Thousands of visitors made reservations for Sandy Point State Park over the weekend, and Greenbrier State Park “sold out” on Memorial Day, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

The busy weekend for waterfront activities was the first that required visitors to pre-register before entering the two parks. DNR spokesperson Gregg Bortz said that “rollout of the new day-use reservation system went successfully,” with feedback from visitors being “largely positive.”

Sandy Point in Annapolis had just under 1,200 visitors Sunday and over 1,400 on Monday, according to the DNR. Over 300 people came to Greenbrier, in Washington County, on both days, running out of all 365 reservations available for Monday.

The day-use system is in effect for the two parks on weekends and holidays through Labor Day, with the number of reservations available each day are set by management depending on parking and other park activities that day. Reservations can be made through the Maryland Park Service’s online reservation system.

Later in the summer, the day-use system is coming to North Point State Park in Edgemere as well as Point Lookout and Newtowne Neck in St. Mary’s County.

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