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Rocky Gap State Park
- Established
- 1974
- Acreage
- 3,000 · 3,000 acres; land acquisitions 1963-1966; lake created by USACE dam 1970; park opened 1974
- Location
- Allegany County, MD (~7 mi east of Cumberland, on Evitts Mountain)
- Key features
- 243-acre Lake Habeeb (vivid blue waters); the mile-long Rocky Gap gorge; Evitts Mountain summit; adjacent Rocky Gap Casino Resort; designated International Dark Sky Park (2024)
- Activities
- Swimming, fishing, boating (electric only), camping, cabin lodging, hiking (16+ mi), mountain biking, golfing at adjacent resort, stargazing
- Notable
- Lake Habeeb's vivid blue waters — among the bluest in the East — come from limestone-filtered runoff off Evitts Mountain; designated an International Dark Sky Park in 2024
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Source: dnr.maryland.gov · 2026-05-14