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🌲 WildPass

🗺️ Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park

State / Public Land📍 Marylandauto-imported (OSM)
Cost of access
Unknown — check official site

The roughly 1,200-acre Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park is a Best Natural Area containing some of the highest quality and unique park natural resources in Montgomery County.

🫐 Berry Foraging⛺ Camping🎣 Fishing🥾 Hiking🍄 Mushroom Foraging📷 Nature Photography
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
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Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.

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The closest public places to Upper Paint Branch Stream Valley Park, straight-line distance.

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2 mi away · State / Public Land
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Unknown — check official site
2 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Browns Corner Neighborhood Conservation Area
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2 mi away · Park
🌿 Cannon Road Local Park
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3 mi away · Park
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3 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Paint Branch Stream Valley Park
Unknown — check official site
3 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Patuxent River Watershed Conservation Park
Unknown — check official site
3 mi away · Park
🌿 Meadowood Local Park
Unknown — check official site

🎫 Entry requirements — MD state lands

Required passDay-use fee (varies; busiest parks/weekends)
MD residents$3–5/person
Out-of-state visitors$5–7/person

Many parks free on weekdays.

Typical published rates — fees change; confirm at the official site before travel. Hunting/fishing licenses are always separate from entry passes.

📋 Standard rules — State / Public Lands

The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page ↗ always controls.

  • Rules vary by managing agency — check the linked official page
  • Hunting/fishing with licenses is commonly the primary allowed use on game/wildlife lands