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Swallow Falls State Park
- Established
- 1906
- Acreage
- 257 · 257 acres; originated with 1906 donation by Garrett family of 1,917 acres for state forest; developed as a park by the CCC in the 1930s
- Location
- Garrett County, MD ~9 mi northwest of Oakland (Youghiogheny River)
- Key features
- 53-ft Muddy Creek Falls (Maryland's tallest free-falling waterfall); Swallow Falls; Tolliver Falls; old-growth eastern hemlock and white pine grove (some 300+ years old); rugged rock walls along the Youghiogheny
- Activities
- Hiking the Falls Loop, photography, fishing, picnicking, camping, cross-country skiing in winter, rock viewing
- Notable
- Home to the last stand of virgin hemlock-white pine forest in Maryland, with some trees more than 300 years old
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Source: dnr.maryland.gov · 2026-05-09