Rocks State Park

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Coordinates: 39°38′14″N 76°25′00″W / 39.63722°N 76.41667°W

Rocks State Park
Deer Creek State Park
Maryland State Park
View from King and Queen's Seat
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Harford

Elevation	285 ft (87 m) ^[1]
Coordinates	39°38′14″N 76°25′00″W / 39.63722°N 76.41667°W / 39.63722; -76.41667 ^[1]

Area	1,060 acres (429 ha) ^[2]

Established	1951
Management	Maryland Department of Natural Resources

IUCN category	V - Protected Landscape/Seascape

Location in Maryland
Website: *Rocks State Park

Rocks State Park (originally Deer Creek State Park) is a Maryland state park located in Deer Creek Valley near Pylesville in Harford County. The park, located near the junction of Maryland Routes 24 and 165 is near the Mason-Dixon Line, and about a one-hour drive from Baltimore. Until 1958, Rocks State Park was served by the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad at milepost 35.5.

Park areas

The park has three noncontiguous sections in the Deer Creek Valley. The largest section, home to the park headquarters, is located along Rocks Ridge and is home to the King and Queen's Seat rock formation, a 190 feet (58 m) rock outcropping that towers above the banks of Deer Creek.^[3]

Falling Branch

The Falling Branch area is a 67 acres (0.27 km²) tract of land located 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the Rock Ridge section, along the Falling Branch tributary of Deer Creek and is home to Kilgore Falls, the second highest waterfall in Maryland.^[3] Kilgore Falls was featured in the movie Tuck Everlasting.^[4]

Hidden Valley

The Hidden Valley section, located 5 miles (8.0 km) to the west of the Falling Creek area is an undeveloped area along the banks of Deer Creek, primarily used for fishing. ^[3]

Activities and amenities

The park offers scenic views on 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of hiking trails, tubing on Deer Creek, and picnicking facilities with pavilions. Hunting and fishing are also available.^[3]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocks State Park
↑ "FY2013 DNR Owned Lands Acreage Report". Maryland DNR. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Rocks State Park". Maryland DNR. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
↑ Gienow, Michelle (August 4, 2004). "In the Swim: Falling Branch". Baltimore City Paper. Retrieved December 16, 2013.

"The Rocks" at The Rocks State Park

External links

Rocks State Park Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Protected areas of Maryland

Federal

National battlefields	Antietam Monocacy

National historical parks	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

National historic sites	Clara Barton Hampton Thomas Stone

National monuments	Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad

National seashores	Assateague Island

National Park Service parks	Catoctin Mountain Park Fort Foote Park Fort Washington Park Glen Echo Park Greenbelt Park Harmony Hall Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm Piscataway Park

National wildlife refuges	Blackwater Eastern Neck Martin Patuxent Research Refuge Susquehanna River

National historic and scenic trails	Appalachian Trail Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail

Other protected areas	Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

State

State parks	Assateague Big Run Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park Calvert Cliffs Casselman River Bridge Chapel Point Cunningham Falls Dans Mountain Deep Creek Lake Elk Neck Fort Frederick Fort Tonoloway Gambrill Gathland Greenbrier Greenwell Gunpowder Falls Hart-Miller Island Herrington Manor Janes Island Jonas Green Martinak Matapeake New Germany North Point Palmer Patapsco Valley Patuxent River Pocomoke River Point Lookout Purse Rocks Rocky Gap Rosaryville Sandy Point Seneca Creek Smallwood South Mountain St. Clement's Island St. Mary's River Susquehanna Swallow Falls Tuckahoe Washington Monument Wye Oak

State forests	Cedarville Chesapeake Doncaster Elk Neck Garrett Green Ridge Pocomoke Potomac-Garrett Savage River Seth Stoney Wicomico

Wildlife management areas	Avondale Belle Grove Billmeyer Bowen Cedar Island Cedar Point Cheltenham Chicamuxen Dan's Mountain Deal Island Diersson E.A. Vaughn Earlville Ellis Bay Fairmount Fishing Bay Frederick City Watershed Grove Farm Gwynnbrook Heater's Island Hugg-Thomas Idylwild Indian Springs Islands of the Potomac Isle of Wight Johnson Le Compte Linkwood McKee-Beshers Maryland Marine Properties Millington Mt. Nebo Myrtle Grove Nanticoke River Old Bohemia Pocomoke River Prather’s Neck Pocomoke Sound Sideling Hill Sinepuxent Bay South Marsh Strider Taylors Island Warrior Mountain Wellington

Natural environment areas	Belt Woods Dundee Governor Parris N. Glendening Mattawoman Morgan Run Severn Run Soldiers Delight Zekiah Swamp

County and
municipal

Parks and sanctuaries	Acorn Park Clifton Park Constitution Park Fort Smallwood Park Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary Lake Centennial Lake Elkhorn Lakelands Park Oregon Ridge Park Patterson Park Robert E. Lee Memorial Park

Non-
governmental

Parks and sanctuaries	Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary Sherwood Gardens Somers Cove Marina Sugarloaf Mountain Western Maryland Rail Trail Youghiogheny Scenic & Wild River

Nature centers	List of nature centers in Maryland

Maryland Department of Natural Resources (web): Maryland Forest Service and Maryland Park Service (web)

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