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Catoctin Mountain Park

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Designation
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State
MD
Park address
Thurmont, MD
Entrance fee
No entrance feeNPS data as of 2026-08-25
Camping
6 campgrounds listed by NPS
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Notes

  • Designation Date: 02/07/1935

  • President Franklin D. Roosevelt created programs to give people a chance to rebuild their lives from the Great Depression. The Works Progress Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps gave this land a second opportunity and through re-growth, a new role as a recreation area.

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