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Camp Misty Mount Directions

For GPS Use Only: The street address is 14764 Park Central Road, Thurmont, MD.  This is NOT the mailing address. The Park mailing address is Catoctin Mountain Park, 6602 Foxville Road, Thurmont, MD 21788.

From Washington DC take the George Washington Memorial Parkway north to I495 to I270 north 27 miles to Frederick, MD. Take Route 15 17 miles north to Thurmont, MD. Take Route 77 West, the exit sign is marked Catoctin Mountain Park. Travel approximately 3 miles west on 77 and turn right onto Park Central Road. Pass the Visitor Center and continue 7/10 of a mile and turn left into Camp Misty Mount.

From Baltimore, MD take I695 beltway to I70 West to Frederick, MD. Take Route 15 North to Thurmont, MD. Take Route 77 West (the exit sign says Catoctin Mountain Park.) Travel approximately 3 miles west on 77 and turn right onto Park Central Road. Pass the Visitor Center and continue 7/10 of a mile and turn left into Camp Misty Mount.

From Hagerstown, MD take I70 East to Route 66 North for 7 miles. Turn right onto Route 64 (East) for 1 mile then turn right at a traffic light onto Route 77 East for approximately 7 miles. Turn left onto Park Central Road. Pass the Visitor Center and continue for 7/10 of a mile and turn left into Camp Misty Mount.

From Gettysburg, PA take Route 15 South. In Thurmont, MD, exit onto Route 77 West (the exit sign says Catoctin Mountain Park.) Travel approximately 3 miles west on 77 and turn right onto Park Central Road. Pass the Visitor Center and continue for 7/10 of a mile and turn left into Camp Misty Mount.

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Last Updated: January 16, 2009 at 10:23 EST