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 13-acre lake on the site of a nineteenth-century milling settlement, wrapped inside Savage River State Forest. Eleven cabins, a groomed cross-country ski network in winter, and enough elevation that it holds snow when the rest of Maryland has none.
What's there
Facilities
8/9 confirmed- Waterfall
- No
- Swimming
- Yes
- Camping
- Yes
- 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 cross-country trail network is still groomed and by whom.
- Confirm cabin season — whether all eleven are winterised.
- Confirm boat rental availability and season.
- Confirm the day-use fee.
The other parks
- Swallow Falls — state park, Oakland · reservation required
- Deep Creek Lake — state park, Swanton
- Herrington Manor — state park, Oakland
- Big Run — state park, Grantsville
- Casselman River Bridge — state park, Grantsville
- Sang Run — state park, McHenry
- All ten, side by side