FALLING SPRINGS CREEK - Chambersburg, PA

In the middle of the Civil War rich colonial town of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania is a small park call Fort Chambers Park. Falling Spring Creek flows into the Conococheague Creek. Conococheague Creek starts in Chambersburg, and then flows into the Potomac River.

Benjamin Chambers Fort (1756-1760) was a settler's stone house, sawmill, and gristmill surrounded by a stockade.

The old water wheel was part of the original Gristmill.




ACCESSIBILITY: Starting at the parking lots handicap parking sign, paved walkways and bridges cross the springs. Observation areas allow a closer look at the water wheel and waterfall.

ADDRESS:Borough of Chambersburg
100 South Second Street
Chambersburg, PA 17201
p 717-264-5151

MUDDY CREEK FALLS - Swallow Falls State Park, Maryland

Nine miles north of Oakland, Maryland is Swallow Falls State Park. Among the many tall Hemlocks, Maryland's tallest waterfall crashes fifty-three feet. Muddy Creek Falls is on the Youghiogheny (pronounced: Yawk-a-gheny) River and Toliver Creek.

ACCESSIBILITY:  Handicap parking is available at the ramp that leads to the fall's overlook platform. Handicap parking and accessible bathrooms are at a parking lot beside the fee booth located at the park entrance.

FEE:  The Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, as well as weekends in May, September and October $3/person for Maryland residents, $5 for out of state residents. All other times $3/car for Maryland residents, $5/car for out of state residents.

TYPE:  Punchbowl - Water descends in a constricted form and then spreads out in a wider pool.


Cascade - Water descends a series of rock steps.

Tidbit:  1,917 acres were donated by John and Robert Garrett of Baltimore to be used as a state forest. Also, in 1918 and again in 1921, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, John Burroughs and company encamped by Muddy Creek Falls.








DIRECTIONS:  Follow Rt. 219 south 19.5 miles to Mayhew Inn Road (2 miles past Deep Creek). Turn right on Mayhew Inn Road, travel 4.5 miles to end of road. At the stop sign turn left onto Oakland Sang Run Road, travel 0.3 miles to first road on the right which will be Swallow Falls Road. Turn right onto Swallow Falls Road and travel 1.3 miles to Swallow Falls State Park.

ADDRESS: Swallow Falls State Park
                     222 Herrington Lane
                     Oakland, MD 21550 

                     ​301-387-6938​