To the east lie shimmering Atlantic beaches and to the west, more than 13,000 acres of State Forest. From north to south the timeless Pocomoke River travels the length of the county.
Recreational opportunities are as rewarding as the landscape.
Fishermen enjoy the Assateaque surf where wild ponies range without restriction. The back bays, Assawoman, Sinepuxent and Chincoteque, provide great places for crabbers, hikers, bikers and sightseers. Fields and marshes have turned up prehistoric artifacts and remains of Indian villages. History buffs will find unique musuems and restored homes and churches that are testimony to the county's intriguing past. Snow Hill, the county seat, was founded in 1642 and boasts three hundred years on the Pocomoke River.