Jonas Green State Park

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Jonas Green Park
Anne Arundel County Park
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The park's Severn River shore with the Naval Academy Bridge in the distance
Country United States
State Maryland
County Anne Arundel
City Annapolis
Elevation3 ft (1 m) [1]
Coordinates 38°59′45″N76°29′03″W / 38.99583°N 76.48417°W / 38.99583; -76.48417 Coordinates: 38°59′45″N76°29′03″W / 38.99583°N 76.48417°W / 38.99583; -76.48417   [1]
Area6 acres (2 ha) [2]
EstablishedUnspecified
ManagementAnne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks
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Location in Maryland
Website: Jonas Green Park

Jonas Green Park is a public recreation area on the Severn River that is owned and operated by Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The park sits at the east end of the Naval Academy Bridge on Maryland Route 450 just outside the city of Annapolis. The former state park bears the name of Jonas Green, Maryland’s public printer during the colonial period. [3] It was turned over to the county in 2009. [4] The park offers a visitors center, cartop boat launch site, and fishing pier. [5] It is the southern terminus of the Baltimore & Annapolis Trail. [6]

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  2. "Fiscal Year 2016 DNR Owned Lands Acreage" (PDF). Maryland Department of Natural Resources. July 29, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
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