No reservation needed
Not on Maryland DNR's list of parks requiring day-use reservations as of 25 June 2026. Day-use fees may still apply on arrival.
Three hundred acres at the mouth of the Savage River where it meets the reservoir, surrounded on all sides by Savage River State Forest. Primitive camping, and the put-in for some of the most serious whitewater in the mid-Atlantic when the river is released.
What's there
Facilities
7/9 confirmed- Waterfall
- No
- Swimming
- No
- Camping
- Yes
- Cabins
- No
- Trails
- Yes
- Boat launch
- Yes
- Fishing
- Yes
- Winter use
- Not confirmed
- Pets
- Not confirmed
Getting in
- Fee
- To be confirmed — small primitive parks are sometimes free.
- Hours
- Not confirmed
- Park office
- Not confirmed
Still to confirm
Listed openly rather than hidden, because a gap you can see is worth more than a gap you can't.
- Get the Savage River release schedule and who publishes it — this is the single most useful fact for anyone coming to paddle.
- Confirm whether a day-use fee is charged here at all.
- Confirm campsite booking — first-come or reservable.
- Confirm road access in winter.
The other parks
- Swallow Falls — state park, Oakland · reservation required
- Deep Creek Lake — state park, Swanton
- Herrington Manor — state park, Oakland
- New Germany — state park, Grantsville
- Casselman River Bridge — state park, Grantsville
- Sang Run — state park, McHenry
- All ten, side by side