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Deep Creek Field Guide

Town parks · Grantsville

Pleasant Valley 4-H Center

University of Maryland · Garrett County, MD · 1,308 acres

Restrooms

Not confirmed

Not confirmed.

Thirteen hundred acres run by the University of Maryland, with a lake and beach open daily through the summer for swimming, fishing and canoeing. Not a town park and not a state park — a third category that most visitors never hear about.

What's there

Facilities

3/13 confirmed
Playground
Not confirmed
Swimming
Yes
Beach
Yes
Picnic tables
Not confirmed
Pavilion
Not confirmed
Grills
Not confirmed
Trails
Not confirmed
Courts / fields
Not confirmed
Boat launch
Not confirmed
Fishing
Yes
Paved path
Not confirmed
Winter use
Not confirmed

Hours, fees and contact

Hours
Not confirmedLake and beach reported open daily in summer. Season dates unconfirmed.
Fee
Unconfirmed. A university facility may restrict access or charge differently for non-programme visitors.
Phone
Not confirmed

Still to confirm

  • PRIORITY: confirm whether the general public can actually use the lake and beach, or only 4-H programme participants. Everything else depends on this.
  • RESTROOMS — confirm.
  • Confirm the summer season dates and daily hours.
  • Confirm any fee.
  • Get the centre's phone number.

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