Maryland State Parks · Maryland
Swallow Falls State Park
Maryland State Parks · Maryland, United States
- 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
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.
63 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
63 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
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
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 18° | -11° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 39° | 23° | -3° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 49° | 30° | 5° | 72° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 63° | 40° | 15° | 79° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 67° | 51° | 33° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 73° | 56° | 46° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 79° | 64° | 54° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 64° | 49° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 74° | 59° | 41° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 60° | 41° | 31° | 76° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 47° | 31° | 16° | 64° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 37° | 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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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.