§410y–3 Access

Summary

Adding the park will not cancel any valid rights or permits that already existed for lands that become part of the park. Other uses of park land, and utility, highway, or railroad crossings, can be allowed by permit from the Secretary if they do not clash with the park’s purposes and meet any conditions needed to protect park values. People may cross the park on foot at places the Secretary picks to reach the Potomac River or non‑Federal lands for hunting, but while inside the park guns must be unloaded, bows unstrung, and dogs kept on a leash.