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Catoctin Mountain Park

Park

Maryland

🟢 🟡 🔴 hikes

Free entry

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt created programs to give people a chance to rebuild their lives from the Great Depression. The Works Progress Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps gave this land a second opportunity and through re-growth, a new role as a recreation area.

Activities

CampingClimbingCompass and GPSFishingFoodHikingHorse TrekkingJunior Ranger ProgramMuseum ExhibitsShopping

Topics

African American HeritageAnimalsClimate ChangeForests and WoodlandsGeologyIndustryNative American HeritageReconstructionSocial MovementsTrails

No entrance fee.

Hours

Hiking trails and parking areas are open year round, dawn to dusk, but may close as a result of security or safety concerns. Consult the park's website for updates: http://www.nps.gov/cato/index.htm. The visitor center, camps, and campgrounds have separate hours. Please see descriptions for those facilities elsewhere.

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Conditions

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Things to do

8-Mile Loop Trail

Cabin Camping

Fishing at Lewis Pond

Fly Fishing

🔴 Rock Climbing

Deerfield Nature Trail

🟢 Brown's Farm Trail

Charcoal Exhibit Trail

Campgrounds

Visitor centers

Visitor Center

Not an official safety source — always defer to NPS.gov and rangers for life-safety decisions.

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