Youghiogheny River Lake 68 HISTORIC NATIONAL ROAD SCENIC BYWAY Keysers Ridge 219 N a t i o n a l P i k e e k R d Accident MOUNTAIN MARYLAND SCENIC BYWAY 36 o c k L o d g e R d M o s s er Rd BIG RUN STATE PARK DEEP CREEK LAKE HERRINGTON MANOR STATE ug Y o 219 Ga r re tt Hw Mountain Lake Park Loch Lynn Heights hio g h e n Kitzmiller MARYLAND LORE Lover’s Leap, a feature of Cumberland Narrows that o ers views of the Allegheny Mountains, was named for a Native American legend about a jilted lover who jumped from this rocky outcropping. y R y G or m an WISP RESORT • Deep Creek Lake RAFTING ON THE YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER • McHenry M c M u ll m Barton a DANS MOUNTAIN WMA OLDTOWN LOCKS CUMBERLAND SWALLOW FALLS STATE PARK Oakland the Jennings Randolph Lake mountain recreation area; a third branch provides access to fi shing and hunting at the 54,000-acre Savage River State Forest. To the north, Lonaconing has an early-19th-century iron furnace and a 2,895-foot-high scenic overlook in Dans Mountain State Park. Next, pass through Frostburg, a mountainside college town and home to a picturesque Maryland Main Street. Entertainment opportunities within town range from museums and galleries to performing arts centers. Transportation heritage sites have links to the birth of railroading, the C&O Canal and Historic National Road. A breathtaking mountain view is found along Cumberland Narrows, a 1,000-foot gorge just west of Cumberland. ■ TRIP TIPS: In autumn, the leaves are changing color and the weather is cooler for comfortable hiking. However, summer provides extra daylight and warmer waters for wading, rafting, and more. big run state park lonaconing iron furnace and park Grantsville • 301-895-5453 https://dnr.maryland.gov/ publiclands/pages/western/ bigrun.aspx deep creek lake discovery center Lonaconing • 301-463-6233 https://mdmountainside. com/lonaconing-iron-furnace-and-park-SIDE TRIP Swanton • 301-387-7067 www.discoverycenterdcl.com swallow falls state park jennings randolph lake Kitzmiller • 301-387-4386 www.nab.usace.army.mil/ missions/dams-recreation/ jennings-randolph-lake/ Oakland • 301-387-6938 www.dnr.maryland.gov/ publiclands/pages/western/ swallowfalls.aspx Deep Creek Lake 301-387-4911 www.wispresort.com Potomac State Forest below Oakland is home to abundant wildlife, world-class trout fi shing and a hike to the highest point in Maryland — the 3,360-foot-tall Backbone Mountain. wisp resort For information about amenities found along this byway, please refer to the chart on page 62. 1-877-333-4455 | www.visitmaryland.org | 9 BRIAN M. POWELL
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