Chisel Branch Campground
Chisel Branch Campground
Mattingly Park offers a concrete boat ramp (29 feet wide) with soft launch capability, managed by the Town of Indian Head on Mattawoman Creek.
The facility includes a paved parking lot with spaces for 7 cars plus 2 ADA spaces, additional trailer parking 200 feet away, two ADA-accessible fishing piers, seasonal restrooms (April-October), and a $5 access fee paid via honor box.
The site is popular with bass boaters and small boat owners, with sunrise-to-sunset hours and serves as a launch point for the Mattawoman Creek Water Trail extending to Smallwood State Park (4. 5 miles downstream).
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