Maryland · Calvert · Ready
Matoaka Beach — Fossil Collecting Access
Matoaka Beach — Fossil Collecting Access is a Ready rockhounding record in Calvert, Maryland. The recorded activity or material is Miocene shark teeth, shells and other Calvert Cliffs fossils. The recorded manager or operating context is Matoaka Beach Cabins — private fee beach. Ready means the current evidence supports the modeled activity, but visitors should still recheck current posted rules, closures, hours, fees, claims, collecting limits and site-specific notices before travel.
What is Matoaka Beach — Fossil Collecting Access?
Matoaka Beach — Fossil Collecting Access is a Ready rockhounding record in Calvert, Maryland. The recorded activity or material is Miocene shark teeth, shells and other Calvert Cliffs fossils. The recorded manager or operating context is Matoaka Beach Cabins — private fee beach.
What rocks, minerals, fossils or collecting interests are associated with it?
The record lists Miocene shark teeth, shells and other Calvert Cliffs fossils. This description is tied to this atlas entry and should be read together with the access status below.
Can I collect at Matoaka Beach — Fossil Collecting Access?
Ready. Maryland Geological Survey identifies Matoaka as a public-access fossil-collecting site on private property, while the current operator site states the beach is open every day from 8 AM to 8 PM for a per-person cash fee. Cliff digging remains prohibited and current capacity/operator instructions must be followed.
Ready means the current evidence supports the modeled activity, but visitors should still recheck current posted rules, closures, hours, fees, claims, collecting limits and site-specific notices before travel.
Where is this record located?
Navigation uses the recorded public destination or address for Matoaka Beach — Fossil Collecting Access. The destination is a travel reference, not a specimen-level promise or a substitute for current access rules.
Recorded destination: 4510 Matoaka Lane, Saint Leonard, MD 20685
Who manages the place or provides the evidence context?
The recorded manager or context is Matoaka Beach Cabins — private fee beach.
What evidence supports this status?
The record was last reviewed on 2026-08-24. Evidence and management context: Matoaka Beach Cabins — private fee beach. Current named Maryland collecting program passes authority, footprint, access, rights and source gates; specimen coordinates remain suppressed. Program or rule context: MATOAKA_PRIVATE_FEE_BEACH_FOSSIL_COLLECTING.
Program or rule context: MATOAKA_PRIVATE_FEE_BEACH_FOSSIL_COLLECTING
How precise is the map marker?
Navigation uses the recorded public destination or address for Matoaka Beach — Fossil Collecting Access. The destination is a travel reference, not a specimen-level promise or a substitute for current access rules.
What should I verify before going?
- Current land ownership and the exact parcel or managed activity footprint.
- Posted closures, seasonal restrictions, opening hours, fees and permit requirements.
- Mining claims, mineral rights, private-property boundaries and road or trail access.
- Whether the material and collecting method you intend to use are actually allowed.
- Current safety conditions, including weather, fire, water, tides, unstable workings, traffic and other site-specific hazards.
When was this information last checked?
The recorded review date is August 24, 2026. Treat that date as the evidence snapshot used for this classification. Conditions can change after review, so field decisions should use the newest posted rules and manager information.
Is a map pin the same as collecting permission?
No. A map pin answers a navigation or geographic-context question. The status and evidence answer the permission question. Exact coordinates, public destination addresses and approximate county or regional context are deliberately kept separate so geographic precision is not confused with legal authority.