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.
A 53-acre lake made by damming Herrington Creek, with twenty year-round cabins built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. No gas motors on the lake, which keeps it quiet. Cross-country ski rental in winter — one of very few places in Maryland where that is a real option.
What's there
Facilities
8/9 confirmed- Waterfall
- No
- Swimming
- Yes
- Camping
- No
- Cabins
- Yes
- Trails
- Yes
- Boat launch
- Yes
- Fishing
- Yes
- Winter use
- Yes
- Pets
- Not confirmed
Getting in
- Fee
- Day-use fee applies. Amount to be confirmed.
- 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.
- Confirm the cabin booking lead time — this is the fact that decides a trip and nobody publishes it.
- Confirm cross-country ski rental still operates and its season.
- Confirm the no-gas-motor rule and what is allowed instead.
- Confirm swimming beach season and lifeguard cover.
- Confirm whether pets are allowed in the cabins.
The other parks
- Swallow Falls — state park, Oakland · reservation required
- Deep Creek Lake — state park, Swanton
- New Germany — state park, Grantsville
- Big Run — state park, Grantsville
- Casselman River Bridge — state park, Grantsville
- Sang Run — state park, McHenry
- All ten, side by side