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Gambrill State Park
Gambrill State Park is a Maryland state park located on Catoctin Mountain near the city of Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland. The park is known for the dramatic views of the surrounding area that can be seen from stone overlooks built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The park is operated by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
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White Oak Trail
White-blazed one-mile loop through oak forest at Gambrill, an easy, family-friendly walk near the High Knob picnic area and its stone overlook shelters.
Red Maple Trail
Red-blazed connector loop linking Gambrill's campground with the wider trail network. A short, fairly easy woodland walk on Catoctin Mountain that suits families.
Black Locust
Black-blazed trail climbing Catoctin Mountain's wooded slopes to the High Knob overlooks, with sweeping views east over Frederick and west across the Middletown Valley.
Green Ash Trail
Green-blazed loop with several steep slopes and little level ground, making it Gambrill's most challenging trail. It threads rocky, forested terrain on the flanks of Catoctin Mountain.
Yellow Poplar
Gambrill's longest trail, a yellow-blazed loop that mostly follows the Catoctin Mountain ridgeline from the High Knob area to the park's northern boundary, with a spur to a west-facing rock overlook of the valley.
Catoctin Trail
The yellow-blazed Catoctin Trail, a roughly 26-mile point-to-point route, begins at Gambrill State Park and runs north through the Frederick watershed to Cunningham Falls and Catoctin Mountain Park.
About this park
Agency
OTHER.
Coordinates
39.4754, -77.4927
Trails covered
6 curated routes at this park.