Catoctin Mountain Park Announces Temporary Partial Park Closures

For Release: March 26, 2009

Contact: J. Mel Poole, Superintendent

Due to increased security measures, portions of Catoctin Mountain Park will be closed effective Friday, March 27, 2009 at approximately 3:00PM through Sunday, March 29, 2009 at approximately 8:00PM.

Park Central Road is closed between the Camp Misty Mount and Camp Greentop entrances. Reservations for Poplar Grove and Camp Round Meadow will be honored.

Hikers may access trails to Thurmont Vista, Wolf Rock, and Chimney Rock as well as the Falls Nature Trail from the Visitor Center Trailheads. The Catoctin Trail will remain open. The Trails to Blue Ridge Summit Overlook and Hog Rock are closed.

Picnickers may use Chestnut Picnic Area.

Please direct questions about these closures to the Catoctin Mountain Park Visitor Center at (301) 663-9388. 

Catoctin Mountain Park is one of 391 units of the National Park System. The Visitor Center is located three miles west of Thurmont, Maryland on State Route 77. Correspondence should be addressed to:

Superintendent

Catoctin Mountain Park

6602 Foxville Road

Thurmont, MD 21788.