List of National Natural Landmarks in Maryland


These are the six National Natural Landmarks in Maryland.
NameImageDateLocationCountyOwnershipDescription
Battle Creek Cypress SwampPrince Frederick Calvertprivate One of the northernmost sites of naturally occurring bald cypress trees in North America, and the only large stand of the trees on the western shore of Maryland. The site also contains a wide range of plant and animal life.
Belt WoodsWoodmore Prince George'sstate One of the few remaining old-growth upland forests in the Atlantic Coastal Plain biophysiographic province. It is an example of upland hardwood forest dominated by tulip poplar and white oak. The Woods support a diverse bird population, including neotropical migrants.
Cranesville Swamp Nature SanctuaryGarrettprivate A natural bowl where cool, moist conditions yield plant and animal communities more common in northern latitudes. Extends into Preston County, West Virginia.
Gilpin's FallsCecilprivateOutcrop of undeformed early Paleozoic metavolcanic pillow basalts.
Long Green Creek and Sweathouse BranchBaltimorestate A maturing beech-tulip poplar-white oak forest.
Sugarloaf MountainFrederick Frederick, MontgomeryprivateAn outlier to the east of the main mass of the Catoctin Mountain, or a root remnant of the ancient Appalachia land mass.