Date: July 28, 2016
Contact: Rick Slade, Superintendent, 301-663-9330
Catoctin Mountain Park
Announces Temporary Closures
Due to increased security measures, portions of
Catoctin Mountain Park will be closed effective Saturday, July 30, 2016 10:30 AM.
Closures are scheduled to continue through Sunday, July 31, 2016 at
approximately 2:30 PM.
Park
Central Road is closed between the Camp Misty Mount Entrance and Camp Greentop.Reservations for Poplar Grove, Camp Misty
Mount, Camp Greentop and Camp Round Meadow will be
honored.
Hikers may access trails to Thurmont Vista, Wolf Rock,
and Chimney Rock as well as the Falls Nature Trail from the Visitor Center
Trailheads. The Catoctin National Recreation Trail will be open.Trails to Blue Ridge Summit Overlook and Hog Rock
are not available during this closure.Manahan Road and trails east of Manahan Road are available for use.
Picnickers may use Chestnut Picnic Area.
Please direct questions about these
closures to the Catoctin
Mountain Park
Visitor Center
at
(301) 663-9388 or Park Headquarters at
(301) 663-9330.
Catoctin Mountain Park is one of over
400 units administered
by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.The Visitor Center is located three miles west of Thurmont,
Maryland on State Route 77 and is open Monday through Sunday.Correspondence should be addressed to:
Superintendent,
Catoctin Mountain Park
6602 Foxville
Road
Thurmont,
MD21788
or
e-mail us
