Janes Island State Park: Meet the Pollinators
photo by Victoria Scwinabart Quest Materials
Quest Description
Park Quest 2022 at Janes Island State Park invites you to explore the diverse habitats that different pollinators call home.
First, each participant will pick one of four pollinators to be for the day. Then starting at the Nature Center native plant garden, you’ll hike White-Tail Trail during which you’ll encounter four distinctly different habitats that your pollinator could call home. Each habitat is marked with an alphabetic letter and an informational sign. Once you’ve completed the hike, you will select which habitat best suits your chosen pollinator and then complete the attached park quest activity worksheet.
Park maps are available here or at the Camp Store.
This quest will take approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour to complete.
White-Tail Trail is flat and stroller accessible but not wheelchair accessible.
Pets on a leash are welcomed.
Park Information
Located just outside of Crisfield on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Janes Island State Park offers visitors a unique opportunity to enjoy the beauty and bounty of the Chesapeake Bay. Within the mainland portion of the park are the campground, with 103 campsites, a camp store, nature center, rental cabins, a lodge, picnic areas, pavilions, and the boat ramp and marina. The island portion of the park – Janes Island – includes over 2,900 acres of saltmarsh, over 30 miles of water trails and miles of isolated pristine beaches.
Contact Information:
Park Office: (410) - 968 - 1565
Duty Ranger: (443) - 614 - 2591
Driving Directions:
The park is located in Somerset County near Crisfield and may be reached by MD RT 13 to Westover; RT 413, approximately 11 miles to Plantation Road (right turn), 11/2 miles to park entrance (Alfred J. Lawson Drive, right turn).
