We spent the afternoon exploring some of the trails at the American Chestnut Land Trust. There are over 22 miles of trails across this 3,000 acre preserve in Southern Maryland’s Calvert County. This park is easily accessed from Prince Frederick, MD and has ample parking. There is an outhouse on site, as well as trail maps and other resources. One of the interesting fun features in this preserve is a primitive raft to get across Parkers Creek to access the trails in the southern section of the preserve. Sorry for the video quality, I had issues with the camera (settings), dirty lens, and the editing software version was acting up. Figured I'd post it anyway.
Their website is very good and describes the park better than I can here:
I was recently tagged by Brant & Garvey, Not NoBo Loon, and Lamp Lighter to reveal my secret luxury gear items that I carry with me on the trail! This is all Dan Becker’s fault! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU0hAogyruw
I found this while doing some Google surfing for local outdoor things to do in the desert. I just could not pass this one up! From in-between the four billboards on CA14 8.9 miles North of Red Rock State Park. Last Chance Canyon Road is on the right and there is a small sign there for the tunnel. The site is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. It is about 8 miles up to the Burro Schmidt Cabin site and some parking for the tunnel. The road is passable for most cars (it was for my Ford Focus). Some of the areas of road are soft sand...don't stop or yo might get stuck. There is limited cell service so make sure you leave a plan with someone so people know where you are. I would not attempt this on a wet day. There are a number of wash areas that look like they might become impassable by most vehicles if it is wet out. The cabins are pretty run down and fenced off. They look like what one would expect at many abandoned desert sites. The tunnel is very cool! it's about a half mile long with a spur on the left most of the way though. Look right at this junction and you'll see the exit. The view of the dry lake along Redrock Randsburg Rd from the far side of the tunnel is outstanding! Plan to spend about 3 hours playing with this one. It's a very cool side trip and I highly recommend it for those into weird things.
