Guides
Cliffs on the beach of the bay
Great cliffs that have been molded right on the beach of the bay! This hike is listed as moderate only for the length of the hike, and for the bugs that will be present in summertime. Suggested to hike this one counterclockwise, choose the loop to the right on the red trail, and come back on the same trail or on the red right trail as shown on...
Trips
Calvert Cliffs State Park with The Mid-Atlantic Hiking Group (Template)
Lusby, Maryland, United States
Hiking | 3.6 miles
Hiking | 3.6 miles
Calvert Cliffs State Park is unique among hiking opportunities around this area because it has fantastic views of the Calvert Cliffs from below, fossil hunting opportunities, and hiker-only access to the Chesapeake shoreline! The cliffs and the shores below contain hundreds and hundreds of fossils from the Miocene epoch, more than ten million years ago. The cliffs were formed when southern Maryland was under a shallow sea created this feast for walker, hikers,...
Calvert Cliffs State Park is an extremely popular family-friendly park in Southern Maryland. There is a large playground, picnic tables, pavilions, and lots of parking (though it fills up quickly on nice days). This park features a 2 mile trail to the beach where many fossils, sharks teeth, fossilized wood, and shells can be found and kept. Megalodon (prehistoric shark) teeth have been known to be found along the beach as well.The...
Trying out the hiking gear as if we were camping. Got to a clearing & pitched tents and set up stoves on the windy coast area. Also did some off trail hiking. Lost last half mile due to iphone crash
First time visiting Calvert Cliffs. Gorgeous and easy hike (even for a five year old!). Time spent at the beach looking for sharks teeth, but no luck. Hiked back the two miles in pouring rain...what fun!
Andy and Dad drove to Calvert Cliffs state park on Saturday. We hiked the red trail down to the beach. Spent about an hour combing the beach for sharks teeth. Andy finally found one. Although I don't know how it was so tiny me with my old eyes could hardly see it. It started getting crowded so we hiked back to the car. We tried to get to another area but it...
