Public Lakes & Ponds
Maryland
Fishing
The use of boats or motors on ponds and lakes is subject to local restrictions. Consult with local authorities before making your trip.
* Designates locations with boat ramp facilities.
| Allegany County | ||
| Property | Location | Acreage |
| Battie Mixon Fishing Hole | MD Route 51 at Oldtown | 33 |
| Cotton Cove Pond | Lion’s Park Glendening Recreational Complex in Frostburg | 1 |
| Dan’s Mountain Pond | MD Route 36 two miles east of Lonaconing | 1 |
| Evitts Creek Community Ponds | I-68, Exit 46 four miles east of Cumberland | 4 |
| Lions Park Pond | Frostburg (subject to user restrictions by the city of Frostburg) | 1 |
| Orchard Pond | MD Route 51 Green Ridge State Forest | 2 |
| * Rocky Gap Lake (Lake Habeeb) | I-68, Exit 50 five miles northwest of Flintstone | 243 |
| White Sulphur Community Pond | I-68, Exit 62 Green Ridge State Forest, 12 miles east of Flintstone | 1 |
| Anne Arundel County | ||
| Friendship Park Pond | Route 778, Friendship | 1 |
| Friendship Pond | MD Route 176 | 1 |
| Lake Waterford | Route 648 near Severna Park | 11 |
| Patuxent Ponds | Patuxent Road near Conoways | 3.2 |
| Waterworks Park | by permit only | 1.5 |
| Baltimore County | ||
| Avalon Pond (Lost Lake) Glen Artney Area | within Patapsco Valley State Park, entrance on South St. off MD Rt.1 | 1 |
| Gwynbrook Community Pond | off U.S. Route 140 near Owings Mills | 1.3 |
| Hillcrest Pond | MD Route 144 at Lansdowne | 4 |
| Lake Roland | MD Route 139 Baltimore | 98.2 |
| * Liberty Reservoir | MD Route 26 near Ward’s Chapel | 3100 |
| * Loch Raven Reservoir | MD Route 146; Dulaney Valley Road | 2400 |
| * Prettyboy Reservoir | off MD Route 25 and U.S. Route 111, Beckleysville Road | 1500 |
| Calvert County | ||
| Property | Location | Acreage |
| Calvert Cliffs Park Pond | Route 4, near Lusby | 1 |
| Hutchins Pond | off Mt. Harmony Road, off Route 2, near Sunderland | 2.3 |
| Caroline County | ||
| Chambers Lake | MD Route 306 in Federalsburg | 6 |
| * Smithville Lake | U.S. Route 404 east to Noble Road | 40 |
| Carroll County | ||
| Bennett Cerf Pond | off MD Route 27 within Random House Industrial Park | 1 |
| Farm Museum Pond | west of MD Route 32 near Westminster | 4.7 |
| Lake Hashawha | off Rinehart Road | 1 |
| * Liberty Reservoir | Route 26 near Wards Chapel | 3100 |
| North Carroll Community Pond | MD Route 30 at Manchester | 1.2 |
| * Piney Run Reservoir | MD Route 32 near Eldersburg | 300 |
| Robert’s Mill Pond | east of Taneytown, north of Route 140 | 2 |
| Upper John Owings | John Owings Road | 0.5 |
| Westminster Community Pond | U.S. Route 140 at Westminster | 1.3 |
| Cecil County | ||
| * Conowingo Reservoir | U.S. Route 1 at Conowingo | 4000 |
| Elkton Community Pond | MD Route 281 east of MD Route 213 | 1.3 |
| Rising Sun Community Pond | MD Route 273 in Rising Sun | 1 |
| Stemmers Run Reservoir | Stemmers Run Road at MD Route 282—call 410-356-9272 for permission | 90 |
| Charles County | ||
| * Gilbert Run Park (Wheatley Lake) | MD Route 6; east of Oliver’s Shop | 75 |
| Hughesville Community Pond | MD Route 5 at Hughesville | 1 |
| * Myrtle Grove Lake | MD Route 225 near Ripley | 23 |
| Dorchester County | ||
| Galestown Lake | Galestown Road east of MD Route 313 | 15 |
| Frederick County | ||
| Brunswick Community Pond | U.S. Route 79 at Brunswick House Industrial Park | 1 |
| * Cunningham Falls Lake | MD Route 77 west of Thurmont | 42 |
| Emmitsburg Reservoir (Rainbow Lake) | Hampton Valley Road near Emmitsburg—Town Permit Required | 8 |
| Frank Bentz Memorial Pond | MD Route 77 west of Thurmont | 2 |
| Gambrill Community Pond | U.S. Route 40 near Frederick | 1 |
| Libertytown Community Pond | MD Route 75 at Libertytown | 1 |
| Urbana Community Pond | Dixon Road off Route 80 at Urbana | 5 |
| Garrett County | ||
| Property | Location | Acreage |
| Accident Community Pond | U.S. Route 219 Accident | 1 |
| * Broadford Lake | MD Route 135 at Mt. Lake Park | 230 |
| * Deep Creek Lake | U.S. Route 219, McHenry | 3900 |
| * Herrington Manor Lake | U.S. Route 219 five miles north of Oakland | 44 |
| * New Germany Lake | I-68, Exit 22 six miles south of Grantsville | 10 |
| Piney Reservoir | U.S. Route 40 Alt. north on Piney Run Road east of Grantsville | 120 |
| Pleasant Valley Lake | MD Route 495 twelve miles south of Grantsville | 18 |
| * Jennings Randolph Lake | MD Route 135 south on Mt. Zion Road five miles from Kitzmiller on West Virginia Route 46 | 952 |
| * Savage Reservoir | MD Route 135 on Savage River Road | 350 |
| * Youghiogheny Reservoir | MD Route 42 two miles north of Friendsville | 800 |
| Harford County | ||
| Bynum Run Community Pond | MD Route 22 at Bel Air | 1.1 |
| * Conowingo Reservoir | Broad Creek Landing and Glen Cove Marina—Darlington, MD | 4000 |
| Dublin Dell Community Pond | MD Route 136 in Dublin | 1 |
| Forest Branch Park | Joppatowne, Foster Branch Road | 1 |
| Forest Hill Community Pond | MD Route 23 at Forest Hill | 1.3 |
| Howard County | ||
| * Centennial Lake | Columbia | 50 |
| Lake Elkhorn | Columbia | 37 |
| Guilford Park Pond | MD Route 32 off Interstate 95 | 0.5 |
| Lake Kittamaqundi | Columbia | 31 |
| Wilde Lake | Columbia | 22 |
| Kent County | ||
| Millington Wildlife Management Ponds (4) | Massey Delaware Line Road, east of Massey—telephone 410-928-3650 for permission | 3.7 |
| Sassafras NRMA Pond | Kennedyville | 2 |
| * Urieville Community Lake | MD Route 213 north of Chestertown | 35 |
| Montgomery County | ||
| Clopper Lake | within Seneca State Park | 90 |
| * Duckett Reservoir | MD Route 198 and U.S. Route 29 Burtonsville | 800 |
| Kings Community Pond | U.S. Route 355 and MD Route 121 Clarksburg | 1 |
| Lake Frank | MD Route 115 near Norbeck | 54 |
| Lake Needwood | MD Route 115 near Norbeck | 74 |
| * Little Seneca Lake | near Boyds | 505 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Park Pond | 1120 Jackson Road, Silver Spring | 5 |
| Pine Lake | MD Route 97 near Wheaton | 5 |
| * Triadelphia Reservoir | off MD Route 650 near Brighton Temporarily closed to fishing and boating keep up to date on the closure by checking www.wsscwater.com/brighton. | 800 |
| Prince George’s County | ||
| properTy | location | acreage |
| Allens Pond | MD Route 197 near Bowie | 10 |
| Bowie Town Center Pond | off Mitchellville Road, Bowie | 8 |
| Cedarville Pond | off Cedarville Road in Cedarville State Forest | 4 |
| Cosca Lake | Thrift Road south of Clinton | 11 |
| Duck Pond | U.S. Route 193 and Adelphi Road in University Hills Park | 1 |
| Governor Bridge Natural Area Pond | Governor Bridge Rd, Bowie | 8 |
| Greenbelt Lake | off Crescent Road in Greenbelt Park | 21 |
| Lake Artemesia | Branchville Road, Berwyn Heights | 38 |
| Laurel Lake | Route 1 and Cherry Lane, Laurel | 11 |
| Melwood Community Pond | MD Route 223, Woodyard Road between MD Routes 4 and 5 | 1.3 |
| Merkle Ponds | Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary, off Fenno Road | 2 |
| Milltown Landing Pond | Patuxent River Park, off Milltown Landing Road | 1 |
| Schoolhouse Pond | across from County Administration Building in Upper Marlboro | 4 |
| Tucker Pond | Tucker Road near Oxon Hill | 1.4 |
| Queen Anne’s County | ||
| * TUCKAHOE LAKE | Rt.404 east to Rt. 480 to Eveland Rd to Crouse Mill Rd. | 43 |
| * Unicorn Lake | MD Route 313 south of Millington | 45 |
| * Wye Mills Community Lake | MD Route 662 south of U.S. Route 50 | 50 |
| St. Mary’s County | ||
| * St. Mary’s Lake | MD Route 5, Calloway | 250 |
| washington County | ||
| * Big Pool | I-70, exit 12 MD Route 56 east of Fort Frederick State Park | 88 |
| * Blairs Valley Lake | Blairs Valley Road north of Clear Spring | 35 |
| BROWNSVILLE COMMUNITY POND | MD Route 67 at Brownsville | 1.2 |
| * Greenbrier Lake | Greenbrier State Park, U.S. Route 40 near Hagerstown | 42 |
| Indian Springs Community Pond | Mooresville Road eight miles west of Clear Spring | 1.3 |
| Little Pool | off MD Route 615 east of Hancock | 18 |
| Wicomico County | ||
| * Johnsons Lake | Isabella Street at U.S. Route 50 to Lake Street | 108 |
| * LEONARDS MILL LAKE | U.S Route 13 north of Salisbury | 30 |
| Powellville Pond | MD Route 354 in Powellville | 4 |
| Shumaker Lake | MD Route 12 in Salisbury | 35 |
| Worcester County | ||
| Big Mills Lake | Big Mills Road west of MD Route 12 | 10 |
| Moore’s Pond | U.S. Route 13 near Pocomoke City | 2 |