The park consists of 460 acres in southern Cecil County, outside the Town of Chesapeake City. The property includes approximately 225 acres of upland and hydric forest, 60 acres set aside for planned conservation and 29 acres for planned habitat restoration. An additional 112 acres are being maintained as agricultural land. Visitors are welcome to use the park for low-impact, passive recreation, such as hiking, biking, wildlife viewing, fishing and hunting. 

Bohemia River State Park

In January 2023, one or more North American beavers (Castor canadensis) established a dam and lodge at this location. The area was previously a small seepage wetland with a shallow stream subect to moderate tidal influences.  

This chronolog is maintained by the staff of Bohemia River State Park. We are interested in the physical and biological changes in the pond and adjacent woodlands following the establishment of this beaver dam.

Thank you for taking the time to read about this Chronolog site and contributing your photographic observations. We encourage repeat visits to see how this habitat changes after rain events and with the seasons.

For questions, please contact Lesley Leader, Park Ranger at lesley.leader@maryland.gov

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Beaver Habitat

Planted in 2020, these 2, 450 native hardwood trees will convert 8 acres of riverfront farmland to forest. Trees were carefully selected to provide natural beauty, year-round food and habitat for wildlife, and prevent pollution from entering Great Bohemia Creek.

Bohemia River State Park

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Beaver Habitat

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