Point Lookout State Park
Maryland State Park · Scotland, Maryland
The southern tip of Maryland's western shore, where the Potomac meets the Chesapeake, and the site of Camp Hoffman — the largest Union prison camp of the Civil War. Built for ten thousand men, it held roughly twice that, and somewhere between three and four thousand Confederate prisoners died here of disease, exposure and hunger. Today it is a beach, a campground and a fishing pier with a lighthouse of 1830 at the point, and the contrast between what it is and what happened here is the whole experience.
Scotland, Maryland, United States
Open daily year round, generally 8 AM to sunset, with a modest service charge in season and at weekends. Swimming is unguarded. THE POINT LOOKOUT LIGHTHOUSE OPENS ONLY ON A SMALL NUMBER OF DAYS A YEAR, generally the first Saturday of certain months and for occasional evening events — check the schedule before travelling if that is the reason you are coming. The Civil War Museum and the prison-camp interpretation keep seasonal hours. Camping is seasonal and booked through Maryland State Parks.
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