Catoctin Mountain Park

Covering the majority of the sites on the east side of the park, the 8-Mile Loop Trail provides hikers with a good challenge and rewards them with all of the best scenic points along the mountain ridge.

Birds can be observed throughout the entire park, but the secluded nature of the west side makes it ideal for birdwatching.

As you travel along the Blue Blazes creek, interpretive trailside signs explore stream ecology and the history of whiskey production on Catoctin Mountain during the time of Prohibition. The trail concludes at an actual whiskey still.

The Brown's Farm Trail is a mostly flat, half-mile loop trail that passes through several different forest ecosystems and the remains of an early 1900s farmstead.

Lodging in the park can facilitate groups both large and small.

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This one-half mile loop trail will take you along several exhibits and displays that will tell the story of the once thriving charcoal making industry on the mountain.

Generally, the best skiing is along certain sections of park roads which are closed to vehicular traffic.