gambrill state park
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gambrill state park印象
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I rented one of the mini camper cabins for two nights (Fri and Sat). Very simple set up. Two beds, one bunk, one double. Stayed with my husband and brother as we were in town for a wedding nearby. The sites are clean and so are the bathrooms. When you get there, go to the bathroom area to sign in. The host's site is right next to the bathroom (#28). He will give you the lock combo for the cabin and you can also buy firewood from him. I reserved online, which was very quick and easy. Any cooking is to be done outside of the cabin. They have a fire ring, picnic table and lantern post. It was a nice campground, no hassles from anyone (host, rangers, etc.). Alcohol is prohibited, so if you plan to imbibe, keep it on the downlow and use a Solo cup or other container. I would definitely go back to see more of the park.
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Popular park right outside of Frederick with well marked, rugged trails open to hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians. The terrain is steep and rocky with several great overlooks. The Tea House, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps is a great rental for parties or weddings. Camping is available as well as paviliion rentals.The park is popular on weekends when it is nice, but if you want to experience it at it's best, go in the winter when there is snow. You'll have the park to yourself and the snow really brings out the beauty of the place
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Walking trails are enjoyable, great scenic overlooks. Nice to visit on a hot day as there is usually a nice cool breeze up there.
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These hiking trails are well maintained and marked. The ranger at the nature center is over informative and kind. The campground is quaint with clean bathrooms and showers. Firewood can be purchased at the camphost site for $5/bundle or $13/for 3. Plenty of kindling around for pickup and rangers drive by frequent enough but not invasive. At night, the campground was quiet and had a great mix of families, couples, solo campers , very dog friendly. Naturalist will enjoy the diverse bird and tree/flower population. Tented at site 34, very level but farthest away from bathroom but still walkable. Downside: by Sunday the bathroom could use a quick sweeping but still nothing terrible.
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This park is shared between hikers and Mountain bikers. If you want to hike you might want to go somewhere else if you are bothered by bikes nearly running you over. There is a nice lookout where you have a fairly good view of Ft. Detrick and part of Frederick. There are a nice selection of long and short trails. But some parts of some of the trails run along the side of the road, which does distract from the beauty of the Park. The part is closed at dusk, and it is best to get out of there since sometimes men meet at the lookout for various activities you probably don't want to see, and you definitely won't want your children to see. Catoctin Mountain Park is a much better alternative for hikers.
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It's a bit off the beaten path and you have to know how to find this place, but considering that it's only a 5 minute drive from one of the main shopping areas in Frederick, you won't believe how picturesque and scenic the views are and that you'll feel like you are at some mountain retreat!
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This is my go to weekend hiking spot. The trains are nice, and there are several to choose from. I often take my dog and kiddo along and they love it too!
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Went to Gambrill State Park for 2 nights in a mini-cabin this week. Being mid-week in October, the campground was pretty empty. On Tuesday night, we were the only ones in our loop, but several other people came on Wednesday night. The mini cabin was sparse but adequate – just beds, a light bulb lighting fixture, and electrical outlets. You are permitted to take a portable electric heater. A picnic table, fire ring and lantern hooks were included on the site outside. Arrival was confusing and a little frustrating. We had registered in advance online. We went to the cabin around 5 pm, entering the park but passing no one. The cabin was padlocked with no further instruction. The state park office was closed; the phone number on the office door was not answered. The “emergency” number went to a different park, causing confusion. Just as we were pulling out of the office lot, the ranger pulled in. He was just coming on duty, so I don’t know if anyone was on duty prior to that. Turns out that I think you can also ask the firewood guy at campsite 28 for help (he changes all the locks regularly), but we didn’t know that.We very much enjoyed the hiking trails, generally following the hike from midatlantichikes.com, although we left from the campsite rather than the parking lot described in the hike (red trail has a trailhead from campground). We come from a pretty flat and rockless coastal area, so this was a nice step up from our regular trails. The bathhouse did not have hot water when we were there. Other than that, it was fine.Even though I outlined a couple of issues, we really did enjoy our time in this beautiful park. We would love to hike more trails in this area.
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There are many places to see in Gambrill and the neighboring Catoctin Mountain Park. The hiking trails connect, the waterfalls at Cunningham are MUST SEE on hot summer days, and the folks you meet up with are always nice.And, it gives you a little more exercise than sitting around watching the clouds!Check out the swimming area at cunningham falls lake and the boat launch off Catoctin Hollow Road.
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Went to Gambrill to take some fall foliage pictures and it was beautiful! The overlooks are really nice and you can see far off in to the distance.