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.
Maryland's only designated wild river, running north through a gorge toward Pennsylvania. Managed for the river itself rather than for visitors — few facilities, and the whitewater through here is among the hardest in the east.
What's there
Facilities
7/9 confirmed- Waterfall
- No
- Swimming
- No
- Camping
- No
- Cabins
- No
- Trails
- Yes
- Boat launch
- Yes
- Fishing
- Yes
- Winter use
- Not confirmed
- Pets
- Not confirmed
Getting in
- Fee
- 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 access points and any permit requirement.
- Get the release schedule and its source.
- Confirm what facilities exist, if any.
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
- Big Run — state park, Grantsville
- Casselman River Bridge — state park, Grantsville
- All ten, side by side