Today, park lovers keep that spirit alive through a one-day marathon hike in Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park each spring. Read more about Parks Group Files Opposition Brief in Lawsuit ...

Federal lawmakers are renewing a push to create a Chesapeake National Recreation Area, a designation that would bring parts ...

In 2020, Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland and Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia led the call for legislation to establish a Chesapeake National Recreation Area and the campaign for a park unit ...

a bill to give parts of the Chesapeake Bay over to the National Park Service to form a federally recognized recreation area. Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Rep. John Sarbanes, both Democrats ...