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From Baltimore: 3 ½ hours From Route 70 west to Hancock, Maryland and Rt. 68. Follow Rt. 68 west to exit 14 at Keysers Ridge and Rt. 219. 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.
10/6/23 Beautiful autumn colors here! The falls were rushing! The Canyon Trail has some narrow spots and can be slippery but well worth the hike!
Great hike with gorgeous views of the river and falls. We entered at the main access point and went left to the Canyon Loop.
The trails are relatively easy with a short stretch that requires a bit more focus - we started to wonder if we had missed the trail - but hadn’t 😎
I would definitely go back to this park!
We really love Swallow Falls SP. The falls are beautiful and the trail has so much to see apart from the water - moss covered rocks, overhangs, the hemlocks, etc. Even after a recent rain, the trail is still fairly navigable, despite the occasional swampy spot where you have to carefully choose your steps. Fantastic place to convene with nature - everyone can find something to enjoy here.
beautiful state park with an easy waterfall trail loop that showcases 4 unique, and equally stunning waterfalls!
Including taking a million photos, the trail took us about 1.5 hiurs to complete. Take your time, and take some of the trails that shoot off of the mail trail down to the river. a ton of great spots with gorgeous views you wont want to kiss!
Great loop in the woods just a few miles west of Deep Creek. Lots of shade and waterfalls along the trail as most of it followed the river and offers picturesque views. It can get muddy after the rain and there are rocks that you'll have to step on or over so choose good footwear.
$3/person in-state to enter. Plenty of parking. They also offer camping for those interested.
