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Adirondack Shelters Camping Area

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301-663-9388

The Adirondack Shelters, located near the northern most point of Catoctin Mountain Park, provide a destination for true nature immersion and an alternative to drive-up camping. A moderate three-mile uphill hike over rocky but generally gently rolling terrain leads to the three-sided shelters similar to those found on the Appalachian Trail. Please plan to pack out everything you bring to the site. At Catoctin Mountain Park, the beauty and solitude of nearly 6,000 acres (2428 ha) of mature Eastern Hardwood Forest beckon visitors in need of an escape. (via site)

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Owens Creek Picnic Area
Owens Creek Picnic AreaAttractions4.9 km · ~10 min driveDirections ↗
Chestnut Picnic AreaAttractions7.2 km · ~15 min driveDirections ↗
Catoctin Mountain (572 m)
Catoctin Mountain (572 m)Summits & peaks

Catoctin Mountain, along with the geologically associated Bull Run Mountains, forms the easternmost mountain ridge of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are in turn a part of the Appalachian Mountains range. The ridge runs northeast–southwest for about 50 miles (80 km) departing from South Mountain near Emmitsburg, Maryland, and running south past Leesburg, Virginia, where it disappears into the Pied

8.9 km · ~18 min driveDirections ↗
Cunningham Falls
Cunningham FallsWaterfalls

Cunningham Falls State Park is a Maryland state park located west of Thurmont, Maryland, in the United States. The state park is the home of Cunningham Falls, the largest cascading waterfall in Maryland, a 43-acre (17 ha) man-made lake, and the remains of a historic iron furnace. The park is one of several protected areas occupying 50-mile-long Catoctin Mountain; it is bordered on its north by Cat

9.5 km · ~16 min driveDirections ↗
Pen Mar Park
Pen Mar ParkParks & play

Pen Mar Park is a scenic area and county park in the community of Pen Mar in Washington County, Maryland. It is located on Pen Mar High Rock Road adjacent to the Mason–Dixon line.

9.5 km · ~20 min driveDirections ↗
High Rock (559 m)
High Rock (559 m)Summits & peaks

mountain summit in Washington County, Maryland

12.2 km · ~27 min driveDirections ↗
High Rock
High RockParks & play12.2 km · ~26 min driveDirections ↗
Quirauk Mountain (654 m)
Quirauk Mountain (654 m)Summits & peaks

Quirauk Mountain is the highest point on South Mountain. The 2,145-foot (654 m) peak is located in northeastern Washington County, Maryland. It lies just southwest of Fort Ritchie Military Reservation in the village of Cascade and about 1/2 mile southeast of the community of Blue Mountain. The Appalachian Trail and South Mountain State Park are about 1/2 mile to the west of the mountain's summit.

14 km · ~31 min driveDirections ↗
Beach FrontBeaches & swimming15.2 km · ~23 min driveDirections ↗

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Adirondack Shelters Camping Area is open year-round.

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