Deep Creek Lake, MD – Everything You Need To Know
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Since we are trying to help potential vacationers, here are some excellent links to Deep Creek Lake Rentals & Homes for sale.
If you are looking to vacay soon, or even within the next year, you can go to the Deep Creek Lake Long and Foster website. Once you visit their home page, you can also explore the Deep Creek Lake homes for sale, and check out what’s available or talk to an agent.
You can also skip a step, and go right to Deep Creek Lake Rentals.
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You would see this sign if you were entering the park from the parking lot, and taking a left towards Maryland’s largest waterfall, Muddy Creek Falls. The entrance to the left, as mentioned in our previous section, is the quickest route to get to the the large falls area.
From this sign, the walk is about 10 minutes to get to the falls, or even quicker if you’re more accustomed to mild hiking. Here, the ground is fairly flat, and a hike to at least see these falls is easily attainable for persons of any age. Be sure to wear supportive shoes if you plan on doing the entire loop (sandals are not recommended).
The picture above is another part of the Lower Swallow Falls, one of two parts that make up the ‘Swallows’. You can see a person adventuring out on top of the rocks to the right to give you an idea of how large they are.
This bring us to the main attraction of Swallow Falls State Park, Muddy Creek Falls. The name of the falls might be obviously attributed to the muddy colored water spewing from the top of the walls. Also interesting about these falls is that they are the largest free-falling waterfall, and according to Maryland’s Geological Survey of the area, the falls are listed between 54 and 63 feet high!
According to the site:
Muddy Creek Falls has developed in the Pottsville formation, which consists mainly of cross-bedded sandstones and more easily eroded siltstones and shales . These rocks date to the Pennsylvanian Period and are about 300 million years old.
The amount of water rushing down is dramtic and capivating, so feel free to take your time taking it all in. As mentioned in our first section, there are rocks that jut out into the river, where you can get a good look at the falls from a distance, but none compare to having a look up close!
Coming from the bottom, we ventured from the Lower and Upper Swallow Falls, moving towards the park’s entrance. As you can see in the picture below, there are stairs to easily access the falls and make your way with steady footing along the path. The area around the falls is even equipped with a lookout and clear-cut pathways to and from the parking lot. It just goes to show, that you don’t have to be Tarzan to get close to the falls!
Below, a view from the top of the falls, showing how great a drop they take. The picture cannot do enough justice to the beauty of taking in the rushing water as it reaches the lip of the rock. You’ll notice, the water streams off the rocks to the far left of the picture. Here, you can actually walk up to the falls and peek over (if you have the courage to do so). Be careful when wandering around the falls, and make sure you have sure footing at all times!
If you missed our first section, you can go back and check it out here.
More About Deep Creek Lake:
Explore White Water Rafting at ASCI
Deep Creek Lake State Park
Deep Creek Lake History
Fun Facts About Deep Creek Lake
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