Foremost: Frederick County Department of Parks and Recreation
Appalachian Trail Conference
Web site: nps.gov/appa
Phone: (304) 535-6331
P.O. Box 807
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 25425
A portion of the Appalachian Trail, which runs from Maine to Georgia, runs through Maryland. This portion travels long the western border of Frederick County, bisecting South Mountain. Call for points of access along the trail.
Baker Park
Phone: (301) 694-1440
2nd St. & Carrol Pkwy.(Fairview Ave. to Bentz St.)
Frederick, Md. 21701
Fourty-four acre park in Frederick City with tennis courts, public swimming pool, Culler Lake, and band shell.
C & O Canal National Park
Web Site: nps.gov/choh
Phone: (301) 739-4200
P.O. Box 4, Sharpsburg, Maryland 21782
Early 19th century canal which runs from Georgetown to Cumberland, Md. along the Potomac River. Year-round activities.
Catoctin Mountain National Park
Web Site: nps.gov/cato
Phone: (301) 663-9300
MD 77 (West of)
Thurmont, Maryland 21788
National Park with 6,000 acres of hiking, camping, picnic grounds, scenic drives, and seasonal interpretative programs. Spicebush Trail & Chestnut Picnic area are handicapped accessible
Cunningham Falls State Park
Phone: (301) 271-7574
14309 Hollow Road
Thurmont, Maryland 21788
State Park with 42 acre lake, swimming, canoeing, fishing, hiking, camping, and picnicing. Historic Catoctin Furnace with interpretive programs.
Gambrill State Park
Phone: (301) 791-4767
8602 Gambrill Park Road
Frederick, Maryland 21702
State Park with two scenic overviews, camping, hiking & nature center.
Gathland State Park
Phone: (301) 791-4767
900 Arnoldstown Road, Jefferson, Maryland 21755
Civil War correspondentīs Memorial located on top of South Mountain. Appalachian Trail traverses park, picnic area.
Greenbrier State Park
Phone: (301) 791-4767
21843 National Pike
Boonsboro, Maryland 21713
State Park with 1200 acres in the Appalachian Mountains. Camping, hiking, swimming, fishing, picnicing, boating.
Kemptown Park
Phone: (301) 791-4767
Kemptown Church Road
Monrovia, Maryland 21770
Beautiful family park with three playgrounds, four pavilions for picnicing, and a quiet nature trail for hiking.
Washington Monument State Park
Phone: (301) 791-4767
Rt. 1 Box 147, Middletown, Maryland 21769
First monument to George Washington, built of stone by the citizens of Boonsboro, MD. in 1827. 100 acres, camping, hiking, Appalachian trail, picnicing.