Western Maryland Parks and Maps

Here is a list Maryland State Parks in the mountain side of the state from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

Appalachian Trail:
The Appalachian Trail is a footpath across 2,168 miles of Appalachian Mountain ridgelines from Georgia to Maine. Almost 40 miles of the A.T., as it is affectionately known, cross Maryland, most of which follow the ridgeline of South Mountain.

1. Big Run State Park
2. Casselman River Bridge State Park
3. Cunningham Falls State Park
4. Dan’s Mountain State Park
5. Deep Creek Lake Natural Resource Management Area
6. Deep Creek Lake State Park
7. Fort Frederick State Park
8. Gambrill State Park
9. Gathland State Park
10. Greenbrier State Park
11. Herrington Manor State Park
12. Monocacy River Natural Resource Management Area
13. New Germany State Park
14. Rocky Gap State Park
15. Sang Run State Park
16. South Mountain Battlefield
17. South Mountain State Park
18. Swallow Falls State Park
19. Washington Monument State Park
20. Youghiogheny Wild River Natural Environmental Area
21. Western Maryland Rail Trail
22. Woodmont Natural Resource Management Area
23. Wolf Den Run State Park (Limited public access)

Via Western Maryland Parks and Maps

Even if you aren’t near Maryland at the moment, a virtual visit to any of these state parks would be a worthwhile way to spend a bit of time in the virtual outdoors. Each link would be a fantastic jumping off into exploring the wild side of the Maryland Mountains… or maybe the not so wild side. But you can’t help but come to understand a bit of history, and enjoy a bit of natural beauty…