• Catoctin Mountain

    Catoctin Mountain

    Park Maryland

Road Closures

Generally there are several types of road closures in Catoctin Mountain Park.

  • Seasonal Road Closures.
  • Temporary partial park closures due to increased security measures.
  • Closures for safety of park visitors (examples: tree across road, volunteer trash pick up).

If any of the above closures are in effect, more information will appear on the right side of this page.

Did You Know?

Pileated Woodpecker on a tree in the Catoctin forest.

Pileated Woodpeckers are the 2nd largest woodpecker in North America. Male has a red ‘moustache’ and the female has a black 'moustache'.  Lifespan in the wild can be 8-12 years.  The pileated is the only member of the woodpecker family that drills an oval-shaped hole.