Public Lakes & Ponds
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 |
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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 |
2 |
* Rocky Gap Lake |
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 |
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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 |
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Avalon Pond (Lost Lake) |
within Patapsco Valley State Park, entrance on South St. off MD Rt.1 |
1 |
Gwynbrook Community Pond |
off US 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 US Route 111, Beckleysville Road |
1500 |
Calvert County |
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Property |
Location |
Acreage |
Calvert Cliffs Park Pond |
Route 4, near Lusby |
1 |
Hutchins Pond |
off Mt. Harmony Road, |
2.3 |
caroline County |
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Chambers Lake |
MD Route 306 in Federalsburg |
6 |
* Smithville Lake |
US Route 404 east to Noble Road |
40 |
Carroll County |
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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 |
US Route 140 at Westminster |
1.3 |
Cecil County |
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* Conowingo Reservoir |
US 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 |
Charles County |
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* Gilbert Run Park |
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 |
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Galestown Lake |
Galestown Road east of MD Route 313 |
15 |
Frederick County |
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Brunswick Community Pond |
US Route 79 at Brunswick House Industrial Park |
1 |
* Cunningham Falls Lake |
MD Route 77 west of Thurmont |
42 |
Emmitsburg Reservoir |
Hampton Valley Road near Emmitsburg—Town Permit Required |
8 |
Frank Bentz Memorial Pond |
MD Route 77 west of Thurmont |
2 |
Gambrill Community Pond |
US 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 |
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Property |
Location |
Acreage |
Accident Community Pond |
US Route 219 Accident |
1 |
* Broadford Lake |
MD Route 135 at Mt. Lake Park |
230 |
* Deep Creek Lake |
US Route 219, McHenry |
3900 |
* Herrington Manor Lake |
US Route 219 five miles north of Oakland |
44 |
* New Germany Lake |
I-68, Exit 22 six miles south of Grantsville |
10 |
Piney Reservoir |
US 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 |
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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 |
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* 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 |
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Millington Wildlife Management Ponds (4) |
Massey Delaware Line Road, |
3.7 |
Sassafras NRMA Pond |
Kennedyville |
2 |
* Urieville Community Lake |
MD Route 213 north of Chestertown |
35 |
Montgomery County |
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Clopper Lake |
within Seneca State Park |
90 |
* Duckett Reservoir |
MD Route 198 and US Route 29 Burtonsville |
800 |
Kings Community Pond |
US 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 |
800 |
Prince George’s County |
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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 |
US 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 |
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Ewing Pond Park |
MD 18 Grasonville |
3 |
Terrapin Pond |
MD 8 and Bateau Dr. Stevensville |
4 |
* Tuckahoe Lake |
Rt.404 east to Rt. 480 to |
43 |
* Unicorn Lake |
MD Route 313 south of Millington |
45 |
Whitemarsh Park Pond |
MD 213 Centreville |
3 |
* Wye Mills Community Lake |
MD Route 662 south of |
50 |
St. Mary’s County |
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* St. Mary’s Lake |
MD Route 5, Calloway |
250 |
Washington County |
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* 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, US 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 |
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Allen Pond |
Allen Rd. Allen |
10 |
Colburn Mill Pond |
S. Division St. Salisbury |
10 |
* Johnsons Lake |
Isabella Street at US 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 |
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Newtown Park Pond |
US 13 and US 113 Pocomoke City |
7 |
Shad Landing State Park Pond |
Within Shad Landing Area US 113. Snow Hill |
1 |