The Maryland Park Service will soon require day passes to visit several state recreation areas, which could have residents scrambling for other ways to cool off in the summer. A new Day-Use ...

There will be no swimming in one part of Sandy Point for at least the next several days. The Anne Arundel County Department of Health has issued an advisory against swimming and other direct water ...

When Sandy Point State Park opened in 1952, it was the only state park that African Americans were allowed to visit. Although the park was integrated, the public facilities were still segregated.

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommended reopening Peabody’s in Middletown and Sandy Point Beach in Portsmouth for swimming after bacteria counts have returned to safe levels. The ...