Garrett County - county in Maryland, United States

Garrett County is in Western Maryland. It is the westernmost county in Maryland and a scenic area with a large amount of state park/forest land.

Cities

• Accident
• Friendsville
• Grantsville
• McHenry
• Oakland - county seat
• Swanton

Other destinations

• Deep Creek Lake

Understand

Get in

• I-68E from Morgantown, WV & Preston County, WV.
• I-68W from Cumberland, MD (Allegany County).

Get around

See

Do

• fishing, hiking, skiing, whitewater rafting

state parks, forests, & rivers

• Casselman River Bridge State Park, Grantsville
• New Germany State Park, Grantsville
• Savage River State Forest, Grantsville
• Herrington Manor State Park, Oakland
• Swallow Falls State Park, Oakland
• Big Run State Park, Swanton
• Deep Creek Lake State Park and Natural Resources Management Area, Swanton
• Youghiogheny Scenic & Wild River, Swanton

resorts

• Wisp Resort, McHenry - skiing here
• Deep Creek Lake Resort, Swanton

whitewater rafting

• Crabtree Creek (Swanton): 6 mi., class III-IV+,
• Top Youghiogheny (Oakland): 3 mi., class IV-V, (dead link: January 2023)
• Upper Youghiogheny (Friendsville): 9.9 mi., class IV-V, (dead link: January 2023)

Learn

• Garrett College (McHenry)
• county hospital in Oakland has various low-cost health classes & workshops

Eat

Drink

Stay safe

• Garrett County Memorial Hospital (Oakland)
• :251 N. 4th St.; Oakland, MD; 21550-1375; 1-301-533-4000 (dial 911 for emergencies); website
• Garrett County Sheriff's Office (Oakland)
• :311 E. Alder Street; Oakland, MD 21550; 1-301-334-1911 (dial 911 for emergencies); 1-301-334-8852 (fax); website (dead link: January 2023)

Go next

• by car: Interstate 68 (Friendsville, Grantsville)
• by plane: Garrett County Airport (Accident)
• :771 Airport Rd.; Accident, MD 21520; 1-301-746-8599; 1-301-746-7026 (fax); [mailto:airport2g4@garrettcounty.org e-mail]; website (dead link: January 2023)