Garrett County

Garrett County is in Western Maryland. It is the westernmost county in Maryland and a scenic area with a large amount of state park/forest land.

Cities

• 1 Accident
• 2 Friendsville
• 3 Grantsville
• 4 McHenry
• 5 Oakland - county seat
• 6 Swanton

Other destinations

• 1 Deep Creek Lake

Get in

• I-68E from Morgantown, WV & Preston County, WV.
• I-68W from Cumberland, MD (Allegany County).

Do

• Fishing, hiking, skiing, whitewater rafting

State parks, forests, & rivers

• Casselman River Bridge State Park, Grantsville [1]
• New Germany State Park, Grantsville [2]
• Savage River State Forest, Grantsville [3]
• Herrington Manor State Park, Oakland [4]
• Swallow Falls State Park, Oakland [5]
• Big Run State Park, Swanton [6]
• Deep Creek Lake State Park and Natural Resources Management Area, Swanton [7] [8]
• Youghiogheny Scenic & Wild River, Swanton [9]

Resorts

• Wisp Resort, McHenry - skiing here
• Deep Creek Lake Resort, Swanton

Whitewater rafting

• Crabtree Creek (Swanton): 6 mi., class III-IV+, [10]
• Top Youghiogheny (Oakland): 3 mi., class IV-V, [11]
• Upper Youghiogheny (Friendsville): 9.9 mi., class IV-V, [12]

Learn

• Garrett College (McHenry)
• county hospital in Oakland has various low-cost health classes & workshops [13]

Stay safe

• Garrett County Memorial Hospital (Oakland)

  251 N. 4th St.; Oakland, MD; 21550-1375; 1-301-533-4000 (dial 911 for emergencies); website

• Garrett County Sheriff's Office (Oakland)

  311 E. Alder Street; Oakland, MD 21550; 1-301-334-1911 (dial 911 for emergencies); 1-301-334-8852 (fax); website

Go next

• by car: Interstate 68 (Friendsville, Grantsville)
• by plane: Garrett County Airport (Accident)

  771 Airport Rd.; Accident, MD 21520; 1-301-746-8599; 1-301-746-7026 (fax); e-mail; website