A 19th century farm is the site for the Steppingstone Museum, operated by a private museum foundation. Tuckahoe Creek, a quiet country stream bordered for most of its length by wooded marshlands, runs through the length of the park. A 60-acre lake offers boating and fishing. The Adkins Arboretum, a 500-acre site in the park, propagates and displays trees, plants and shrubs indigenous to Maryland. The park also offers a quiet campground for families and youth groups.
Canoes are available for rent.
Wye Island NRMA is located in the tidal recesses of the Chesapeake Bay between the Wye River and the Wye East River. The area is used mostly for agricultural and resource management. A small conference lodge is available for rental for meetings. The section of the Youghiogheny River between Millers Run and Friendsville, MD was designated as Maryland's first wild river. The river contains approximately 20 class 4 and 5 rapids.