{"id":44647,"date":"2025-05-19T11:13:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=44647"},"modified":"2025-05-19T11:13:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:13:25","slug":"day-pass-reservation-system-now-online-for-greenbrier-and-sandy-point-state-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2025\/05\/19\/day-pass-reservation-system-now-online-for-greenbrier-and-sandy-point-state-parks\/","title":{"rendered":"Day Pass Reservation System Now Online for Greenbrier and Sandy Point State Parks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Weekend and holiday reservations required at the two parks starting Saturday, May 24<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 401px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/938\/42203906560_d82b5bb392.jpg\" alt=\"Aerial view of a beach on the bay\" width=\"391\" height=\"220\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sandy Point State Park, Maryland DNR photo.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beginning today, visitors planning to attend Greenbrier State Park or Sandy Point State Park for Memorial Day weekend as well as future weekends and holidays can make reservations at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/parkdayuse.maryland.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">parkdayuse.maryland.gov<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Maryland Park Service\u2019s new day pass reservation system requires all visitors to these parks to reserve their day-use passes in advance during peak times, to reduce overcrowding, limit traffic backups at park entrances, reduce the frequency of capacity closures, and ensure that every visitor knows they have a space before arriving. Later this summer, the system will also expand to other parks including Point Lookout, Newtowne Neck, and North Point State Parks.\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><b>With the new system, advance reservations are mandatory on weekends and holidays from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2014 no same-day drive-up access will be allowed. Reservations must be made online <\/span><b>and can be made starting seven days in advance of a visit. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reservations may be edited or canceled until 8 a.m. the day before the visit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Regular day-use fees will be paid at the time of reservation using credit or debit cards or other online payment methods. Visitors with Maryland Annual Park Passes, Golden Age Passes, or who qualify for free entry as veterans or individuals with disabilities will have their status verified upon entry to the park. Park staff may also adjust and require additional payment based on the actual number of visitors who arrive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More information, including answers about boat launching processes and other commonly asked questions, is available on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/publiclands\/Pages\/day-use-park-reservations-faq.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland State Parks website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">La versi\u00f3n en espa\u00f1ol est\u00e1 a continuaci\u00f3n:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ya est\u00e1 disponible el sistema en l\u00ednea de reserva de pases diarios para los parques estatales de Greenbrier y Sandy Point.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Es necesario hacer una reserva para los fines de semana y festivos en los dos parques a partir del s\u00e1bado, 24 de mayo.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A partir de hoy, los visitantes que tengan previsto acudir al parque estatal de Greenbrier o al parque estatal de Sandy Point durante el fin de semana del d\u00eda de la conmemoraci\u00f3n de los ca\u00eddos, as\u00ed como en pr\u00f3ximos fines de semana y d\u00edas festivos, pueden hacer sus reservas en <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/parkdayuse.maryland.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">parkdayuse.maryland.gov<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">El nuevo sistema de reserva de pases de un d\u00eda del servicio de parques de Maryland exige a todos los visitantes de estos parques que reserven sus pases de un d\u00eda con antelaci\u00f3n durante la temporada alta, para reducir la masificaci\u00f3n, limitar las retenciones de tr\u00e1fico en las entradas de los parques, reducir la frecuencia de los cierres debido al l\u00edmite de capacidad y garantizar que todos los visitantes sepan que tienen una plaza antes de llegar. A finales de este verano, el sistema se extender\u00e1 tambi\u00e9n a otros parques, como Point Lookout, Newtowne Neck y North Point State Parks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Con el nuevo sistema, es obligatorio reservar con antelaci\u00f3n los fines de semana y festivos desde el d\u00eda de la conmemoraci\u00f3n de los ca\u00eddos hasta el d\u00eda del trabajo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, no se permitir\u00e1 el acceso en el mismo d\u00eda. Las reservas deben hacerse por internet y<\/span><b> pueden realizarse desde siete d\u00edas antes de la visita<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Las reservas podr\u00e1n modificarse o cancelarse hasta las 8 de la ma\u00f1ana del d\u00eda previo a la visita.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los cargos de los pases de un d\u00eda se abonar\u00e1n en el momento de la reserva mediante tarjetas de cr\u00e9dito o d\u00e9bito u otros m\u00e9todos de pago en l\u00ednea. A los visitantes que posean los pases Maryland Annual Park Passes, Golden Age Passes o que\u00a0 tengan derecho a entrada gratuita por ser veteranos o personas con discapacidad, se les verificar\u00e1 su condici\u00f3n\u00a0 en el momento de entrar en el parque. El personal del parque tambi\u00e9n puede ajustar y exigir un pago adicional en funci\u00f3n del n\u00famero real de visitantes que lleguen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Puede encontrar m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n, incluyendo respuestas referentes a lanzamientos de embarcaciones y otras preguntas frecuentes, en la p\u00e1gina web <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/publiclands\/Pages\/day-use-park-reservations-faq.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland State Parks website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weekend and holiday reservations required at the two parks starting Saturday, May 24 Beginning today, visitors planning to attend Greenbrier State Park or Sandy Point State Park for Memorial Day weekend as well as future weekends and holidays can make reservations at parkdayuse.maryland.gov.\u00a0 The Maryland Park Service\u2019s new day pass reservation system requires all visitors<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2025\/05\/19\/day-pass-reservation-system-now-online-for-greenbrier-and-sandy-point-state-parks\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957,12],"tags":[4981,5590],"class_list":["post-44647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-parks","tag-maryland-state-parks","tag-reservations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44647"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44650,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44647\/revisions\/44650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}