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
Kent Falls is one of the most fabulous waterfalls in the New England states dropping 200 feet in 1/4 mile before flowing into the Housatonic River.
