Garrett State Forest

Garrett State Forest

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Location:In Garrett County, 5 miles northwest of Oakland, off US 219.
Facilities:17 primitive campsites, primitive group and shelter sites, trails.
Activities:Camping, freshwater fishing, hunting, hiking, horseback riding, bicycling, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, ATV riding, birding.
Special Features:In 1906, a portion of this forest was given to the state, which became the foundation of Maryland's present public lands system.
Address:1431 Potomac Camp Rd
Oakland, MD 21550
Phone:301-334-2038
Web: www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/garrett.html
Size: 7,066 acres.

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