Maryland State Parks · Maryland

Swallow Falls State Park

Maryland State Parks · Maryland, United States

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Sites
65
Hookups
6 electric, 6 with water, 59 no hookups
Drinking water
Yes
Restrooms
Yes
Showers
Yes
Dump station
Yes
Pets
Yes
Elevation
2,425 ft
Dark sky
Bortle class 2
Cell coverage
T-Mobile good · AT&T good · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
Lake
Youghiogheny River
Nearest town
Oakland
Address
222 Herrington Lane, Oakland, MD 21550
Phone
(301) 387-6938
Activities
Camping

About

Swallow Falls State Park, home to Maryland's tallest waterfall (Muddy Creek Falls, 53 ft) and old-growth hemlock/pine forest along the Youghiogheny River, offers 65 wooded campsites: 3 full hookup (electric/water/sewer) sites (40, 42, 42A) and a further electric+water group the park's own text calls "2 sites" but names 3 site numbers (19, 21, 23) - the park's own published text is inconsistent here, so all 6 named sites are counted as both electric and water above. 3 camper cabins are separate lodging, not included in the campsite total above. Reservable through the Maryland Park Service's own ReserveAmerica/Aspira contract, hosted at parkreservations.maryland.gov (not a reserveamerica.com subdomain, though it runs the same underlying platform - confirmed live, "Powered by Aspira").

Fees

Campsite Non-Electric $21.50-$22.50/night, Campsite Electric $27.50-$28.50/night, Campsite Electric/Water/Sewer (full hookup) $32.50-$33.50/night. Displayed rates are the vendor's own published BASE rates and do NOT reflect holiday/weekend/residency surcharges or a pet fee (Maryland applies these as add-ons rather than publishing a separate resident/non-resident base rate the way some other states do). Pets permitted on leash, not permitted in the day-use area or on trails between the Saturday before Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Weather, month by month

MonthTypical highTypical lowColdest nightHottest dayYears with a night below 32°F
January32°18°-11°60°11 of 11
February39°23°-3°63°11 of 11
March49°30°5°72°10 of 11
April63°40°15°79°7 of 11
May67°51°33°82°0 of 11
June73°56°46°83°0 of 11
July79°64°54°87°0 of 11
August76°64°49°85°0 of 11
September74°59°41°85°0 of 11
October60°41°31°76°2 of 10
November47°31°16°64°10 of 10
December37°26°3°62°10 of 10

Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.

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