Swallow Falls Swallow LbNA #2058
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | May 1, 2003 |
| Location: | Swallow Falls State Park |
| City: | Oakland |
| County: | Garrett |
| State: | Maryland |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Deep Creek Local  |
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| Found by: | sfcchaz |
| Last found: | Apr 23, 2017 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFOF |
| Last edited: | Oct 17, 2015 |
Adopted by Deep Creek Local on Christmas Eve 2010. This was our very first find MANY years ago!
Placed August 15, 2002
Nearest town: Oakland, Maryland
Region: Garrett County, Western Maryland
Difficulty: Moderate
DIRECTIONS FROM BALTIMORE / WASHINGTON, DC (3.5 – 4 hours)
Take local routes / highways to get to I-70
I-70 West towards Cumberland, MD
At the split, merge left onto I-68
Take exit 14, MD HWY 219 South ... about 19 miles
Go past Deep Creek Lake, MD
Right onto Mayhew Inn Road (landmark: JG's Pub)
Travel 4. 5 miles
At stop sign / T in road, left onto Oakland Sang Run Road
Right onto Swallow Falls Road
After the bridge, right into Swallow Falls State Park.
DIRECTIONS FROM PITTSBURG (2.5 hours)
Take local routes / highways to get to Route 79
Route 79 South to Morgantown, West Virginia and Route 68
Follow Route 68 East
Take Exit 14, MD HWY 219 South … about 19 miles
Go past Deep Creek Lake, MD
Right onto Mayhew Inn Road (landmark: JG's Pub)
Travel 4.5 miles
At stop sign / T in road, left onto Oakland Sang Run Road
Right onto Swallow Falls Road
After the bridge, right into Swallow Falls State Park
PARK INFORMATION
There is a parking fee but it's minimal.
Swallow Falls State Park, located approximately 8 miles west of Maryland’s Deep Creek Lake, contains four beautiful waterfalls. The Youghiogheny River flows along the park's borders, passing through shaded rocky gorges and creating rippling rapids. Muddy Creek Falls is a crashing 53-foot waterfall – a spectacular sight – and the tallest free-falling waterfall in Maryland. Tall hemlocks dominate the silent woods. The meandering trails through Swallow Falls guide hikers to some of the most breath-taking scenery in Western Maryland. During the season, the park costs $2 per person; in the off-season, the park charges by the car. Don’t forget to bring your swimsuit and denim shorts to go rock sliding on Upper and Lower Swallow Falls. During the heat of the summer, Lakeside Creamery sells delicious homemade ice cream near the Information Center.
NOW FOR THE CLUES …
From the parking area, follow trail signs to Swallow Falls (not Muddy Creek!)
Pass the My Side of the Mountain tree into which you can crawl (It's almost gone at this point but the giant is still visible.)
Down the long steps and take a right
You will see Swallow Falls from a great height
Fifty paces upstream you must go
Find the new path and go against water flow
You’ll travel through a grove of snaky tree roots
Pass by rocks with large tree shoots
Step over mid-trail the hollow tree stump
Find Tolliver Falls and over stream do jump
Walk along the path that is to the left
Climb over three fallen trees too heavy to heft
Two smaller, one bigger – you are nearly there
Find the second big rock ledge and watch out for bears!
Walk to the ledge with steps one, two, three
Search for the source of the last fallen tree
Follow the ledge back the way you came
In the hollow stump find the book to stamp your name
Please let us know if you enjoyed the park and the condition of the letterbox. ENJOY !
r.noonan@comcast.net
ricknoonan540i@yahoo.com
and now elizabethhuxford@comcast.net ... Deep Creek Local
Placed August 15, 2002
Nearest town: Oakland, Maryland
Region: Garrett County, Western Maryland
Difficulty: Moderate
DIRECTIONS FROM BALTIMORE / WASHINGTON, DC (3.5 – 4 hours)
Take local routes / highways to get to I-70
I-70 West towards Cumberland, MD
At the split, merge left onto I-68
Take exit 14, MD HWY 219 South ... about 19 miles
Go past Deep Creek Lake, MD
Right onto Mayhew Inn Road (landmark: JG's Pub)
Travel 4. 5 miles
At stop sign / T in road, left onto Oakland Sang Run Road
Right onto Swallow Falls Road
After the bridge, right into Swallow Falls State Park.
DIRECTIONS FROM PITTSBURG (2.5 hours)
Take local routes / highways to get to Route 79
Route 79 South to Morgantown, West Virginia and Route 68
Follow Route 68 East
Take Exit 14, MD HWY 219 South … about 19 miles
Go past Deep Creek Lake, MD
Right onto Mayhew Inn Road (landmark: JG's Pub)
Travel 4.5 miles
At stop sign / T in road, left onto Oakland Sang Run Road
Right onto Swallow Falls Road
After the bridge, right into Swallow Falls State Park
PARK INFORMATION
There is a parking fee but it's minimal.
Swallow Falls State Park, located approximately 8 miles west of Maryland’s Deep Creek Lake, contains four beautiful waterfalls. The Youghiogheny River flows along the park's borders, passing through shaded rocky gorges and creating rippling rapids. Muddy Creek Falls is a crashing 53-foot waterfall – a spectacular sight – and the tallest free-falling waterfall in Maryland. Tall hemlocks dominate the silent woods. The meandering trails through Swallow Falls guide hikers to some of the most breath-taking scenery in Western Maryland. During the season, the park costs $2 per person; in the off-season, the park charges by the car. Don’t forget to bring your swimsuit and denim shorts to go rock sliding on Upper and Lower Swallow Falls. During the heat of the summer, Lakeside Creamery sells delicious homemade ice cream near the Information Center.
NOW FOR THE CLUES …
From the parking area, follow trail signs to Swallow Falls (not Muddy Creek!)
Pass the My Side of the Mountain tree into which you can crawl (It's almost gone at this point but the giant is still visible.)
Down the long steps and take a right
You will see Swallow Falls from a great height
Fifty paces upstream you must go
Find the new path and go against water flow
You’ll travel through a grove of snaky tree roots
Pass by rocks with large tree shoots
Step over mid-trail the hollow tree stump
Find Tolliver Falls and over stream do jump
Walk along the path that is to the left
Climb over three fallen trees too heavy to heft
Two smaller, one bigger – you are nearly there
Find the second big rock ledge and watch out for bears!
Walk to the ledge with steps one, two, three
Search for the source of the last fallen tree
Follow the ledge back the way you came
In the hollow stump find the book to stamp your name
Please let us know if you enjoyed the park and the condition of the letterbox. ENJOY !
r.noonan@comcast.net
ricknoonan540i@yahoo.com
and now elizabethhuxford@comcast.net ... Deep Creek Local