Gunpowder Falls State Park
Gunpowder Falls State Park
Location:Between Harford and Baltimore counties, in the Gunpowder River Valley.
Facilities:Youth group camps, 2 camper cabins, rental cottage, picnic areas andshelters, playgrounds, trails (100 miles), swimming beach, marina, boat launch,boat rentals, food concessions, visitor center, museum (é).
Activities:Boating, flatwater and whitewater canoeing, tubing, windsurfing, freshwater and saltwater fishing, swimming, hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, hunting, cross-country skiing, interpretive programs.
Special Features:Park areas include the Hereford Area, where there is a vacation rentalcottage and world-class trout fishing; the 21-mile NorthernCentralRailroad Trail for hiking and bicycling; the Hammerman Area, which hasswimming beaches and watercraft rentals; Dundee Creek Marina, whichoffers boat and slip rentals as well as boat launching in the GunpowderRiver; and the Central Area, which includes the historic village ofJerusalem and has Jerusalem Mill as the park headquarters and visitorcenter. Gunpowder Falls is primarily a day-use park.
Address:2813 Jerusalem Rd
PO Box 480
Kingsville, MD 21087
Phone:410-592-2897
Web: www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/gunpowder.html
Size: 18,500 acres.
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