://marylandparks.org/parks/point-lookout-state-park) OPEN: Weather [Read the official notice: Maryland park status dashboard ↗](https://dnr.maryland.gov/Pages/park-status-dashboard.aspx)Source checked Oct 15, 2026 PLAN YOUR VISIT ## The practical details. **Managing agency**: Maryland Department of Natural Resources [Official park information](https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/southern/pointlookout.aspx) We have not yet verified hours, entry fees, accessibility details. Confirm these with the managing agency before traveling. Check notice timestamps and official updates. Conditions can change between source checks. ## Weather & forecast National Weather Service · [Official forecast ↗](https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=38.03754&lon=-76.32211) ## About Point Lookout State Park Hours of Operation: 7 a.m - Sunset (May through September) 8 a.m. - Sunset (October through April) Certain activities are permitted outside of the regular park hours (e.g. boat launch, hunting where permitted). No Night Fishing is permitted at Point Lookout State Park. Please check with the park before your visit if you plan to engage in an activity which requires you to be in the park before or after the posted hours. Open daily 7 a.m - sunset (May through September) or 8 a.m. - sunset (October through April). Limited parking is available near the entrance of the beach picnic area. The beach area has grills, and picnic tables. Limited numbers of grills and picnic tables are available on a first-come first-served basis. Point Lookout is a peninsula formed by the confluence of the Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River. It attracted attention from the outset of English colonization in America. Captain John Smith explored the Point in 1612. In 1632 it was included in King Charles I's grant to George Calvert, Lord Baltimore. Calvert's younger son, Leonard, Maryland's first governor, claimed the Point for his personal manor in 1634. During the American Revolution, and again in the War of 1812, it was the subject of British raids, and served as an American lookout point for a watchman to convey, via post riders, news of British fleet activity in the lower bay. In 1830 the federal government erected a lighthouse on the tip of the Point. This lighthouse, though modified, is still in existence though it is no longer active. In 1857, William Cost Johnson, a wealthy Marylander, bought much of the land on the Point to develop as a resort. The Civil War intervened to disrupt Johnson's plan and in 1862, following General George B. McClellan's unsuccessful campaign to capture Richmo ## Activities & facilities [Camping ↗](https://marylandparks.org/activities/camping)[Boating ↗](https://marylandparks.org/activities/boating)[Fishing ↗](https://marylandparks.org/activities/fishing)[Hunting ↗](https://marylandparks.org/activities/hunting) Recorded from park sources. Availability and restrictions may vary by season or visitor area. ## Find your way. Map points represent park land, not verified visitor entrances. Follow the managing agency’s entrance directions. Tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. This point represents park land, and may not be a public entrance. Follow official entrance directions. [Official visitor information & directions ↗](https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/southern/pointlookout.aspx) ## Read before you roam. [THE FIELD GUIDE ### How to read park closures & visitor notices Check the affected area, source, dates, and last verification before planning a Maryland park visit. Read the guide](https://marylandparks.org/guides/understanding-park-notices)[THE FIELD GUIDE ### Pests, treatments & Maryland park visits Understand pest notices, treatment schedules, and the difference between regional guidance and a documented park impact. Read the guide](https://marylandparks.org/guides/pests-and-park-visits)[THE FIELD GUIDE ### Plan a Maryland park day A practical sequence for choosing a park, checking access, reading the forecast, and finding official visitor information. Read the guide](https://marylandparks.org/guides/planning-a-maryland-park-day) ## Sources & verification Park facts and notices are checked separately. Missing facility information does not mean a facility is absent. Official visitor page checked Oct 15, 2026. - [Maryland state park directory](https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/parkmap.aspx) · Oct 15, 2026 - [Maryland DNR lands](https://mdgeodata.md.gov/imap/rest/services/Environment/MD_ProtectedLands/FeatureServer/0) · Oct 15, 2026 [Suggest a correction](https://marylandparks.org/about#corrections) · [Markdown version](https://marylandparks.org/parks/point-lookout-state-park.md) ## Nearby parks. Within 35 miles in a straight line. Travel distances and entrances vary. 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