172 photo locations in Maryland — 52 lighthouses, 39 state parks, 23 beaches, 14 waterfalls and more — plus 27 National Park Service sites and golden hour times for 78 cities. Milky Way core season runs March–September (best in June). Aurora needs about Kp 7.0+ in central Maryland. Wildflowers peak around April.
Photo locations
172
NPS sites
27
Milky Way season
Mar–Sep
Peak bloom
April
Aurora
Kp 7.0+
Top photo locations in Maryland
LighthouseConcord Point Light
WaterfallGreat Falls
Mountain PeakHoye-Crest
LighthousePiney Point Light
LighthousePoint Lookout Light
LighthouseTurkey Point Light
Mountain PeakCatoctin Mountain
LighthouseCobb Point Bar Light
LighthouseThomas Point Shoal Light
State ParkWashington Monument State Park
Mountain PeakQuirauk Mountain
Mountain PeakDans Mountain
Browse by type
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National Park Service sites in Maryland
MD/VAAssateague Island National Seashore
MDBaltimore-Washington Parkway
CT/GAAppalachian National Scenic Trail
DC/MDChesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
WV/VAHarpers Ferry National Historical Park
MDHarriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
DC/MDPotomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
MDClara Barton National Historic Site
MDHampton National Historic Site
MDThomas Stone National Historic Site
MDAntietam National Battlefield
VA/MDCaptain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
Golden hour in Maryland cities
Baltimore, MD
COColumbia, MD
GEGermantown, MD
SSSilver Spring, MD
Frederick, MD
WAWaldorf, MD
GBGlen Burnie, MD
GAGaithersburg, MD
Rockville, MD
ECEllicott City, MD
DUDundalk, MD
BEBethesda, MD
Night sky
Darkest skies in Maryland
State ParkSwallow Falls State Park
State ParkDeep Creek Lake State Park
State ParkBig Run State Park
State ParkNew Germany State Park
State ParkAssateague State Park
State ParkPoint Lookout State Park