Deep Creek Lake State Park

Deep Creek Lake State Park Garrett County, Maryland, USA
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Location	Garrett County, Maryland, USA
Area	1,818 acres (7.36 km²)
Governing body	Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Deep Creek Lake State Park is a popular vacation area in Garrett County, Maryland, USA. It surrounds a reservoir that was created by the construction of the Deep Creek Dam in 1923 by the Pennsylvania Electric Company on a tributary of the Youghiogheny River. The lake was purchased by the state of Maryland in 2000 and is used for boating, water skiing, wakeboarding, and fishing. There is a state park that borders the lake, where black bears are occasionally seen by visitors. Deep Creek Lake is about 15 miles (25 km) from Interstate 68 on U.S. Route 219.

Deep Creek Lake Discovery Center

The Deep Creek Lake Discovery Center is the park's environmental center with interpretive exhibits about the areas natural, cultural and local history. Naturalists, rangers and volunteers give daily educational programs about nature and the environment. Exhibits at the 6,000 sq ft (560 m²) facility include local plants and wildlife, Deep Creek Lake and its watershed, conservation issues and local coal and logging industrial activities.

The center is operated by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

See also

• Deep Creek Lake
• History of Deep Creek Lake, Maryland

External links

• Maryland Park Service Deep Creek Lake
• Deep Creek Lake Natural Resource Management Area
• Deep Creek Lake Discovery Center
• Deep Creek Lake Chamber of Commerce
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deep Creek Lake