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Rocks State Park
- Established
- 1952
- Acreage
- 1,060 · 1,060 acres; state acquired land 1949 to preserve the King and Queen's Seat; officially designated as a state park in 1952
- Location
- Harford County, MD (along Deer Creek near Jarrettsville/Pylesville)
- Key features
- King and Queen's Seat — a 190-ft rock outcrop overlooking Deer Creek; Hawk Ridge; Kilgore Falls (Falling Branch, 17-ft tallest free-falling waterfall in MD outside Cunningham); Deer Creek
- Activities
- Rock climbing/rappelling on the King and Queen's Seat, hiking, picnicking, fishing for trout in Deer Creek, tubing, photography
- Notable
- The King and Queen's Seat — a 190-ft rocky outcrop — was reputedly used as a ceremonial gathering site by the Susquehannock people; the second park unit, Falling Branch, contains 17-ft Kilgore Falls
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Source: dnr.maryland.gov · 2026-05-14