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Swallow Falls State Park

State park in Maryland, United States

Summary

State park in Maryland, United States

Field	Value
name	Swallow Falls State Park
photo	Swallow_Falls_State_Park_-_Maryland_(14798707232).jpg
photo_caption	Muddy Creek Falls
photo_alt	Waterfalls
map	USA Maryland
map_caption	Location in Maryland
map_width	280
relief	1
label	Swallow Falls State Park
location	Garrett County, Maryland, United States
nearest_town	Oakland, Maryland
coordinates
coords_ref
area	257 acre
elevation	2297 ft
established	1930s
designation	Maryland state park
administrator	Maryland Department of Natural Resources
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Swallow Falls State Park is a public recreation area located on the west bank of the Youghiogheny River 9 mi northwest of Oakland in Garrett County, Maryland, in the United States. The state park features Maryland's highest free-falling waterfall, the 53 ft Muddy Creek Falls, as well as smaller waterfalls on the Youghiogheny River and Tolivar Creek. The park is notable for its stand of old hemlock trees, some more than 300 years old, "the last stand of its kind in Maryland."

History

The park had its beginnings in 1906 with the donation by John and Robert Garrett of Baltimore of 1917 acres to be used as a state forest. The land now known as Garrett State Forest included the areas that became Swallow Falls and Herrington Manor state parks, both of which were developed in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Notable persons who have visited the area include Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, John Burroughs, and Harvey Firestone, who camped at Muddy Creek Falls in the summers of 1918 and 1921.

Activities and amenities

The park contains 65 campsites, a picnic area with a pavilion and playground, as well as a mile-long hiking trail through the old growth forest. A 5.5 mi trail for hiking and mountain biking connects the state park with Herrington Manor State Park.

References

{{cite gnis. 1711087. Muddy Creek Falls
"DNR Lands Acreage Report". Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
"Swallow Falls State Park". Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
"Muddy Creek Falls, Garrett County". Maryland Geological Survey.
"The Civilian Conservation Corps, Part II: A Maryland Perspective". Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Paula Stoner, Architectural Historian. (October 1978). "Swallow Falls–Harrington Manor State Parks". Maryland Historical Trust.
(2006). "The State of Chesapeake Forests". The Conservation Fund.
Zumbrun, Francis Champ. "The Vagabonds Camp at Muddy Creek Falls". Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
"Youghiogheny Grove". [[Historical Marker Database]].
"Campsite". [[Historical Marker Database]].

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