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Calvert Cliffs State Park
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)[1]
The park's namesake cliffs
Map showing the location of Calvert Cliffs State Park
Map showing the location of Calvert Cliffs State Park
Location in Maryland
Map showing the location of Calvert Cliffs State Park
Map showing the location of Calvert Cliffs State Park
Calvert Cliffs State Park (the United States)
LocationCalvert County, Maryland, United States
Nearest townLusby, Maryland
Coordinates38°24′10″N 76°25′19″W / 38.40278°N 76.42194°W / 38.40278; -76.42194[2]
Area1,311 acres (5.31 km2)[3]
Elevation112 ft (34 m)[2]
DesignationMaryland state park
Established1960s
AdministratorMaryland Department of Natural Resources
WebsiteCalvert Cliffs State Park

Calvert Cliffs State Park is a public recreation area in Lusby, Calvert County, Maryland, that protects a portion of the cliffs that extend for 24 miles along the eastern flank of the Calvert Peninsula on the west side of Chesapeake Bay from Chesapeake Beach southward to Drum Point.[4][5] The state park is known for the abundance of mainly Middle Miocene sub-epoch fossils that can be found on the shoreline.[6]

  1. ^ "Calvert Cliffs State Park". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Calvert Cliffs State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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