Maryland State Parks · Maryland
William Houck Campground (Cunningham Falls State Park)
Maryland State Parks · Maryland, United States · in Cunningham Falls State Park
- Sites
- 142
- Hookups
- 36 electric, 106 no hookups
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,325 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- AT&T good · Verizon good · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Hunting Creek Lake
- Nearest town
- Thurmont
- Address
- 5783 Campground Drive, Thurmont, MD 21788
- Phone
- (301) 271-7574
- Activities
- Camping
Season dates aren't confirmed for this campground yet - opening and closing dates haven't been verified. Check the operator's page or call ahead before you plan a trip.
142 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
142 numbered sites are mapped one by one on the imagery, with the operator's own facts and pictures for each site where it publishes them. Tap a site to rate it, keep a note and add your own photos; press and hold the map for a pin of your own. Your ratings, notes, pins and photos are kept with the campground on your Saved list, the same list the camping map and the drive page keep.
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About
The larger of Cunningham Falls State Park's two genuinely separate, independently-addressed campgrounds (see also "Manor Area Campground," 6.3 miles away by road). Note: the park's default map coordinate points to park headquarters, not either campground - use this campground's own address instead. 142 sites (106 basic, 36 electric) around Hunting Creek Lake near the park's namesake 78-foot waterfall, with bathhouses in each loop and a dump station at the campground exit. 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-$38.75/night, Campsite Electric $27.50-$28.50/night (park-wide fee table, covers both Cunningham Falls campgrounds). 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 allowed in the Addison Run, Bear Branch, and Catoctin Creek loops - not park-wide.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 23° | 1° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 41° | 27° | 4° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 51° | 32° | 7° | 70° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 64° | 42° | 25° | 85° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 53° | 36° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 77° | 59° | 50° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 84° | 67° | 58° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 67° | 56° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 77° | 61° | 47° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 62° | 44° | 34° | 79° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 49° | 34° | 22° | 66° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 40° | 28° | 13° | 61° | 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.
Trails nearby
- Falls Nature Trailhead · 1.2 mi as the crow flies
TR-3 Cunningham Falls Trail 1.1 mi Hike, TR-4 Whiskey Still Trail 0.9 mi Hike · Drive there - Blue Blazes Still Trailhead · 1.3 mi as the crow flies
TR-3 Cunningham Falls Trail 1.1 mi Hike, TR-4 Whiskey Still Trail 0.9 mi Hike · Drive there - Visitor Center Trailhead · 1.3 mi as the crow flies
TR-1 Chimney Rock/Wolf Rock Trail 3.3 mi Hike, TR-5 Blue Ridge Summit Trail 2.1 mi Hike · Drive there - Chimney Rock / Wolf Rock Trailhead · 1.7 mi as the crow flies
TR-1 Chimney Rock/Wolf Rock Trail 3.3 mi Hike · Drive there - Browns Farm Trailhead at Camp Round Meadow · 1.8 mi as the crow flies
TR-15 Browns Farm Trail 1.1 mi Hike · Drive there
All 18 trails in Catoctin Mountain Park
Trailheads the Park Service and the Forest Service map, within 10 miles as the crow flies; each trail's page has its length, climbing and the Service's description.
Nearby campgrounds
- Camp Misty Mount · National Park Service · 2 mi · 29 sites
- Camp Round Meadow · National Park Service · 2 mi · 1 sites
- Poplar Grove Youth Group Campground · National Park Service · 2 mi · 3 sites
- Owens Creek Campground · National Park Service · 3 mi · 51 sites
- Manor Area Campground (Cunningham Falls State Park) · Maryland State Parks · 3 mi · 27 sites
All public campgrounds in Maryland · Every state and province · Facts read from the operator 2026-08-25. Confirm fees, rules and current status with the operator before you go.