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Cunningham Falls State Park
- Established
- 1954
- Acreage
- 6,157 · 6,157 acres on Catoctin Mountain; ~4,400 ac transferred from federal control 1954 (previously the 1935 Catoctin Recreational Demonstration Area)
- Location
- Frederick County, MD (~3 mi west of Thurmont)
- Key features
- 78-ft Cunningham Falls (Maryland's tallest cascading waterfall); 43-acre Hunting Creek Lake; Catoctin Iron Furnace ruins (1776-1903); adjacent to Catoctin Mountain Park (NPS)
- Activities
- Hiking (~16 mi of trails), swimming, fishing, boating, camping, cabin lodging, hunting in season, cross-country skiing
- Notable
- Houses Maryland's tallest cascading waterfall (78-ft Cunningham Falls) and the ruins of Catoctin Iron Furnace, which once produced cannonballs for the Continental Army
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Source: dnr.maryland.gov · 2026-05-14