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FAMILY FUN

In The Mountainside

You’ve packed your bags, and the car is loaded with snacks and distractions as you head to the mountains with the whole family, but have you added
these family-friendly activities to the list? There’s much to keep the whole family engaged with a trip to Mountain Maryland. Whether you’re an
adventuring family, one with a sweet tooth, or lovers of history and the arts, we know these activities will draw an authentic chorus of, ‘Are we there yet?’

FOR THE OUTDOOR ADVENTURER FOR THE SWEET TOOTH

Start your day at Rocky Gap State Park, Are you a family with a sweet tooth? Complete the Allegany County Ice Cream Trail, featuring nine
Mountain Maryland’s most popular state park locations of the area’s best places for ice cream, or the Donut and Go Coffee and Donut Trail,
featuring Lake Habeeb. Head to the park’s featuring ten locations for donuts for the kids and a cup of joe for the parents to fuel your adventure
Scales and Tails Aviary to view wildlife and around the mountainside. Prefer some candy instead? Head to McFarland Candies, a chocolate and
hear the tales of how the native, non- specialty candy store in Frostburg, celebrating its third generation of family chocolatiers.
releasable birds of prey became part of the
program. Link up with Wheelzup FOR THE TRAIN
Adventures to take part in their Rocky Gap
Climbing Experience, where guides will help ENTHUSIAST
climbers of all skill levels experience a variety Hitch a ride on the Western
of climbing routes throughout the park. After,
Maryland Scenic Railroad for a
head to the park’s beach to rent a kayak or three-hour excursion from
pedal boat to explore the park from the
Cumberland to Frostburg and
waters of Lake Habeeb! If you want to
back, with a layover in Frostburg.
venture out of the park, pack up a picnic and Upon return, check out the
cycle either of Mountain Maryland’s two
Cumberland Railroad Museum,
world-class trails - the Great Allegheny offering exhibits devoted
Passage and C&O Canal Towpath. Or, head
exclusively to the city’s rich railroad
to Tracks and Yaks, Mountain Maryland’s rail
history and tours of the caboose
biking excursion that takes you on a leisurely located on the concourse of the
ride along the railroad tracks adjacent the
Western Maryland Railway Station.
Great Allegheny Passage Trail.
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