Catoctin Mountain Park
Length: 0.5 miles
Difficulty: Easy
The Charcoal Trail is located on Park Central Road at the Thurmont Vista
parking lot and offers trailside interpretive signs which tell the story of
charcoal making in the 1800s.
Directions:
From Washington DC take the George Washington Memorial Parkway north to
I495 beltway to I270 north 27 miles to Frederick, MD. Take Route 15 17 miles
north to Thurmont, MD. Take Route 77 West, the exit sign is marked Catoctin
Mountain Park. Travel approximately 3 miles west on 77 and turn right onto
Park Central Road. The Visitor Center is on the right.
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