"Friends Of" Volunteer Groups

volunteers improving a trailYou can become an advocate of the Maryland Park Service by joining the statewide volunteer group. On a local level, many parks have "Friends Of" groups that are accessible from each facility's volunteer page or the listings below.

Statewide
Chuck Hecker​, President
[email protected]

Friends of Jerusalem Mill, Inc.
Betsy Keithley, President
P.O. Box 237
Kingsville, MD 21087
Phone - 410-877-3560

NCR/Hereford Volunteer Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 581
Monkton, MD 21111
www.ncrtrail.org
[email protected]

Gunpowder United Mountain Bike Operators
Jerry Fonshell
606 Trimble Road
Joppa, MD 21085
Phone - 410-538-5981

North Point State Park Volunteers, Inc.
Toni Quaty, President
P.O. Box 55
Fort Howard, MD 21052
[email protected]

Friends of Patapsco Valley State Park, Ltd.
Eric Crawford, President
8020 Baltimore National Pike
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Phone - 443-286-2149
[email protected]

The Rosaryville Conservancy
Paula Sothoron, President
[email protected]
301-466-7098


Friends of Seneca Creek & Patuxent River State Parks, Inc.
Jerri Machinski, President
11950 Clopper Road
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Phone - 301-924-2127
[email protected]

​Turkey Point Light Station, Inc.
Rita Coleman, President
P.O. Box 117
North East, MD 21901
[email protected]

Friends of Soldiers Delight
Soldiers Delight Conservation, Inc.
Laura Van Scoyoc, President
c/o Lynell Tobler, Vice President
10012 Lyons Mill Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-922-9690
www.soldiersdelight.org

Todd's Inheritance Historic Site, Inc.
Carolyn Mroz, President
c/o Bay Vanguard FSB
7114 North Point Road
Baltimore, MD 21219
Phone - 410-477-5000, ext. 24
[email protected]

Turkey Point Light Station, Inc.
Rita Coleman, President
P.O. Box 412
North East, MD 21901
Phone - 410-287-8170
[email protected]

Friends of Assateague State Park
Cathy Cox, President
7307 Stephen Decatur Highway
Berlin, MD 21811
[email protected]

Friends of Martinak State Park, Inc.
Sue Haddox
513 Grange Hall Road
Centreville, MD 21617
Phone - Home: 410-758-3638
Phone - Cell: 410-490-5062
[email protected]

Friends of Calvert Cliffs State Park, Inc.
Danny Huseman, President
P.O. Box 1042
Lusby, MD 20657
Phone - 301-904-7494
[email protected]

Friends of Cedarville State Forest, Inc.
VACANT

Friends of Chapman State Park, Inc.
Sheryl Elliott, President
P.O. Box 857
Bryans Road, MD 20616
[email protected]

Greenwell Foundation, Inc.
Greenwell State Park
Jolanda Campbell, Executive Director
P.O. Box 198
25420 Rosedale Manor Lane
Hollywood, MD 20636
[email protected]

Friends of Point Lookout State Park, Inc.
Bob Crickenberger, President
3448 Brookeside Drive
Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732
Phone - 410-257-3660
[email protected]

Point Lookout Lighthouse Preservation Society (PLLPS), Inc.
Robert Hall, President
P.O. Box 135
St. Leonard, MD 20685
[email protected]
www.PLLPS.org

Blackistone Lighthouse Foundation
c/o Point Lookout State Park
Joe St. Clair
11175 Point Lighthouse Road
Scotland, MD 20687

Smallwood State Park Volunteers, Inc.
Nancy Conner Gill, President
6075 Manor Lane
La Plata, MD 20646
Phone - 301-743-3048
[email protected]

Friends of Helen Avalynne Tawes Garden, Inc.
P.O. Box 5907
Annapolis, MD 21403

Dan's Mountain Park Association, Inc.
James Ritchie
19 Main Street
Lonaconing, MD 21539

Friends of Cunningham Falls & Gambrill State Parks, Inc.
c/o Cunningham Falls and Gambrill State Parks
14039 Catoctin Hollow Road
Thurmont, MD 21788
Phone - 301-271-7574


Friends of Fort Frederick State Park
11115 Fort Frederick Road
Big Pool, MD 21711
[email protected]
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Friends of New Germany State Park, Inc.
Christine Campe-Price
c/o 349 Headquarters Lane
Grantsville, MD 21536
[email protected]

Friends of South Mountain State Battlefield, Inc.
Jeremiah Hornbaker, President
13782 Blairs Valley Road
Mercerburg, PA 17236
Phone - 717-328-2301
[email protected]

Friends of Greenbrier State Park
Ranger Mary Jo Bartles, Coordinator
21843 National Pike
Boonsboro, MD 21713
Phone - 301-791-4767

Volunteer Team, Inc. (Rocky Gap State Park)
Dennis Tipton, President
12522 Pleasant Valley Road
Flintstone, MD 21530
Phone - 301-707-7426 (Volunteer Team Office)
[email protected]

Western Garrett County State Parks Volunteers (WGCSPV) Inc.
(Deep Creek Lake State Park, Youghiogheny Wild River Natural Environmental Area)
Kathy Handyside, President
c/o Deep Creek Lake State Park
898 State Park Road
Swanton, MD 21561
Phone - 301-387-7067
www.discoverycenterdcl.com​​​​​​​

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