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Seneca Creek State Park is a state-owned, public recreation area encompassing nearly that extends along 14 miles of Seneca Creek to the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland.〔 ==Activities and amenities== ;Clopper Lake The developed portion of the state park centers on Clopper Lake and the Clopper Lake Day Use Area which is bounded by Clopper Road to the north, Longdraft Road to the east, Great Seneca Highway to the south, and Riffleford Road to the west in Gaithersburg.〔 The lake was created for recreational use and flood control by damming Long Draught Creek, a tributary of Seneca Creek, in 1975.〔 Clopper Lake averages a depth of , has shallow enclaves, and is stocked with largemouth bass, tiger muskie, channel catfish, sunfish, bluegill, and pumpkinseed sunfish.〔 Boating is available on the lake.〔 ;Trails The park contains of trails, some in the CLDUA, and in the Schaeffer Farm Trails Area. Trails are used for hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing. The Lake Shore Trail loops around Clopper Lake.〔 The Seneca Creek Greenway Trail follows the entire length of Great Seneca Creek for from Route 355 to the Potomac River.〔〔 ;Kayaking Sections of Seneca Creek can be travelled by kayak, especially south of Route 28, Darnestown Road, or further north during periods of high water. North of Route 28, it may be necessary to portage around trees down across the creek. ;Other uses The park has picnicking facilities, a tire playground, an 27-hole disc golf course, and a restored 19th-century cabin. Hunting is permitted in several areas of the park.〔 ;Events Among the special events held at the park is the annual Winter Lights Festival. Since 1995, the festival has featured a drive-through holiday light show at year's end in the Clopper Lake Day Use Area.〔 ;Historic sites The park's historic landmarks include the partially restored Black Rock Mill which has interpretive exhibits featuring a history of area floods. The Seneca Schoolhouse is a restored 19th-century schoolhouse which was built for the children of local quarry laborers. Parts of the park were once part of an estate owned by the Clopper family. The Woodlands area near the CLDUA commemorates the Clopper family with a self-guided trail that offers a look into life in the 19th century.〔 The remains of Seneca Quarry, built in 1837, is off Tschiffely Mill Road just west of where Seneca Creek empties into the Potomac. The mill cut the red sandstone for the Smithsonian Castle.〔 The restored quarry masters house stands above the quarry site. Both are part of the state park.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Seneca Creek State Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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