Are you up to the challenge? The Maryland Park Service wants you to enjoy your own outdoor spaces by turning your property into your own state park. Learn about nature, create wildlife habitat, attract more birds and butterflies, and have plenty of fun. They initiated the Create Your Own State Park Challenge last year during the pandemic. Challenge participants are encouraged to make a park entrance sign, draw a park map, plant a tree or native wildflower garden, or create a camping or picnic area or trails right in their own backyard.
After completing at least 10 of the challenge activities and submitting photo documentation, participants will be entered into the Create Your Own State Park prize drawing.
Those who accept the challenge will receive a free day pass to access any State Park along with a certificate of completion and a packet of native plant seeds to use in your new home park. All valid entries will also be entered in a drawing to win a variety of prizes, ranging from complimentary passes for camping, cabin stays, and a Maryland Park Service Annual Park and Trail Passport.
“Create Your Own State Park” challenge entries are due by November 30, 2021. Prize drawings will occur regularly through December 1, 2021.
‘Create Your Own State Park’ Returns for 2021 Season (maryland.gov)
Create Your Own State Park (maryland.gov)
