Jonas Green Park (Anne Arundel County, MD)
FIG. 1 View looking West of the parking lot and the launch area
into the
Severn River
@ Jonas Green Park
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Directions: Take U.S. 50 East towards bay bridge. Get off at exit 27
(this is
the first exit
after crossing the Severn River). Follow signs for
Md Rt 450 for
the Naval Academy Bridge.
Follow 1.5 miles to foot of
bridge but do not cross
bridge. Make a left hand turn onto
Md Rt 648
(Balt Annap Blvd) and then an
immediate right into the park just before
the
bridge. The park entrance takes
you underneath the bridge to the
cramped parking lot
and park. Jonas Park
is launch # 12 on
this AA cty map
The launch itself is about 100 feet from the parking lot. The launch
is a sandy
beach
with a grassy rigging area. The launch faces WSW
across the 0.5 mile wide
Severn River
to the Naval academy.
The launch seems to be practical only for winds from West to NW.
Within this
range of
direction, the wind must cross a large distance of
open water. For all
other directions,
the wind will be coming off of a
nearby land.
This park has port-a-potties, picnic tables, and trash barrels.
The park has no
fee and
no formal entrance gate.
FIG. 2 View looking WNW into the Severn River @ the Jonas Green
Park
Launch--note the long fetch in this direction
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FIG. 3 Aerial view of park and directions thereto
FIG. 4 map showing directions to the launch
(note launch is under the "450" sign and is indicated by
the bright green line)