This 175-square mile watershed runs from Route 113 east to the Coastal Bays. The bays in the north are experiencing lower amounts of fish, crabs, reptiles and bird populations because of this land coversion. Still, the southern bays remain one of Maryland's healthiest waterways with the most diverse reptile, fish and aquatic species population in the entire state. Featured State Park Assateague State Park Off of Route 611, just 10 minutes from Ocean City, Maryland's only ocean park is a barrier island. Assateague State Park is bordered on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the west by the Sinepuxent Bay.
Occasional storms move waves and sand with such great force that beaches and shorelines change.
Waves have reshaped and raised the ocean floor. Assateague's summer offers two miles of beaches, swimming, beach combing, sunbathing, surfing, fishing and mild surf. Behind the sand dunes, the island's forests and Bayside marshes invite exploration and great canoeing to secluded coves.