News Release

Catoctin Mountain Park announces temporary closures May 15-17, 2020

Date: May 14, 2020
Contact: Peggie Gaul, 240-385-2814
Contact: Rick Slade, 301-663-6751

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 14, 2020

THURMONT, Md. – Due to increased security measures, portions of Catoctin Mountain Park will be closed effective at noon on Friday, May 15, 2020. Closures are scheduled to continue through approximately 5 p.m. Sunday, May 17, 2020.

Park Central Road will be closed between the Thurmont Vista parking lot and the Camp Greentop entrance. Trails to Hog Rock Overlook and Blue Ridge Summit Vista will also be closed, but all other trails will remain open.

Route 77 (Foxville Road), which serves as the primary access route to the park, remains closed and detoured between Catoctin Hollow Road and Stottlemeyer Road due to culvert repairs. A map showing the established detour is available at https://www.nps.gov/cato/planyourvisit/conditions.htm. 

Parking lots at the Visitor Center will remain open. Additional parking on the west side of the park is available at Camp Round Meadow, Chestnut Picnic Area and Owens Creek Picnic Area. For more information on the availability of park facilities, please call 301-663-9388 or visit the park website at www.nps.gov/cato.